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Representing you!
Chamber team targets Tallahassee
****A contingency representing your Chamber had a whirlwind trip to the state capitol last week as part of the Florida Chamber’s Annual Fly-In.
****It featured several presentations on proposed bills to be tackled by the Legislature this session which runs March 7 to May 5. Included are child-care employer benefits, a sweeping affordable/workforce housing initiative and more auto/property insurance tweaking to
name a few.
****Attendees also heard from Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, House Speaker Paul Renner and State Attorney General Ashley Moody. They each thanked chambers and the business community in general for pushing Florida’s economy to the 15th largest in the world. The Florida Chamber Foundation’s Florida 2030 Blueprint seeks to grow Florida to a top 10 global economy by 2030.
****Our Chamber team also scheduled time with the Central Pinellas Legislative Delegation to present results of the Chamber’s 2023 Business Survey. It’s something elected leaders look forward to receiving each year. Meetings were held with Senators Ed Hooper and Nick DiCeglie and Representatives Kim Berfield, Lindsay Cross and Berny Jacques.
****Thanks to those who joined Chamber President Tom Morrissette for the trip. They included Jake Prokop, director of Pinellas Technical College and this year’s Chamber Chairman of the Board; Laurie Bunce of Centratel who also serves as a Chamber Director and member of the Government Advocacy Panel (GAP); and Nick Fiorentino of the law firm Ciarciaglino, Gell & Fiorentino, P.A., and also member of GAP who was joined by his wife Mary.
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