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Make your plans NOW to attend TOMORROW NIGHT for our final Business After Hours: Supercharged @ Gatornationals!
Don't let this chance speed by!
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RIBBON CUTTING
Scenthound
Thursday, March 9th
9:00am - 10:00am
4203 NW 16th Blvd
Gainesville, FL 32605
Join us as we celebrate Scenthound Millhopper’s Grand Opening. Providing basic hygiene and grooming services, Scenthound helps Gainesville-area dog owners achieve the routine care that all dogs need to remain clean and comfortable. There will be tours, giveaways, drinks and snacks provided.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony will commence at 9:30 am.
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RIBBON CUTTING
Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling Ribbon Cutting
Thursday, March 9th
4:00pm - 6:00pm
1216 NW 9th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32601
Join us as we celebrate Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling!
Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling (GKTC) is a Buddhist meditation and practice center in the Tibetan Karma Kagyu tradition, led by resident teacher, Lama Losang (David Bole). Founded in 1988 after a visit from Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, what began as a study group has evolved into GKTC. Since this time, GKTC has met weekly for dharma study and practice. They offer a traditional Tibetan Buddhist program, plus an informal discussion format. The Tibetan name for their group “Karma Thegsum (pronounced Tegsum) Chöling” roughly means “place of dharma teaching” with Karma referring to our lineage name of Karma Kagyu. They hope you will enjoy their “sangha,” or community of practitoners.
We are excited to help Gainesville Karma Thegsum Choling celebrate 25 years! Join us for mingling, food, music and more. The ribbon cutting ceremony will commence at 4:30pm.
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UPCOMING EVENT
Business After Hours:
SuperCharged -
The Final Lap
Wednesday, March 8th
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Gainesville Raceway
11211 N County Road 225
Gainesville, FL 32609
Join us for our final Gatornationals Business After Hours Event on Wednesday, March 8th to celebrate the kick-off to Gatornationals at The Gainesville Raceway for Chamber Business After Hours, one of the Chamber's most popular networking events. Mingle with business leaders and community members as you enjoy great food and refreshments.
This will be the last time we will be having this event at the track. Yes, the long-standing tradition of the largest Chamber networking event of the year is coming to an end so make plans to be there.
Chamber Members and their employees receive Free Admission to this event as a benefit of their Greater Gainesville Chamber Membership.
Limited sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Steve Cannon for more info.
Thank you to our Presenting Sponsor:
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UPCOMING EVENT
Lunch & Learn:
Hire and Retain More Superstars
Wednesday, March 22nd
12:00pm - 1:00pm
LifeSouth Community Blood Center
1121 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Technology has changed the options people have to earn a living. Virtual work options are becoming more and more commonplace.
For companies who are sticking with a traditional sense of the workplace, it is beginning to feel impossible to attract and retain engaged talent to come work in our buildings. With record low unemployment numbers, lack of ability to hire and retain talent is crushing many businesses.
People will always need to work, but will they work for you?
Join this session to learn about the current state of hiring and developing talent so your business can continue to thrive now and well into the future.
Session Take-aways
- Learn modern, best in class approaches to hiring and retaining talent in the era we are in.
- Takeaway tips you can implement to make your workplace more attractive so you can attract and retain more talent.
Presented by: Lila Ressler, HR Consultant and Owner of PeopleSolutionsNOW
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UPCOMING EVENT
Business Before Hours
Tuesday, March 21st
8:30am - 10:00am
LifeSouth Community Blood Center
1121 NW 13th Street
Gainesville, FL 32601
Join us for Business Before Hours, a structured yet relaxed environment for making effective connections within the Chamber business community. Participation in Business Before Hours is included in your Chamber Membership. You may find a strong referral source, a new vendor, the perfect client or simply get a foot in the door for connecting at larger events. Come build lasting business and personal relationships at Business Before Hours.
Participation is limited to 50 attendees. Thank you to our sponsor:
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Showcase Your Business:
Host a Chamber Event in 2023!
Calling all businesses: hosting a Chamber Business Before Hours or a Business After Hours Event is a great way to build exposure for your company!
These popular series of networking events draw attention from the professional community and are an excellent opportunity to showcase your business to entrepreneurs and customers from across our community. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to give your business more exposure and to become a familiar face in our community!
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The 2023 Opportunities Book is now available! Take a look and see where you'd like to get involved this year. Partnership opportunities range from joining the Circle of Champions to hosting a Business Before Hours at your location and everything in between! |
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DIGITAL ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY!
Introducing Trihelix!
The Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce and Trihelix are excited to share a new digital advertising opportunity for our members! This opportunity will enable you to precisely target your desired customers based on real-world behaviors, create the ability for you to reduce your cost of acquiring customers, and allows you to track how many potential customers received your marketing message!
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Spot Rezoning of Four Local Elementary Schools Begins With School Board Workshop
To reduce significant overcrowding at three local elementary schools, Alachua County Public Schools is beginning a process called ‘spot rezoning.’
Chiles, Hidden Oak and Meadowbrook are all well over capacity, and new development near those schools will be adding to the problem. Meanwhile there is quite a bit of space available at the new Terwilliger Elementary School campus, which opened in 2020.
The goal of the spot rezoning is to address both the overcrowding and under-enrollment by revising each school’s attendance zone. The new attendance zones would take effect in the upcoming school year (2023-24).
The district has done spot rezoning previously, including as recently as last year, when neighborhoods zoned for an overcrowded Idylwild Elementary School were rezoned to the revitalized Metcalfe Elementary School campus for the current school year.
A comprehensive rezoning of all district schools is planned to begin later this year. However, neighborhoods impacted by the spot rezoning this year will not be included in the comprehensive rezoning.
The spot rezoning process will begin with a School Board workshop on Wednesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at the Alachua County Public Schools District Office (620 E. University Avenue). Like all Board workshops, it will be open to the public and will include a period for citizen input. The Board is expected to discuss potential criteria for redrawing attendance zones, a timeline and other issues.
The district plans to hold special community meetings during the process to share information and gather public input, and future School Board meetings will include opportunities for citizens to offer comments. They can also provide input through email at spotrezoning@gm.sbac.edu.
A website with information about spot rezoning that will be regularly updated is under development. It will include a schedule of public meetings related to spot rezoning and other information.
No map or maps will be drawn until after the public has had an opportunity to share input. But any map(s) that are developed will also be posted on that site. A link will be shared as soon as the website is available.
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The Greater Gainesville Chamber's Foundation is celebrating graduating seniors moving on with post-secondary plans to attend a 4-year university, 2-year college, technical school, or the military.
College Signing Day is a chance for Alachua County to celebrate our graduating high school seniors at Celebration Pointe on Friday, May 12, 2023. We will have free food and celebrate all our students on stage.
Join us at Celebration Pointe Promenade Stage,
4949 Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608
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Florida Museum, UF Geological Sciences Department Host "Can You Dig It?" April 1st.
Dig into geology and discover the Earth at your feet during this free, fun-for-all-ages geology event! Presented in partnership with the University of Florida department of geological sciences, enjoy hands-on activities on Saturday, April 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Watch demonstrations of volcanic eruptions, experience an augmented reality sandbox and more. While the event activities are free, there is an admission charge for the “Spiders Alive!” and “Butterfly Rainforest” exhibits.
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Partnership For Strong Families Offers Sponsorship Opportunities
Partnership for Strong Families is looking for businesses that are willing to provide discounts to foster families. Our families work hard every day to provide loving homes for children in foster care. We are hoping to find extra-curricular activities that will offer discounts to children in foster care as well as restaurants or other shops that will provide a discount for foster parents, and we will share the names of participating partners with our foster families. Even something small can have a huge impact. Please email hopepartner@pfsf.org if you are interested in learning more.
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The Alachua County Sheriff's Office will host an onsite career fair on April 1, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Come join an "A" team where we are Always Committed to Serving Others! |
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First Annual Nowruz and International New Year Festival To Be Held at Shoppes at Thornebrook
The first annual Nowruz and International New Year Festival is happening March 18th 2023 at the Shoppes at Thornebrook! This event will focus on the Persian tradition of celebrating the new year or "Nowruz" while inviting international vendors to take part and share their lovely crafts, gifts, food, and more!
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The Hippodrome Announces Opening of Native Gardens March 10th
In this brilliant comedy, cultures, and gardens clash to turn well-intentioned neighbors into feuding enemies. Pablo, a high-powered lawyer, and doctoral candidate Tania, his very pregnant wife, are realizing the American dream when they purchase a house next door to the well-established Virginia and Frank. But a disagreement over a long-standing fence line soon spirals into an all-out war of class, privilege, and entitlement. The riotous results guarantee no one comes out smelling like a rose.
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Did you know that as a member you can post your open job listings on our website?
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