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Ribbon Cutting at the Village Inn Roosevelt

The newest Village Inn has a bar, and it's incredible! Owner Danny Lehan celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting as Chamber Ambassadors and supporters gathered around. Thank to all who joined us!

Visit them behind Cheddar's at 2659 Roosevelt Blvd Clearwater, FL 33760 for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Check out the menu here.

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Signing for their future!

The Chamber joined area business, elected and education leaders along with hundreds of family guests for Pinellas Technical College’s National Signing Day ceremony last week. More than 100 high school seniors signed Career and Technical Education (CTE) letters of intent to guarantee a spot to attend PTC’s highly competitive programs. We wish them all the best!

A Woman's Place Medical Clinic Ribbon Cutting

Last week we celebrated the grand reopening of A Woman's Place Medical Clinic, outreach of New Life Solutions. Pictured above, Clinic Manger Alecia cut the ribbon with support from colleagues and Chamber Ambassadors. The updated design feels bright and fresh creating a more relaxed environment for the patients who enter. To learn more about their services, visit awomansplaceclinic.com

Chamber tours Power Design

Members of the Chamber Business Development & Advocacy Committee got a firsthand look of operations at Power Design in St. Petersburg last week. With more than 200 active projects, a 40-acre national campus, a 100,000-square-foot distribution center, and accumulative revenue exceeding $2 billion dollars, the family-owned and managed business is one of the leading design-build MEP contactors and systems integrators in the United States.

Florida law: Critical mass

Florida gives rise to its share of class actions and mass tort claims. That’s expected given its size as the third largest state by population and a history of pro-plaintiff laws and court rulings.

Florida's jobless rate ticks up

Matching its highest level in two years, Florida’s unemployment rate has ticked up to 3.2 percent after holding steady for three consecutive months at 3.1 percent.

Are pollen allergies in Florida worse this year? Is climate change to blame?

Human-caused climate change is prolonging and intensifying the pollen season across the country, including in Florida. Boosted by warming temperatures, plants and trees are releasing pollen earlier.

The people who fight for — and depend on — Everglades restoration

The world’s largest environmental restoration project, a 30-year plan to restore the Everglades, impacts millions of people who live, work and play in South Florida, from fishing captains to birders to Miccosukees.

Florida looking at a hotter-than-average summer, NOAA says

You may want to clean out the kiddie pool and dust off the patio furniture early this year. We’re in for a hot start to summer, according to a national weather outlook released by the National Weather Service.

Acropol Family Restaurant

Bay Care/Morton Plant Hospital

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Check Before Hire

Cloud Law Firm PA

Duke Energy

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

HCA Florida Largo Hospital

Home Instead/Be a Santa

Jackson & Associates CPA

Melody Hunter Homes

National Aviation Academy

Pinellas County Housing Authority

Piper Fire Protection

Platinum Information Services

Regions Bank

State Farm - Team Cocco

The Palms of Largo

Valley National Bank

Village Inn

Visit St. Pete/Clearwater

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