Our sincere thanks to the following businesses who joined the Chamber during the past four weeks. To learn more about them, please visit www.CentralChamber.biz

Cruise Planners

TRAVEL AGENCIES, CRUISES

Carolyn Acree Jones

7100 Ulmerton Road, Lot 921

Largo, FL 33771

727-265-1914

Carolyn.Jones@CruisePlanners.com

www.fantasytravel.fun

Leonardo DRS

MANUFACTURER

Sheryl Nadler

6200 118th Avenue

Largo, FL 33773

727-369-1111

Sheryl.Nadler@DRS.com

www.LeonardoDRS.com

Surface Solutions Pressure Washing, LLC

PRESSURE WASHING

Brance Kane

1309 Fox Run Drive

Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

727-272-5422

SurfaceSolutions.FL@gmail.com

www.SSPWFL.com

Veterinary Emergency Group

VETERINARIANS

Kevin Kelley

2178 Gulf to Bay Blvd

Clearwater, FL 33765

727-288-0732

kevinkelley@veg.vet

Saluting Chamber Loyalty!

Our sincere thanks to the following businesses who renewed during the past four weeks. Their continued loyalty is inspiring! To learn more about them, please visit www.CentralChamber.biz

Arden Courts, 25-Year Legacy Member

Business & Family Insurors, Inc., Trustee & 38-Year Legacy Member

Charleston on 66^th, 6-Year Member

City Of Largo, 30-Year Legacy Member

Compass Self Storage, 4-Year Member

Cross Signs, 10-Year Member

Grade Power Learning, 10-Year Member

Great Bay Distributors, Inc., 55-Year Legacy Member

Hancock Whitney Bank, First Renewal

Jackson & Assoc. CPA, PA, Trustee & 14-Year Member

Law Offices of Steven W. Moore, 26-Year Legacy Member

Life of Riley Salon Supply, 10-Year Member

Linda A. Stortz, CPA, P.A., First Renewal

Melitta USA, Inc., 18-Year Legacy Member

Shumaker Advisors, 3-Year Member

Tommy's Express - Missouri Avenue, 3-Year Member

(Legacy Member = 15 years or more)

Welcome, Clearwater Veterinary Emergency Group

      Zoila Hernandez and Kevin Kelley of Clearwater Veterinary Emergency Group are presented their official Chamber membership plaque.

           Clearwater Veterinary Emergency Group is revolutionizing emergency pet care so it works for people and their pets, with highly-trained, emergency-focused, staff that provides exceptional patient care and a unique customer-focused experience. The Clearwater Veterinary Emergency Group will be opening soon at 2178 Gulf to Bay Blvd, Clearwater. To learn more, visit: https://veterinaryemergencygroup.com/

Free for members. $25 for guests.

Welcome, StretchLab Largo

      Alicia Rauch, of StretchLab Largo, was presented with her official Chamber membership plaque by Chamber Ambassadors (from left) Gamal Megherfi of First Citizens Bank, Kay McKenzie of Check Before Hire, Wendy Swertfeger of LegalShield/IDShield, Stacy Gillis of Advanced Video Systems, Pam Smith of Tampa Bay Newspapers, and Eric Koelsch of New York Life.

            Celebrating

their 4 year anniversary, StretchLab Largo is revolutionizing one-on-one

assisted stretching and flexibility training classes. Learn more and experience

the benefits of assisted stretching at https://www.stretchlab.com/location/Largo.

Ribbon Cutting & Reception at Holiday Inn Express

Celebrate the remodel of the Holiday Inn Express with a ribbon-cutting and some informal networking! Register for free here.

Florida pays python hunters to clear the Everglades. Ten years later, is it working?

There is no good estimate for how many pythons, exactly, are out there. So it’s hard to say how much of a dent has been made in their population. Just under 20,000 snakes have been removed since 2006, with 11,000 of those from paid contractors.

Florida unemployment rate holds steady at 2.7% in August

An estimated 303,000 Floridians qualified as unemployed in August, 8,000 more than in July, while the labor force grew by 41,000 to 11.12 million, the state Department of Commerce’s report said Friday.

Citizens says Idalia costs won’t trigger surcharges for its policyholders

Claims from policyholders of state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. from Hurricane Idalia will fall short of the $420 million that would trigger assessments for all Citizens customers, the company said.

Native Floridians tend to stay here, report says

About 73% of Floridians stay here, making it the sixth stickiest state. Texas, where 82% of residents stay, held the top spot. North Carolina, Georgia, California and Utah followed.

How a utility’s silent spending to control energy policy might determine abortion rights in Florida

Over the past five years, the largest power company in the U.S. quietly financed groups working to restrict Floridians’ ability to change laws independent of the legislature.

Bay Care/Morton Plant Hospital

Business & Family Insurors

Check Before Hire

Cloud Law Firm PA

Duke Energy

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital

Home Instead/Be a Santa

Jackson & Associates CPA

Melody Hunter Homes

National Aviation Academy

Pinellas Technical College

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

Wealth Builders