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B2B Happy Hour at Slyce Pizza Bar

Our Annual B2B Pizza Party at Slyce was a blast thanks to all who attended! Thank you Jackson and Associates, CPA, PA for being our event sponsor and GarrisonPro for sponsoring our Chamber Champions program. Shout out to Advanced Video Systems for the photos.

Ribbon Cutting at MIDFLORIDA Credit Union - East Bay

   The newest MIDFLORIDA Credit Union branch is now open at 2400 East Bay Drive in Largo. Chief of Retail Delivery, Vanessa Hernandez (pictured bottom right), kicked off the celebration by sharing the story of the Credit Union's beginnings in 1954 as a teacher's credit union, where deposits were stored in shoe boxes. Today, MIDFLORIDA Credit Union boasts over 60 branches across Florida.

    Chamber Ambassadors, guests, and city officials joined us as Operations Manager, Ryan Moore, cut the ceremonial ribbon surrounded by the branch’s staff (top left).

Welcome, Threat Angler!

Our new Pinellas East Leads Team meeting was the setting for a Chamber plaque presentation to John Perkins of Threat Angler. John and his team provide enterprise grade cybersecurity services to businesses of all sizes. For more, visit www.ThreatAngler.com. If you’d like to know more about the Chamber Leads Team program, reach out to Tom at the Chamber, tom@centralchamber.biz or 727-584-2321. 

Lawmakers aim to overhaul state energy laws

Florida lawmakers are moving toward approving an overhaul of state energy laws, including eliminating references to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and imposing a ban on offshore wind-energy generation.

These are the best large employers in the U.S. Find out which are in Florida

The top three companies on the list were from New Jersey, Kansas, and Texas. While ranked lower, several firms in Florida managed to make their way onto the list.

Researchers ‘optimistic’ that manatees are making a comeback in Florida

The number of manatees roaming Florida’s rivers, harbors, and coastline has dwindled in recent years, but experts are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the population is rebounding.

Florida gas prices rise on anticipated demand, refinery shutdown

Gas prices in Florida went up last week and topped the national average as anticipated demand and the unplanned shutdown at a large refinery pushed pump prices higher.

One year later, Florida legislators are updating the $711 million Live Local Act

Two pieces of legislation are making their way through the Florida Legislature aimed at tweaking and updating the affordable housing legislation passed with wide bipartisan support last year.

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