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New Legislative Policies Affecting Businesses – Informative Webinars

New Legislative Policies Affecting Businesses – Informative Webinars   The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce and strategic partners presented a series of webinars introducing and discussing new legislative policies passed during the 2023 Session. These webinars highlight new legislative changes and how they may impact business operations in Florida.   E-Verify Webinar Listen as…

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What To Know: Expanding E-Verify Requirements

What To Know: Expanding E-Verify Requirements By: Sarah Michael, Florida State University student St. Petersburg Chamber Intern 2023           How does E-Verify work? “E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information from your Form I-9 and Employment Eligibility Verification to records available to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social…

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Meet our Five Pitch Night Finalists!

Meet Our Five Pitch Night Finalists! Martika Brianne Jones is CEO and Co-Founder of BŪP®, a trailblazing B2B SaaS networking solution. Leveraging a decade of sales experience and a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship, Martika co-created BŪP® to revolutionize the way businesses connect, facilitating the seamless exchange of information and automatic lead nurturing. Through her keen understanding of…

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Meet our Spring EA Graduates!

Meet Our Spring EA Grads! Last week, the Greenhouse celebrated the graduation of 19 Entrepreneurial Academy students! Friends, family, Chamber staff, and Community leaders came out to Zoie’s Restaurant to celebrate the graduates, where each student was able to share their stories and entrepreneurial journeys with the crowd.   This semester, we had students from…

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2023 Florida Legislative Recap

2023 Florida Legislative Recap By: Jason Rodriguez (Director of Government Relations, Baycare) & Melissa Meshil (Local Government Relations Manager, HCA Healthcare) Legislative Co-Chairs, St. Petersburg Chamber     2023 St. Pete/Clearwater Days in Tallahassee The theme of the 2023 Legislative Session was Big Budget and Big Policy.  St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce approved a…

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Chamber Housing Recommendations – Next Steps

Chamber Housing Recommendations – Next Steps By: Brooks Wallington Chief Investment Strategist, Hughes & Wallington Investment Management Public Policy Chair, St. Petersburg Chamber NTM-1 Zoning Vote – City Of St. Petersburg (Screenshot)       Through the course of 2022, the St. Pete Chamber’s Housing, Land Use and Development committee convened monthly, hosted an internal…

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March 2023 Jobs Snapshot – PrideStaff

March 2023 Jobs Snapshot – PrideStaff By: Ryan Adelberg Business Development Manager, PrideStaff Advocacy Chair, St. Pete Young Professionals   This monthly snapshot is robust due to the volume of information that is relevant to what is happening in the economy. My strong suggestion is for people to skip past the top line job numbers…

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Chamber Members Visit Brightline in Orlando

Chamber Members Visit Brightline in Orlando Seventeen members of the St. Petersburg Chamber participated in a one day Thinking Outside The Burg trip to Orlando on February 7th.  The participants visited the Vehicle Maintenance Facility, which is located about a mile south of Orlando International Airport.  Brightline’s Orlando Station at Orlando International Airport will be…

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Annual Meeting Recap: Way to Rise & Shine! ☀️

Event photography: Ryan McGibbany, Tampa Bay Photographer 2023: The year to Rise & Shine On Wednesday, January 25, the St. Pete community showed up to Rise & Shine with the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce as we revealed a new morning format for our 124th Annual Meeting Presented by the Tampa Bay Rays &…

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