What's Happening in the UTB

January 2015 My Chamber TV

Check out our January 2016 show with: Doug Bevis, Mayor of Oldsmar; Gerald Jacobs, Jacobs Realty; Zack Koczanski, Newhouse Media Group; Charity Carollo, Pranique Center; and Nichol Fouche, Pranique Center.

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Help Us & The Florida Chamber Help You

Mark Twain said a lot of very wise things. One of his best is, "There are two things you should not watch being made - sausage and politics." Well it's sausage making season in Tallahassee starting Monday January 11. The Florida Chamber needs your help in clarifying and prioritizing the concerns of state business leaders to best represent those concerns to the Florida House and Senate. You can help by taking this brief survey.
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Could you use a cut in your business rent tax?

Did you know that Florida is the only state that taxes the rent on your business? Currently the tax is 6%. The Florida Chamber has banded together with business partners including the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber to petition the legislature to take a 1% bite out this tax until it’s elimination. Our economy is doing…
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AmeriCorps Hiring…serve at-risk youth

CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay have agreed to participate in and administer the AmeriCorps program for 2016. . Their first step in implementing this program is to recruit 19 AmeriCorps members as full-time staff for this program. Members must be at least 18 years old. Some examples of individuals who might best fit these…
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