Originally printed in the Tallahassee Democrat, August 14, 2016 This coming week the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce will be hosting our Annual Community Conference in Amelia Island. The conference, which began as a retreat with a little over 100 attendees, has now blossomed into the single largest annual gathering of Tallahassee business and community […]
Read More… from My View – Sue Dick, Tallahassee Democrat, August 14, 2016
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce has released the results of a recent survey of candidates for the City of Tallahassee and Leon County Commissions. The survey was conducted by The Chamber and its Business Advocacy Committee. “The Business Advocacy Committee strives to keep our members informed and educated about the issues affecting business in […]
TALLAHASSEE – Tallahassee, Florida has been named a Top 50 City for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine. The ranking comes in the August edition and is part of a partnership between Entrepreneur Magazine and Livabillity.com. Tallahassee is ranked at 46 and is one of only three Florida cities on the list (Orlando #15 & Miami Beach […]
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Yesterday at the City of Tallahassee budget workshop, the City Commission voted unanimously to repeal the City’s long standing business license tax. The repeal will require an ordinance change from the Commission, but Commissioners indicated their desire to pass such an ordinance as soon as possible with a 5-0 unanimous vote in support of repealing […]
Read More… from City Votes to Repeal Business License Tax Based on Chamber Proposal
TALLAHASSEE – On Wednesday, July 12, at the City of Tallahassee budget workshop, the City Commission voted unanimously to repeal the City’s long standing business license tax. The repeal will require an ordinance change from the Commission, but Commissioners indicated their desire to pass such an ordinance as soon as possible with a 5-0 unanimous […]
Read More… from Based on Chamber Proposal, City of Tallahassee Votes to Repeal Business License Tax
CITY BUDGET WORKSHOP Wednesday, July 13 | 1:00pm | Tallahassee Senior Center Business License Tax In June of 2016 the Chamber’s Business Advocacy Committee voted to request that the City of Tallahassee repeal the Business License Tax as part of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 budget process. As part of that motion the members also supported […]
LEON COUNTY COMMISSION Regular Meeting 6/14/2016 Consideration of a Request by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce to Include Industry Stakeholder Input and an Evaluation of Other Transportation Fee Alternatives in the Mobility Fee Study Process On May 24th, Chamber Chair-Elect Reggie Bouthillier sent a letter to City and County officials regarding the proposed mobility […]
Read More… from Business Advocacy Committee Update – June 13, 2016
Today, the Chamber Board of Directors met at the TCC Ghazvini Center for their regular meeting. BAC Chair, Ed Murray presented an update on the ongoing work of the BAC. As part of that update, Ed Murray presented a letter that was recently sent from Chamber Chair-Elect, Reggie Bouthillier on behalf of the BAC and […]
Read More… from Business Advocacy Committee Update – May 31, 2016
John Thrasher, a Florida State University alumnus and former state legislator, is the university’s 15th president and will be the speaker during our Saturday Lunch Session at this year’s conference. Thrasher earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Florida State in 1965. He subsequently joined the U.S. Army where he received the Army Commendation Medal in […]
WORKSHOP TO SHAPE FUTURE LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH As part of The Small Business Development Center at FAMU’s Small Business Week, local business owners are invited to join the Office of Economic Vitality for a listening and networking workshop, which will inform the strategic planning process for future economic development in our community. This is an […]
Read More… from Business Advocacy Committee ALERT – May 23, 2016
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