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 […]
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TaMaryn Waters, Democrat staff writer6:38 p.m. EDT August 17, 2015 More than 100 startup businesses are operating in Tallahassee. As Sunday concluded this year’s getaway conference hosted by the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, several startup owners explained their work in informative snapshot presentations. Many in the room say the morning was evidence of Tallahassee’s […]
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by Gerald Ensley, Tallahassee Democrat Once an All-America City. Still an All-America City. Tallahassee won All-America City honors Sunday night in Denver. Tallahassee also landed the designation in 1999, the only other time it participated in the contest sponsored by the National Civic League. Tallahassee was the second of 10 cities out of 16 finalists […]
by TaMaryn Waters, Tallahassee Democrat The start of an ongoing talk took shape Wednesday. For the first time, in a large room at Madison Social, some of Tallahassee’s influential leaders bounced ideas and shared takeaways from their trip to Boulder, Colorado, this month. Now the question is how Tallahassee can benefit from what was seen and […]
by Rick Moore, Tallahassee Democrat “My View” It’s truly an honor to lead the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce this year. I was officially handed the gavel on Oct. 7. Our immediate past-chair, Ed Murray of NAI TALCOR, provided exceptional guidance throughout his leadership year. As a direct result of his efforts, the Chamber begins […]
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New Mobile App Enables Convenient, Secure and Reliable Check Deposits TALLAHASSEE, Fla., August 5, 2013 – Capital City Bank announces the CCBMobile Deposit app, the latest in its ever-expanding line of convenient banking tools. Providing a secure and reliable method of depositing checks anywhere and at any time, CCBMobile Deposit helps free up small business […]
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The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship announced earlier this month the launching of the CEO Peer2Peer Groups beginning in April. If you have not sent in your application and want to be part of a group, please visit www.nfl.jmi.fsu.edu to download the application. Applications must be received in our office by March 29th to […]
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While most of us do honestly care about local issues, it’s hard to find time to make them a priority. At a time when budgets are short and challenges long, now is the time to bring many voices to the civic discussion about Tallahassee. Thursday night, February 16, citizens will have a unique opportunity to […]
The Florida business law firm Berger Singerman is pleased to announce that shareholders Melanie Ann Hines and Daniel H. Thompson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Hines was listed in Administrative/Regulatory Law and Criminal Defense White Collar categories. Thompson is listed in Administrative […]
Why I joined the Chamber
“Our membership in the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce results in weekly benefits. We attend Business Nuts and Bolts, Business After Hours, Lunch & Learn and many of the ribbon cuttings. These provide opportunities to meet and serve new and existing members which equates to increased profits. The chamber leadership team constantly provides top-notch educational and networking events which produce tangible results and every year the programming gets even better.”
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