Chamber Conference hosts panel on COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace
One of the panel topics was focused on COVID-19 vaccinations in the workplace. Healthcare professionals and County Administrator Vince Long participated in a discussion on the legal, human resources, and medical issues surrounding the shot. […]
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‘Evil men and their 12 trolls’: State attorney blasts Jeremy Matlow at Tallahassee Chamber Conference
A day after Tallahassee Chamber leaders pledged to be more vocal and visible in the issues of the day and elections, State Attorney Jack Campbell took the podium at the annual conference and dropped a bomb that will echo all the way to the 2022 local elections. […]
Chamber Conference: See what’s coming and going in Tallahassee development plans
While office space leasing took a nose dive in the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parts of the capital city are exploding with growth while others are seeing steady development. […]
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Experts discuss workforce development at the 2021 Tallahassee Chamber Conference
Experts say Tallahassee is in a workforce crisis; right now, the community needs 2,800 additional people to fill the available, open jobs. […]
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Tallahassee Chamber workshops highlight potential economic potential, peril
Each session touched on some of Tallahassee’s most pressing issues and spotlighted challenges, along with best practices to address them. […]
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Tallahassee Chamber vows to be more visible, vocal and to ‘cultivate candidates’ for 2022
As Saturday’s business began with a jam-packed agenda, Chamber leaders wasted no time in stressing that job growth is the top priority and challenge facing Tallahassee’s economic future. […]
‘A workforce crisis’: Tallahassee Chamber scorecard points to challenges, opportunities
It includes a dozen metrics that range from Leon County’s 20.5% poverty rate to 1,805 incidents of violent crimes in 2020, up from 1,699 the year before. […]
‘People are just ready’: Chamber conference to push jobs amid pandemic, political theater
Tallahassee is facing short and long-term challenges. Leon County’s unemployment rate was 5.4% in June, up from 4.5% in May. To meet the state’s lofty goal of creating two million new net jobs by 2030, Leon County’s contribution will need to be 17,994 jobs. […]
Chamber Conference: 5 things you should know about annual get-together in Amelia Island
Protocols prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic will be in effect and may evolve as cases linked to the Delta variant rage on statewide. As of Aug. 10, 475 attendees were registered — representing a drop from the record 532 expected three weeks ago. […]
As Tallahassee Chamber rolls out mask, COVID rules, here’s who is going to annual conference
The Chamber released new and revised safety protocols that will be implemented throughout the conference, including mandatory masks for all attendees participating in sessions, unless they are eating, drinking or outdoors. […]
‘Little big shot’: 7-year-old opens ‘pop-up’ library in Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat Outside a church on Tharpe Street, 7-year-old Caleb Stewart — dressed in a suit — held onto a pair of scissors almost as long as he is tall. Soon, his father cut a red ribbon and Caleb’s new popup library was officially open. Caleb, who wore a mask with Mario Kart characters on […]
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Chamber vs. Commissioner: Chamber of Commerce censures Commissioner Matlow after op-ed
From WCTV TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – After City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow penned an opinion piece critical of the business climate in Tallahassee, the Chamber of Commerce responded with a public censure. The op-ed was published in the Tallahassee Democrat on July 30. Commissioner Matlow explained why he wouldn’t be attending the upcoming Chamber Conference in Amelia Island, […]
Commissioner Matlow’s political style requires a villain | Opinion
From the Tallahassee Democrat Re: “I’m not going to the Chamber of Commerce Amelia Island getaway. Here’s why | Jeremy Matlow,” July 30 First and foremost, I appreciate that Jeremy Matlow had the conviction and passion to run for local office. My appreciation for his public service ends there. The tone and approach of Commissioner Matlow […]
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Tallahassee Chamber Censures Commissioner Jeremy Matlow
From the Tallahassee Democrat Chamber of Commerce leaders voted to censure City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow after he penned a blistering column criticizing the annual conference set to happen next month and linking it to an ongoing public corruption trial. The Chamber’s executive committee voted Friday to express disapproval not only of Matlow’s column, which appeared Friday on Tallahassee.com, but what […]
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Q&A with Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce CEO Sue Dick on return of signature conference
The agenda features nationally acclaimed keynote speakers for the general sessions as well as the opportunity for attendees to choose from eight breakout sessions which feature local experts and panelists. […]
Tallahassee chambers: ‘No’ vote on Northeast Gateway would subvert will of the people | Opinion
This project achieves two important goals – it protects two of Tallahassee’s most precious canopy roads and it drives job growth. […]
Northeast Gateway back on the docket for Blueprint Intergovernmental Authority
The project has been proposed to alleviate traffic congestion on Thomasville, Centerville and Miccosukee roads and accommodate the growth expected in the coming decades after the expansion of the urban services area and incorporation of the Welaunee property. […]
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How we got here: hacking gets real in 2021 | Dowling
From the Tallahassee Democrat I was chatting with the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce the other day about their upcoming conference at Amelia Island in August and a panel they invited me to be on at their summer conference. The topic is technology threats like the ones that impacted Colonial, CNA, Solar Winds that have dominated […]
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LCSO plans to help 1,000 former inmates get jobs
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, the Capital City Chamber of Commerce, and the Big Bend Minority Chamber of commerce are All In, helping LCSO towards their goal by identifying businesses willing to hire those who were formerly incarcerated. […]
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‘Today’s students are tomorrow’s workforce’: Tallahassee businesses adopt kindergarten classes
With more than 3,000 kindergarten students expected to enroll across Leon County elementary schools this August, the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with LCS and World Class schools to create Classroom Connection. […]
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