Thursday, May 16, 2013
Celebrating its 25th year, the Brandon Business Expo and Taste of Brandon returns to the Florida State Fairgrounds today, May 16. The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce takes a retrospective approach to promoting the 2013 offering.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce has been busy promoting its signature event, which this year celebrates its 25th year. The Brandon Business Expo and Taste of Brandon is scheduled for today, May 16, at the Florida State Fairgrounds, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Recognizing the quarter-century milestone, chamber officials have beeen posting blogs on its Web site , including one that takes a look back at the "big hair" and "shoulder pads" that were all the rage when the event in 1989 "welcomed its very first guests through the doors of the Sheraton Tampa East Hotel. The retrospective blog includes archived photographs "from the very first expo," including one that features Vincent Ferraro, of Ferraro, Higginbotham & Hayes, P.A., C.P.A.'s, who …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Immaculate Janitorial Service, Canine Cabana, Daddy Scrubs, Wok Chi, A Touch of Wellness and Massage Heights have 2013 ribbon-cuttings scheduled in May and June with the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce welcomes and celebrates businesse ventures with ribbon-cuttings scheduled through June 17. Also, the 2013 Leadership Brandon graduation class is set to celebrate at The Regent in Riverview on May 7 while preparations and sign-ups contine for the chamber's signature event, the Brandon Business Expo and Taste of Brandon, scheduled for May 16. The expo and Taste of Brandon takes place at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, in the special events center. ______________ Ribbon-cuttings for the following businesses are scheduled for May and June: May 1 — Immaculate Janitorial Service, at the chamber building, 330 Pauls Drive, 5:30 to 6 p.m. Call: 813-506-4156 May 10 — Canine Cabana, five-year …
Monday, February 18, 2013
Rapid Refill, Teachers' Helper, Divine Body Now, Beavers Tree Service and Re/MAX Across the Bay at FishHawk have ribbon-cuttings scheduled with the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce has one ribbon-cutting left in the month of February and four more scheduled to date for March. The Feb. 22 ribbon-cutting is also an anniversary celebration for: ______________ Ribbon-cuttings for the following businesses are scheduled for March: March 4 — Teachers' Helper, at its new location, 622 Oakfield Drive, Brandon, 4 to 5 p.m. Call: 813-684-0688 March 6 — Divine Body Now ("90-Day Challenge"), at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce building, 330 Pauls Drive, Brandon, 9:30 to 10 a.m. Call: 813-689-1221 March 8 — Beavers Tree Service, 8841 Bliss Road, Gibsonton, noon to 1 p.m. Call: 813-689-1221 March 26 — Re/Max Across the Bay at FishHawk, 5564 FishHawk Crossing Blvd., Lithia, 4 to 5 p.m…
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Eat today, Feb. 6, at the Genghis Grill in Brandon, mention the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's "Leadership Brandon" effort to help Rotary's Camp Florida, and a portion of your check will be sent as a donation.
The Genghis Grill in Brandon is set to serve for a cause today, Feb. 6, as a fundraiser for the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Brandon program, which this year aims to help beautify Rotary's Camp Florida. "The purpose of the fundraiser is to help our class complete a beautification and improvement project at Rotary's Camp Florida," reads a Facebook notice posted about the event. "The mission of Rotary's Camp Florida is to continually foster children with special needs and challenges to realize their full potential at the camp despite any obstacle they may face." Here's how the Feb. 6 fundraiser works: Dine Feb. 6, any time from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., at Genghis Grill - The Mongolian Stir Fry restaurant in Brandon, at 910 …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Darren Dennington is the newly named chairman of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's board of directors. At the group's 2013 annual membership dinner, he gave his accounting of the 2013 state of affairs.
After living by the adage, "just hang in there," Darren Dennington is ready to "raise the bar" — again. At the 2013 annual membership dinner of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, the newly installed chairman of the group's board of directors paid homage to the past as he put forth his views of the post-meltdown economy. About 12 years ago, he noted, at a chamber meeting, then chair George May urged the group to "raise the bar." "Those were great words that challenged the group to to do our very best," Dennington added. "Over the next few years we pushed and pushed that bar as high as we could." Then came the "challenging times," which pushed business leaders and owners to rethink "how to build a community in an un-favorable economy…
The annual health fair sponsored by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce offers health screenings, demonstrations and grand-prize drawings for area residents.
The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's health fair task force seeks title, platinum and gold sponsors for its annual health fair, which this year is scheduled for March 2 at the Campo Family YMCA in Valrico. The annual event draws a huge crowd of Greater Brandon area residents seeking to get free health screenings and information from local vendors, doctors, hospitals, schools, businesses and services. The event, featuring free parking and health screenings, demonstrations and garnd-prize drawings, is March 2 is at the Campo Family YMCA in Valrico, at 3414 Culbreath Road. At the event, members in the health and wellness industry showcase their products and services and educate attendees on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. Exhibits…
Monday, February 4, 2013
Earl Lennard, a former recipient of the Greater Brandon Community Leadership Award, was at The Regent on Feb. 1 to recognize this year's recipient, Rich Glorioso, at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's annual membership dinner.
Rich Glorioso is the newly named recipient of the Greater Brandon Community Leadership Award, given annually by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce at its membership dinner. "It's an honor, it's a real honor," Glorioso said, in an interview minutes before Earl Lennard, a past recipient of the award, presented the former state representative with this year's honor. "When I found out I was getting the award I was humbled," Glorioso added. "I wasn't even planning on coming to the dinner. My wife and I were in St. Louis, watching the birth of our newest grandson, Daniel Jacob Glorioso." The decision was made, though, to take the trip back home, where Lennard, the former superintendent of Hillsborough County public schools, said it was …
Saturday, February 2, 2013
The annual membership dinner for the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce was held Feb. 1 at The Regent in Riverview.
Some 400 members and guests of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce met Friday, Feb. 1, at The Regent in Riverview, where Darren Dennington took the gavel as this year's chairman of the business networking group. Also announced at this year's dinner were the newly named recipients of the annual Key Citizen of the Year and Greater Brandon Community Leadership awards. Last year's honorees, Tammy Holmberg and Earl Lennard, respectively, announced this year's recipients, Susan Saunders and Rich Glorioso, respectively. Dennington took the gavel from Bob Bivins, the outgoing chairman of the two-time, five-star accredited chamber, noting that the drive to "raise the bar" must be tested against today's reality, to "just hang in there." "But …
The newly named Key Citizen of the Year was announced by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce at its 2013 annual membership dinner Feb. 1 at The Regent.
It gave last year's Key Citizen of the Year great pleasure to announce this year's honoree, as the person deemed most deserving to stand out as a testament to Brandon's spirit of giving. That was the word from Tammy Holmberg, moments before she announced Susan Saunders as the newly named recipient of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's Key Citizen of the Year award. Saunders was recognized for her many years of volunteer work with the chamber, the Brandon Outreach Clinic and the Center Place Fine Arts & Civic Association, for which she served as a past president. Her husband, Steve, received the Key Citizen of the Year Award in 2005. "I take great pride in being Susan Saunders' husband," he said at the Feb. 1 annual membership …
The Regent in Riverview was decked out in splendor for the 2013 annual membership dinner for the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.
Photos from the 2013 Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce annual membership dinner at The Regent showed a packed house with an infectious spirit for coming together to connect for the new year.
Phil M
4:23 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I hope that they are able to raise the bar! I can appreciate the honesty Darren says on how he doesn't’ have the answer. Let’s hope together we can fix all of this. ________________________________________ Find a Career College near you, www.americolleges.com more ›