Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 13, 2020
11min302
From affordable housing to transportation, there's a lot to watch this year.
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Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 13, 2020Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 28, 2019
4min336
Trenia Cox leads Deborah Figgs-Sanders, but it's a race.
Janelle Irwin TaylorFebruary 28, 2019
5min489
The chamber cautioned against taking “small steps” to address the problem.
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 28, 2018
10min168
Thursday night was big for St. Pete politics. That evening, several local candidates mingled at the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce’s Popcorn and Politics hobnob. Later, local Democratic candidates spoke at a Sierra Club-sponsored gathering at Cage Brewery, featuring a surprise appearance from Lt. Gov. nominee Chris King. King spoke at the Chamber event asking […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 25, 2018
4min276
The St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce is backing the voluntary “No Straws St. Pete” campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastic straws, the organization announced Tuesday. The Chamber previously objected to a mandatory ban on straws because businesses wanted the option to use them if they felt their clientele would object to not […]
Peter SchorschJanuary 14, 2018
44min674
— Optimistic Floridians show love for Bob Buckhorn — Floridians, feeling good for the future, are also showing love for Buckhorn, naming him second most popular Democrat in the state, according to a new survey from the Florida Chamber Political Institute. In the first statewide poll of the New Year, conducted Jan. 2-5, Voter Opinions asked 600 […]
Phil AmmannFebruary 6, 2017
8min213
As Tallahassee gears up for the annual 60-day Legislative Session, now a month away, the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce outlines its agenda for 2017. Among the leading matters for the Chamber are transportation, the unification of PSTA-HART, tourism, and state regulation of vehicles for hire — including a bill (SB 340) from state […]
Phil AmmannDecember 16, 2015
3min279
Leadership St. Pete, one of the nation’s oldest leadership programs, announced three dozen local executives that will become its Class of 2016. The six-month program, a division of the St. Petersburg Area Chamber of Commerce, is designed to promote community leadership with an in-depth overview of the social, economic, business and political issues facing the […]