Lori Bukaweski kicked back and chatted casually with her tablemates Oct. 22 at Crowne Plaza Tampa East while the winners were announced. ...more

November 4, 2009

Five small businesses were honored in a big way Thursday by the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce. ...more

October 28, 2009

A 6-foot by 17-foot mural painted by award-winning Brandon artist Meletha Everett, member of the Greater Brandon Arts Council, Brandon League of Fine Arts and the National League of American Pen Women, will be revealed at a ceremony beginning with a reception at 9 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive. ...more

October 28, 2009

Tammy Bracewell brandished her BlackBerry during an awards ceremony last week to e-mail a bunch of two-word messages back to Brandon - "We won!" ...more

October 21, 2009

Kookie Acebo had a hard time remaining calm while undergoing a stress test in the gymnasium at the Campo Family YMCA. ...more

March 18, 2009

There's a reason they're called "the good old days." That's what Brandon lawyer John Sullivan, the 2009-10 chairman of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, told fellow chamber members at the 50th anniversary celebration and annual dinner Jan. 23 at the Embassy Suites in Tampa. ...more

February 4, 2009

BUSINESS NOTES NATIONAL COMPANY NAMES LOCAL VP: Shared Health, a company that creates, sells and supports Web-based applications for clinicians who want to share the medical information of patients in their network, appointed Adnana Khalil of Brandon as vice president of technology and chief information officer. Khalil recently served as executive vice president of technology, chief technology officer and chief information officer at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions and previously was the director of corporate technologies at WEBMD Corporation. ...more

February 4, 2009

BUSINESS NOTES BIZ DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR: YP Brandon, a networking group for young professionals, will hold a professional development seminar open to the public 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive. Guest speaker Tony Umholtz, a former NFL pro who began his football career as a kicker and punter for the University of South Florida, will outline how principles he learned in the athletic arena apply to the business world. Cost is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. To register or for more information, call (813) 689-1221, or e-mail abelliveau@brandon chamber.com. ...more

January 28, 2009

Tammy Bracewell juggled phone calls and e-mail messages at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce last week, where preparations were under way for the organization's annual dinner Friday night. The chamber – established in 1959 – will celebrate its 50th year at the dinner with a video tribute to the past and its annual citizen and leadership awards ceremony before rallying the troops to launch headlong into 2009. ...more

January 22, 2009

Tammy Bracewell juggled phone calls and e-mail messages one busy day last week at the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, where preparations were under way for the organization's annual dinner Friday night. ...more

January 21, 2009