Spend it or save it? That's the question Pasco County residents must answer as income tax rebate checks for $300 or more begin arriving. ...more

May 26, 2008

Earlier this year a task force comprised of representatives from the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, the city's Community Redevelopment Agency, Toronto Blue Jays and Downtown Merchants Association, plus hospitality entrepreneur Peter Kreuziger, met to consider how to better market the city. The Chamber of Commerce's marketing task force quickly sprang into action. Its members chipped in $5,000 each to pay for 100,000 brochures marketing Dunedin to visitors at 775 travel locations along the Suncoast. ...more

May 24, 2008

West Pasco Chamber of Commerce tapped Beltone Hearing Centers and the Publix Super Market Store in Southgate Shopping Center for its annual business of the year awards during a Thursday night banquet. ...more

February 22, 2008

This year those attending Evening Extraordinaire will be able to "Put On The Ritz" for an elegant evening gala and then don their pajamas for some late night fun. The festivities, put on by the Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce, begin at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at Innisbrook Resort. ...more

February 9, 2008

Linda Kegley, owner of LK Artworks Gallery and Graphics, made an good point about getting visitors and even some residents to visit downtown Sebring. She suggested advertising on U.S. 27 to tell people how to find downtown, and also what it has to offer. It sounds simple, but makes a lot of sense. Kegley has stirred the pot recently by offering her marketing experience to bring more life to Sebring's historic downtown. Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce president Dan Andrews said the chamber can provide those services, so there's no reason to hire someone else. Kegley said fine, as long as someone does it. ...more

January 30, 2008

Only one town seemed suitable for Jason Jones to set up his restoration and cleaning business: his hometown. ...more

December 3, 2007

For the third year in a row, Don Pearson has donned an elf's hat to collect toys for low-income children. ...more

November 28, 2007

Could this be the start of something big? Yes, says Sue Thomas, interim Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce president, who is predicting the arrival or imminent opening of six businesses, with promises of more to come, signals the start of a downtown renaissance. ...more

November 10, 2007

SEBRING — It's time again to stand in restaurant lines a little bit longer and for traffic volume to increase. The annual southern flight of snowbirds to Highlands County started a couple of weeks earlier than usual, according to several residents and local officials. ...more

October 3, 2007