Category Archives: UTB News

Did you know that Florida is the only state that taxes the rent on your business? Currently the tax is 6%. The Florida Chamber has banded together with business partners including the Upper Tampa Bay Chamber to petition the legislature to take a 1% bite out this tax until it’s elimination. Our economy is doing…

CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay have agreed to participate in and administer the AmeriCorps program for 2016. . Their first step in implementing this program is to recruit 19 AmeriCorps members as full-time staff for this program. Members must be at least 18 years old. Some examples of individuals who might best fit these…

Each Christmas Season Jamson Labs, a family owned, Oldsmar based manufacturer, takes on a community project for our needy families. This year they have decided on something unique that may possibly involve you and they asked if we could help in providing you some information. On December 2, every fifth grade student at Oldsmar Elementary…

The Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Jesse Panuccio visited Mastercut Tool Corp. Friday November 20 for a press conference.  Panuccio was there to share good news about the Florida economy which now has the lowest unemployment rate in 7 years with average rising wages and noted that Florida has added nearly…

The Town N Country Comuunity once again hosted the state's largest Veterans Day Parade led by Committee Chairman and Upper Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce Board member Gerald Jacobs.  Chamber President Jerry Peruzzi, current Board Chair David Frank and Vice Chair Joe Elmer were on the organizing team. The Parade Marshall was US Air Force…