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Greetings!
Thanks to all of the residents of Panama City who came out to vote last week on the Panama City Tourist Development Tax; it passed! Without the support of the community from the beginning, this would not have happened. We are looking forward to great thing happening in Panama City.
Kudos to the Beach Chamber for a awesome first "Chamber Cup" tournament. Our President, Carol Roberts, was honored to bring home the cup and lots of pie in her ears and nose. PCB Chamber President, Lance Allison, and his staff are to be commended for being such great partners with us. Congrats to the winning team too, Royal American Beach Getaways - Matt Culpepper, David Chapman, Si Clemo, and
Cody Shields.
The October-December 2014 issue of the Bay Biz magazine will be hitting your mailbox this week. To view the online version, click here. Thank you to all those who advertised and contributed content. We are currently reserving ad space for the January 2015 issue. For more information, contact Brittany at 215.3755.
Additional Topics Include:
- 2014-2015 Junior Leadership Bay Class
- October Business After Hours
- First Responders Appreciation
- Bay Young Professionals Social
- First Friday
- First Responders Appreciation
- Color Vibe 5k
- Ireland Trip
- Ribbon Cuttings
- Military Affairs Committee
- Business Referral Network Group Meeting Dates
Much Success,
The Bay County Chamber of Commerce Staff
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2014-2015 Class Announcement
The Bay County Chamber is pleased to announce the 15th class of Junior Leadership Bay. On September 22nd, a reception was held to welcome the participants at the Gulf Coast State College Advanced Technology Center. Superintendent Bill Husfelt greeted the participants during his opening remarks and State Representative Marti Coley spoke to the class about leadership.
Junior Leadership Bay is an eight month program for high school juniors designed to prepare, develop, and enhance high school juniors for future roles in community leadership at an early point in life. At the completion of the class, one graduate will be presented with a scholarship to attend Gulf Coast State College and Florida State University - Panama City.
Congratulations to the 2014-15 Class:
J.R. Arnold High School: Patricia Butherus, Richard Haiman, Heather Hunt, Gabriel Phelps, and Megan Reynolds
Bay High School: Matthew Bruhn, John Duncan, Morgan Harrison, Hannah Lewis, and Madison Lockrem
Deane Bozeman High School: Tiana Russ and Marshall Sowell
Covenant Christian: Grayson Campbell
A.C. Mosley High School: Hailey Beach, Helen Chapman, Nicholas Gentili, Amy Marshall, Kalen McDonald and Lauren Weiss
Newpoint School: Joy Miller
North Bay Haven Charter: Mikayla Reiser and Alyssa Whitelock
Rutherford High School: Micah Pledger, Madison Fish, Julia Kady, Joshua Lopez, and Ryan Hodges
Many thanks to the 2014-2015 Steering Committee for all of their hard work and dedication: Chairman Greg Wilson, State Attorney's Office-14th Circuit; Lori Becerra, Superior Residences of Panama City; Shirley Courson, Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering; Irene Fields, Girl Scout Council of the FL Panhandle; Suzanne Farrar, Bay District School Board; Arthur Hooks, Panama City Kiwanis Club; Melissa M. Ingle, Trustmark Bank; Emily Little, Engility Corporation; Isioma Ogwude, Gulf Coast State College; Ruthie Parker, Innovations Federal Credit Union; Neil Rodenbeck, Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering; Angela Sexton, FSU Panama City; Kim Williams, State Attorney's Office-14th Circuit; Kristina Williams, Emerald Coast Hospice.
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Join us for networking, drinks, door prizes, entertainment and more!
Thursday, October 16th
Watch your e-mail for the location
5:30-7 p.m.
Sponsored by:
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4th Annual First Responders Appreciation
Thursday, October 23rd
11:30 a.m.
Wyndham Bay Point Resort
Click here for sponsorship information or to purchase your table or ticket.
Thank you to our sponsors:
For more information please contact Elizabeth at 215-3761.
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Upcoming BYP Social
Thursday, October 23rd
Dave & Buster's at Pier Park
5:30-7 p.m.
Free for BYP Members, for future Members
RSVP to Kevin at 215.3757 by October 21st
Sponsored by:
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Bring a future member as your guest!
Friday, November 7th
FSU Panama City Holley Academic Center (4750 Collegiate Dr.)
Networking and Coffee 7:15 a.m.
Program 8 a.m.
Florida Commissioner of Education, Pam Stewart
Sponsored by: 
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Color Vibe 5K
The Color Vibe 5k will be held on November 15th at the former Panama City - Bay County International Airport site. If you are one of the first 500 to register, you will receive $5 off your registration fee by using the coupon code "PANAMACITY5". Click here for early registration. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Bay County Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation.
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Take a Trip to Ireland
The Bay County Chamber is teaming up with Collette Vacations to offer our members a 10 day trip to Ireland starting March 10, 2015. During your 10 day trip you will experience Mass at the Marian Shrine of Knock, enjoy a guided tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, spend two nights in the charming waterside village of Kinsale, renowned as Ireland's "gourmet capital" and much, much more. The cost of $2,699 for the trip includes airfare out of Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, all accommodations and 12 meals.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Elizabeth at 215.3761.
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Ribbon Cuttings
The Morris Law Firm
509 Harrison Ave.
Ste. 200A
Life Management/Primary Care Services
525 E. 15th St.
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Ambassador Spotlight
Terry Bush is the Territory Development Manager with Office Depot - Business Solutions Division. He is married to Missy, and together they have four children Marian, Joanna, Josiah and Nathan.
Terry was born and raised in Bay County and has spend the past 4 1/2 years with Office Depot and he has been a Bay County Chamber Ambassador for the past 3 years.
His job is to help business owners and managers run their business instead of running around town or on the internet searching for products. He says he is proud to work for a Florida based company that contributes nearly 400 million dollars annually to the Florida economy.
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The Military Affairs Committee (MAC) of the Bay County Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1946, and is rich in the history of providing good public relations between our military bases and the business community.
The mission of MAC is to develop understanding, support and goodwill between our men and women in uniform and the local business and civic leaders. The committee stages various events and receptions to welcome visiting military officials and guests to the Bay County area.
If you are interested in joining MAC and supporting our local Military Installations, contact Theresa@baychamberfl.com or 850.215.3759.
Lt Col Jason "Bondo" Costello's "fini-flight" in Raptor; going to Naval War College. (photo by Bill Fauth)
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PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS ON THE CHAMBER WEBSITE
for rates and more information.
Did you know as a Chamber member you can post your job openings for free online? Also, if you have an upcoming event, you can also post that for free. Take advantage of the great items our website has to offer!
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Welcome
New Members
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Brightway Insurance
Paulk's Moving and Storage
Defense Contract Development
Merchant Management Group
One Heart Yoga
Thank you to Clear Channel Radio for our new member radio spots!
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Thank You Renewing Members
Member Anniversaries
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1 Year
- Chez Amavida
- Gorgeous Branding
- Howell CPA Group
- Ripley's Believe It or Not
2 Years
- Dunkin Donuts (Callaway Location)
- Garner IT Consulting
3 Years
- BrightStar of Bay County
- Cabin Creek Food Services, Inc.
- LockMasters USA
- Miller Marine Yacht Services
- Panama Commons
4 Years
- AVIAN Engineering LLC
5 Years
- Dunkin Donuts
- TownePlace Suites
6 Years
- Bay County Republican Party
8 Years
- Sheltair
9 Years
- Anderson & Associates Construction, Inc.
- Gulf Coast Women's Club
11 Years
- Maharaja's Fine Jewelry & Gifts
23 Years
- GCSC Small Business Development Center
28 Years
- P.C. Development Group Inc.
29 Years
- Bryant & Higby
63Years
- Van Horn Transfer & Storage
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Chamber Name Tags
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If you've ordered a Chamber name tag, please pick it up at our office at 235 West 5th Street or at any First Friday event. If you would like to order one, please call 850.785.5206 or visit the name tag table at First Friday. The first one is free, and a replacement is $5.
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Need Social Capital?
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Business Referral Network (BRN) provides an opportunity for groups of business professionals to come together to network, share business leads and referrals with other group members.
BRN is available to any member in good standing with the Bay County Chamber of Commerce at no extra charge.
They must attend the scheduled bi-monthly meetings and one referral or lead is requested at each meeting. Members are encouraged to bring one guest (guest may be non-member).
A member may only join one Business Referral Network group. The Business Referral Group also makes sure no single business will be in direct competition with another member of the group. (For example, only one person in banking can be in each group.)
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Business Referral Network Groups Meeting Dates
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Group A
El Jalisco
11:30 a.m.
El Jalisco
11:30 a.m.
October 9th
Group C
Ferrucci's Ristorante
11:30 a.m.
October 8th
Group D
Sonny's Bar B Q (Hwy 77 location)
11:30 a.m.
October 15th
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Include Your Business in our Relocation Packet Program |
Each year the Bay County Chamber of Commerce provides relocation guides to individuals and businesses looking for information on relocating to our area. In addition to the relocation guide, we have created a way for our members to market to these individuals who may soon need their products and services.
For more information on how you can get involved, contact Brittany at brittany@baychamberfl.com or call 215-3755. |
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Support Bay County and its Businesses!
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Place copies of the "Bay Biz" and "Guide to Discovering Bay County" in your business lobby/office to support and promote our area to your clients and customers.
Call 785-5206 to get your supply of these FREE publications that lets visitors, newcomers and potential businesses know Bay County is a great place to live, work and play.
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