Lunchtime heated up during For the Love of Soup!, a soup cook-off event, Feb. 13, at Keller Williams Realty’s Plant City office. The competition featured a variety of soups for patrons to enjoy. The first-place winner was Tres Hall’s chicken tortilla soup, followed by Nick Ganey’s white chili and finally Natalie Sweet’s pasta e fagioli. […]
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RIBBON CUTTING: Allen & Company
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Allen & Company Feb. 7, at the chamber. Allen & Company is Florida’s oldest investment firm, established in 1932. As an adviser, Plant City native Chad Jones offers direction on comprehensive financial and estate planning. Jones graduated in 1992, from Plant City High School […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Total Merchant Services
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Colorado-based Total Merchant Services Feb. 5, at the chamber. For more information, call (813) 833-7425 or visit thefreeterminal.com. .” >http://regadresa.ru/kredit-pod-maliy-biznes.php
Continue ReadingPlant City Chamber names new chairman
The passing of the gavel is a 31-year tradition. Jim Scott became part of that tradition Jan. 31, when the gavel passed from former chamber Chairman Matt Buzza’s hands to his, at the Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman’s Banquet.
Continue ReadingNew Family Resource Center helping local families
From free vision and hearing screenings for children to CPR certification training for adults, the new East County Family Resource Center has something for everybody. The Children’s Board made the decision to open a center in Plant City after it saw a need in eastern Hillsborough County.
Continue ReadingPHOTO GALLERY: 31st Annual Chairman’s Banquet
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce installed its new officers and directors at the 31st annual Chairman’s Banquet Jan. 31, at the HCC John R. Trinkle Center. Plant City Commissioner Billy Keel served as the emcee for the evening. Following dinner, outgoing Chairman Matt Buzza conducted the ceremonial passing of the gavel to 2013 […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: The Herd Museum of Fine Art and Collectibles
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for The Herd Museum of Fine Art and Collectibles Feb. 1, at its location, 113 South Palmer Street. The Herd Museum, which is owned by Tim and Jeannette Shaw, showcases fine-art pieces by well-known artists such as Morris Katz, Helen Wilson Sherman, Gene Cox, […]
Continue ReadingRIBBON CUTTING: Mr. BG & Friends
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Mr. BG and Friends Jan. 24, at the chamber’s Plant City office. Mr. BG & Friends is a children’s entertainment company that combines fun and education in Hillsborough and Polk counties. For more information, call (863) 797-3900 or visit mrbgandfriends.com.
Continue ReadingNew crops take root at Keel and Curley
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class received last week a sneak peek at the beginnings of what may be a plentiful blackberry harvest at Keel and Curley Winery. The self-pollinating ouachita blackberries were planted in October on about 4 acres of the winery’s property. Ryan Keel, director of farming operations, designed a […]
Continue ReadingPetSmart construction on schedule for summer opening
PetSmart began last month renovations to several vacant spaces at the Lake Walden Square shopping center, located at the corner of Alexander Street and James L. Redman Parkway in Plant City. SkyLine Mechanical Services, Inc., a Tampa-based mechanical contracting corporation, has been selected to complete the air-conditioning and energy-management renovations. According to Steven Swantek, vice […]
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