Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick to Open Sarasota Office
 Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP has announced the opening of its fifth office, located in Sarasota, Florida, with the hiring of 29 attorneys and more than 40 legal professionals and staff most recently employed by Abel Band, Chartered.  With this new office, Shumaker, a National Law Journal 250 law firm, increases its total number of attorneys to 215 in Florida, Ohio and North Carolina.  Taken together with Shumaker’s 60 attorney Tampa office, Shumaker now has 89 attorneys on the West Coast of Florida, making it one of the largest law firms in the region.   
  

Positioning Your Business for the Turnaround
A strategies and solutions panel discussion, moderated by State Senator Nancy Detert, will be held on July 30,  7:30 a.m. breakfast, program 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., Holiday House, 455 U.S. 41 Bypass N.

Panelists Include: Joseph Bracle, president & CEO, CSI Networks;
Matt Walsh, editor and publisher, Gulf Coast Business Review;
Lars Hafner, president, State College of Florida and
Phyllis Stewart, Vice president, LeaderChip, Inc.

The event costs $15 for members of sponsoring chambers, organizations, YPG groups and government officials. Non-members $25. Register by contacting Charleen Myers at the Venice Chamber, 488-2236.

Panel Event Hosted by: Venice Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development, Governmental Issues & Transportation (EDGIT) Committee in partnership with: Venice MainStreet, North Port Area Chamber of Commerce, Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce, Venice Area Board of Realtors and the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, Englewood-Cape Haze Area Chamber & Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County.

2009 TBTF Tech Jam: Be a Rock Star … and Make a Difference
More than 1,500 technology “celebs” from the Tampa Bay area are expected at the hottest party of the summer on August 6 at the St. Pete Times Forum. Sponsored by the Tampa Bay Technology Forum Foundation, the event promises to be a rockin’ evening of amazing food, fabulous cocktails and great entertainment.

Party-goers will have a chance to meet other technology professionals in a high-energy environment that far exceeds a typical networking get-together. All proceeds benefit the TBTF Foundation, whose mission is to encourage and equip at-risk youth of the Tampa Bay area to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.   Sign up now at www.TampaBayTechJam.com .


Venice Training Matters Fair
The Venice Area Chamber of Commerce will hold "Training Matters…Education for Business Development Fair " on Wednesday, August 12, 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce, 597 Tamiami Trail S, Venice, FL.

Open to all businesses and individuals whom would like to attend. Local educational organizations and training companies will gather together to  answer questions about the resources that are available from our local area. [more]

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 INTERNATIONAL

 Trade Leads from Enterprise Florida
Trade leads are provided by foreign companies  interested in making direct purchases from Florida companies.  If you wish to follow up on any of the leads listed in the link, you may contact the foreign company directly. 

Please copy the International Office or Florida staff person that submitted the lead, which is included in the report. Please be sure to mention that you received this information from Enterprise Florida. [trade leads]


 

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