On Tuesday, January 14, alumni of Leadership Lakeland gathered in denim and diamonds to honor the outstanding service and achievements of past participants in the Chamber’s leadership development program.
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Free Business Training Aims to Help Black and Hispanic Startups in Lakeland
The Black Business Investment Corp. and Prospera are offering workshops and coaching sessions funded by a grant from the CRA.
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Bonnet Springs Park Visionaries David and Jean Bunch Win George Jenkins Award
Other honorees at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting: Allen & Company and Mail Processing Associates.
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Amy Wiggins Named CEO of Lakeland Chamber of Commerce
Amy Wiggins, a communications professional whose career has focused on Lakeland non-profit organizations, has been named president and CEO of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce. It’s a homecoming for her because she had been an executive there from 2005 to 2015.
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Cory Skeates Resigns as CEO of the Lakeland Chamber
Cory Skeates has resigned as president and CEO of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce, a post he has held since January 2015, the organization announced today. The resignation takes effect immediately.
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Chamber: What If We Expand Our Current Building?
As Lakeland Chamber of Commerce leaders pursue plans to develop a business resource center, they’re floating an idea: Instead of moving into a new facility, why not double the size of the 1926 building they’ve used for 51 years?
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From Rodeo to Opera: ‘That’s Lakeland’
Amy Wiggins has moved from promoting the Chamber of Commerce` to leading the Imperial Symphony Orchestra, but she’s still hawking Lakeland as a place of entertainment options ranging from rodeo to opera. In today’s Monday Profile in The Ledger, she spoke of a recent weekend that included both events: “There is so much going on here, there […]
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Amy Wiggins’ Symphony Move Strikes a Happy Note
Facebook Friends are congratulating Amy Wiggins on her move from vice president of communications at the Lakeland Chamber to executive director of the Imperial Symphony Orchestra. Notes Brian Hall in the comments on The Ledger’s article about the transition: Wow, good choice. Filling Katie Daughtrey‘s shoes is a challenge for anybody, but I suspect Amy Wiggins […]