The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce will present the next Quarterly Economic Development Breakfast from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 25, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Augustine Beach Oceanfront Resort at 300 A1A Beach Blvd. The event will provide a timely opportunity for the St. Johns County business community to receive a legislative update.
State and local legislators have been invited and the confirmed panelists are: Sen. Travis Hutson, Reps. Paul Renner and Cyndi Stevenson, St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners Vice-Chair Henry Dean, the City of St. Augustine Beach Mayor Margaret England and the City of St. Augustine Mayor Tracy Upchurch. This in-person event offers local businesses and residents the chance to hear directly from the county’s elected officials on the recently concluded legislative session in Tallahassee and the upcoming budget discussions at the county and municipal levels.
“We are so fortunate that our elected leaders are available to join us to discuss important legislative updates and priorities and for our Public Policy Committee to share the outcome of the state bills the Chamber supported,” said Isabelle Renault, Chamber president and CEO.
Registration is available at the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce website. Go to www.sjcchamber.com and click on Events. The registration fee for Chamber members at the Economic Development Council level is $50; $70 for other Chamber members and the fee for guests is $85. Future chamber members are invited to contact Lauren Clark at lauren.clark@sjcchamber.com to register.
The Chamber is grateful to the many local businesses who have pledged support for the June 25 event including: the St. Augustine and St. Johns County Board of Realtors MLS, Ameris Bank, Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP, Florida Power & Light, Jackson Law Group, the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship, Mudflower Creative Media, North Avenue Capital, the Northeast Florida Regional Airport, PuroClean Emergency Restoration Services, PIP Marketing, Signs Print and Sight & Sound Productions.
A limited number of additional sponsorships remain available for the event. Call or email Cathy Newman, Economic Development manager, at (904) 829-5681 or cathy.newman@sjcchamber.com for more details.
The Chamber will be following current CDC guideline regarding gatherings. For more on the guidelines, go to www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/fully-vaccinated.html. In addition, the Chamber is following the guidelines set by the Embassy Suites for this event.
