GFLCC - Dale Carnegie Training - Engaged Employees - March 14 @ 8:30 am

GFLCC - Annual Golf Tournament - April 26 @ 8:00 am

GFLCC - The Downtowner of the Year - April 5th @ 11:30 am

B.E.S.T. - Broward's Elite Serving Tomorrow - March 13 Networker

Lee, Dobrikow take top honors at Chamber Annual Meeting

Lee, Dobrikow take top honors at Chamber Annual Meeting A Fort Lauderdale publisher and a hospitality leader were honored at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce’s 103rd annual meeting recently attended by 500 business leaders, elected officials and guests. Ina Lee, publisher of Travelhost Media, received the Carolyn M. Michaels’ Leadership Award for nearly four decades of service within the Chamber, particularly focused on beach and hotel related expansion. The award is named after the Chamber's executive vice president who has been at the organization for three decades. Ms. Lee is currently the Chair of the Chamber’s Beach Council and serves on the organization’s Board of Directors. “The wonderful honor given to me was most treasured because it is named after Carolyn Michaels,” Lee said. “I have never met anyone in my lifetime who exemplifies service with humility like her.” For increasing Chamber membership by 11 percent, Heiko Dobrikow, executive vice president of the Las Olas Company and general manager of the Riverside Hotel, was honored by 2012 Chairman Andreas Ioannou, Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. "This was a team effort by our wonderful business development staff and our members giving strong leads," Dobrikow said. "Being part of a Chamber that gets it makes all the difference." Ioannou turned the gavel over to 2013 chairman, Chuck Mohr, senior vice president with BB&T. Mohr recognized Ioannou for his leadership as he outlined his focus for 2013 on issues related to beach renourishment, expansion of Port Everglades and the Convention Center. The Chamber will also focus on more regional consensus management to give South Florida a strong voice in Tallahassee and Washington, DC. A keynote speech was presented by Kelly King, CEO and Chairman of BB&T Corporation, ending the meeting on a high note in motivating attendees by saying, "yesterday is in the past, tomorrow is never promised, so we must strive for excellence today."

 

Welcome to the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

Broward County is conveniently located between Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, in Florida's southeast region. It's 1,211 square-miles of tropical landscape and 23 miles of Atlantic Coast beaches, with an average temperature of 83 degrees, makes the Greater Fort Lauderdale area a desirable place to live and work. Broward County is home to 1.6 million residents, and another 3.4 million reside in Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.

Golfing, fishing, and boating are among the many leisure activities enjoyed by both visitors and residents. Several cultural, historic, and scientific resource facilities are located in the Fort Lauderdale area including the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Broward County has the nation's largest fully accredited school system, eleven colleges and universities, and four career and technical centers. Close to 40 hospitals serve the medical needs of our community.

 

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