MicroPath Laboratories, a local anatomic pathology laboratory, has relocated their headquarter offices and laboratory to 1125 U.S. Highway 98 South in Lakeland. The move is in direct relation to the company’s consistent growth. As the local market leader in the anatomic pathology services, this move will enable MicroPath Laboratories to further enhance the level of service to their clients. MicroPath Laboratories has served local hospitals and clinics for 40 years. Congratulations to MicroPath Laboratories as they open in their new location.
Take me out to the ball game! In true Chamber fashion, the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Lakeland Electric will team up to bring you the June Business After Hours. On Thursday, June 19 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. you can enjoy the beautiful Joker Marchant Stadium along with other Chamber members and guests while sharing in fantastic concessions. And, if we can hold the rain off, stick around for the game afterward and cheer on your Lakeland Flying Tigers as they face the Tampa Yankees at 7 p.m.- your game ticket is included in your Business After Hours admission (thanks, Flying Tigers)!
Cost to attend the monthly Business After Hours is $10 for Chamber members and $30 for non-Chamber members.
please plan to come through the First Base Gate.
For more information call the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce at 863/688-8551.
Lakeland, FL – The Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce and Presenting Sponsor Regions Bank would like to invite you to start your business day at the Estates at Carpenters 1001 Carpenters Way – Auditorium, Thursday, June 12, 2008 for the Business and Breakfast event that takes place every other month.
This month’s speaker is, Jeanne Hebert. She will inform attendees about Executive’s Etiquette.
Cost to attend the event is $5 for Chamber members and $15 for non-Chamber members.
For more information or for reservations, call the Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce at 863/688-8551, ext. 232 or e-mail mstevenson@lakelandchamber.com by 5 p.m. the day prior to the event. You can also RSVP on-line at www.lakelandchamber.com.
I want to welcome everyone to the Lakeland Chamber’s new blog. It has become a project close to my heart. Personally I have followed the local blogging community for over a year. I am excited to now be actively involved in it. For those of you who are new to blogs, this blog will be a little more informal than traditional forms of communication that you have received from the Chamber. I am excited to bring this to you for a number of reasons. Those include being able to, 1) provide more timely information to our members, 2) be active in a bustling local online community, and 3) provide a fairly open arena for issues to be addressed.
With that being said, we are a chamber of commerce and our mission is to be the leading organization dedicated to creating a climate where businesses can prosper, and we attempt to do that equally across our 2,100 member businesses.
I look forward to meeting new people, and developing this as a new and open form of communication from your local chamber.
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The light of the silvery moon is still shining bright on the Silvermoon Drive-In Theatre as it celebrates its 60th birthday this April. On April 14, 1948 the Silvermoon Drive-In, located on U.S. Hwy. 92 W. in Lakeland, opened with the promise of family entertainment at very affordable prices. Today the Silvermoon continues to fulfill those promises with affordable first-run movies on two screens, seven nights a week, and even a flea market and swap shop on the weekends.
Silvermoon Drive-In was the first drive-in theatre to open in Lakeland, and it is the only one remaining, and one of only a few left in Florida. With a beautiful flashing neon sign and marquee that still attracts the attention of those traveling along US. Hwy. 92 W. today, Silvermoon has a refreshment center that offers handmade and homemade pizza and many other delicious selections. You can enjoy listening to the movie through your car radio, or if you want to feel nostalgic they also have in-car speakers available.
The Silvermoon is owned and operated by Harold Spears who began his movie theater management career in 1954, and today is the President and CEO of Sun South Theatres, who also own and operate the Joy-Lan Drive-In Theatre in Dade City. At the Silvermoon 70% of attendees are regulars, and some drive great distances to enjoy the drive-in movie experience. In the early days of drive-ins most attendees were teenagers, today it attracts a cross-section that spans from teenagers and young families to retirees and all folks in between! Mr. Spearsâ€™ corporate philosophy of delivering the very best entertainment experience at the most reasonable cost is evident as Silvermoon Drive-In Theatre continues to thrive and remains a landmark people love to frequent. Happy 60th Birthday Silvermoon Drive In-Theatre!
The Lakeland Area Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate the Silvermoon Drive-In Theatre as the Small Business of the Month for April.