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		<title>Mornings With the Mayor: September 14</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.lakelandchamber.com/?p=3026</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mayor Gow Fields invites local residents to attend a new grassroots communication program called Mornings with the Mayor. These informal sessions take place over breakfast with the next event on...<br/>
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		<title>Florida League of Mayors appoints Gow Fields to its Board of Directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.lakelandchamber.com/?p=3029</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[City of Lakeland Mayor Gow Fields (&#38; Chamber Board Member) was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of the Florida League of Mayors for a two year term.
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		<title>New “Vote No on 4″ Video Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Amendment 4, sometimes referred to as &#8220;Hometown Democracy&#8221;, will be on the ballot this November. Chambers of Commerce, businesses and cityies around Florida have joined together to...<br/>
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		<title>Now Open: Registration for September Business After Hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Join Chamber members &#38; guests for an exciting Business After Hours at Fun Bike Center Motorsports. A September tradition at the Fun Bike Center Complex, attendees are sure to find plenty of great...<br/>
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		<title>Chamber Accepting Quotes for 2011 Buyer’s Guide Production</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.lakelandchamber.com/?p=3012</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[REQUEST FOR QUOTE
 
TO: Chamber Members
FROM: Amy Wiggins, Vice President, Communications

SUBJECT: 2011 Buyers’ Guide
DATE: August 30, 2010
 
RETURN BY:  Friday, September 10, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
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		<title>Public Invited to Attend Family Day at Polk Museum of Art</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Saturday, September 18, Polk Museum of Art will once again host Family Day. Admission to this annual event is free, and the theme this year is &#8220;Going Global.&#8221; The hours for the event...<br/>
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		<title>September Forum for Business Monthly Published</title>
		<link>http://feeds.lakelandchamber.com/~r/LakelandChamberBlogSum/~3/84z5KQIySKU/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.lakelandchamber.com/?p=2999</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Chamber&#8217;s Forum for Business Monthly is published each month with news about Chamber members, events and important business and community updates. For an archive of past Forum issues,...<br/>
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		<title>Prescription Drug Summit to Address Public Policy, HR Issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:15:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[With an average of 7 Rx drug-related deaths in Florida each day, the  intentional abuse of prescription drugs to alter brain activity is  quickly becoming an epidemic. This alarming trend is...<br/>
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		<title>International Trade Conversation Hosted by Tampa Bay Business Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Chamber members have received a special invitation to participate in the Tampa Bay Business Journal&#8217;s Community Conversation on International Trade.
Panelists Include: 

Morgan      McGrath,...<br/>
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		<title>School Board e-Town Hall August 31</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wiggins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Polk County School Board is holding an E-Town Hall for parents,  community members and staff to get questions answered pertaining to  school district budget and class size amendment concerns.
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