Gulfport Chamber Expands Service Area

Gulfport Chamber President Lori Rosso announced that the Gulfport Chamber’s Board of Directors voted to expand the Gulfport Chamber’s service area to include Gulfport, South Pasadena and other surrounding South Pinellas County municipalities. 

In a corresponding vote, the Board also approved a name change to The Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce.

According to President Rosso, the decision to serve a larger area is the first in a series of steps to provide businesses and professionals in areas of South Pinellas County that have close business ties and serve a mainstream, commercial-residential population.  “While tourism forms a base for our economy, we also are the service area for the beaches and lots of residents who live and work in the area,” says President Rosso.

The expanded Chamber will offer a program that will provide members with a strong identity as a separate and distinct market area and destination. It will also represent the business community’s interests before the various governmental bodies.  Helping businesses and professional entities to locate and expand in the area is at the heart of the expanded program. 

The Chamber will continue to be a vehicle for private sector charitable and educational contributions to the communities served.

The Gulfport Area Chamber of Commerce is a private, not-for-profit corporation that is made up of area businesses, professional offices and other service organizations.  It is the voice of private enterprise in its service area.