Gary Kooper, CEO of Chandler Investment Properties, was the Florence Chamber’s guest this past weekend talking about his belief in giving residents a beautiful, safe, welcoming community to call home. We encourage you to tune-in every Sunday from 12:00-12:30pm on LIVE 95.3FM in Florence, SC.
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The Greater Florence Chamber would like to thank Mayor Lethonia Barnes, City of Florence, for being the guest speaker today at the Chamber’s Community Legislative Breakfast held at the Florence Center. More than 220 civic and community leaders attended the breakfast event.
Mayor Barnes covered many topics the City is working on including the expanded use of new technology for public safety by the City of Florence Police Department.
Other City projects were discussed including Florence’s strong fire department efforts delivering city residence a top-level fire protection rating which reflects on lower insurance costs. The mayor also covered the hot topics of the City’s water plan and improvements along with road maintenance efforts.
The breakfast program started with Gregg Robinson, CEO of Florence County Economic Development Partnership, sharing an update on the AESC project and other Florence County Economic Development news.
Many thanks to the event sponsors Mindy Taylor, Director of Government & Community Relations – Duke Energy and Drew Chaplin, President & CEO of Palmetto Commercial Real Estate.
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The Greater Florence Chamber was honored to help host the Grand Opening and Business After Hours event last night at HopeHealth’s new Streater Community Center building on North Dargan Street in Downtown Florence. More than 100 people attended the event celebrating the completion of the project.
The Downtown Florence Community Tour is happening tonight, Monday, March 3 at 6:00 PM! Don’t miss this opportunity to share your ideas for revitalizing vacant and underused spaces in our downtown district. They will begin at the James Allen Plaza, 119 S. Dargan St.
They’ve partnered with Place + Main Advisors, LLC, LLC and local property owners to develop a retail market analysis and real estate redevelopment strategy for Downtown Florence. This project will help us better understand visitor trends, identify viable uses for available space, and assess property conditions to support those uses.
On this walking tour, you’ll visit five vacant or underused properties, and the Place + Main team will guide discussions on potential opportunities for each space.
Your input matters! This is a free event, but don’t forget to wear comfortable walking shoes.
