Patrick Gardner Speaks at Chamber Lunceon
Chamber members learned about Draper Bioengineering Labs at the February Luncheon on Wednesday.
Dr. Patrick Gardner, of Draper Bioengineering Labs, was the guest speaker at the Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce's February Luncheon, which was sponsored by the Tampa Bay Business Journal and took place at the Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club.
Gardner told chamber members about Draper Bioengineering Labs, a Cambridge, MA-based business with a center at the University of South Florida. Draper is a non-profit research and development laboratory that employs nearly 1,400 people nationwide.
"Most of what we do is in the research and development area for the federal government," Gardner explained.
"We're excited about the growth we're going to see in the Tampa Bay area," he added.
Also during the luncheon:
- Chamber President Phil Lentsch, of Office Dynamics, said he will be at the corner of 56th Street and Fowler Avenue at 4 p.m. on Friday wearing USF gear and waving signs to support USF in the wake of reports that the institution is facing deep budget cuts.
- Member David Long, of Business Ink Printing, said the chamber's After Hours Networking Social at Embassy Suites was successful and the chamber is planning another social at the same location on April 26.
- Barbara Sparks-McGlinchy, executive director of the chamber, reminded members that the GFWC Temple Terrace Woman's Club's annual Prayer Breakfast will take place Feb. 17, and there will be a Fireside Soup Social networking event on Feb. 20. She also said the new Beef 'O' Brady's will open in the old Blockbuster Video location on Feb. 27.
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Greater Temple Terrace Chamber of Commerce
9385 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, FL (inside the Bank of America building) -
Temple Terrace Golf & Country Club
200 Inverness Ave, Temple Terrace, FL -
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL -
Office Dynamics
5802 E Fowler Ave, Temple Terrace, FL -
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Business Ink Printing
8834 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, FL
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Embassy Suites
3705 Spectrum Blvd, Tampa, FL -
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Blockbuster Video
9309 N 56th St, Temple Terrace, FL -
3rd Annual Fireside Soup Social Networking Event
February 20, 2012 at 5:00 pm–7:30 pm306 Bullard Pkwy, Temple Terrace, FL
