{"id":119753,"date":"2026-01-15T22:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119753\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T22:08:11","slug":"tallahassee-chamber-to-focus-on-innovation-and-regional-collaboration-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/119753\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee Chamber to focus on innovation and regional collaboration in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TALLAHASSEE, FL \u2014 More than 600 business, civic, and community leaders gathered Thursday morning at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce&#8217;s 2026 Annual Breakfast Meeting, marking the region&#8217;s first premier business event of the new year.<\/p>\n<p>The release states the meeting officially launched the Chamber&#8217;s 2026 fiscal year and highlighted new leadership, strategic priorities, and a forward-looking vision focused on economic competitiveness, talent, innovation, and regional collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768514889_299_.jpeg\" alt=\"Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce kickoff 2026\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<p>New Chamber President\/CEO Michael Dalby reflected on his first months leading the organization and outlined the Chamber&#8217;s role as a convener, connector, and advocate for business success across the Capital Region, saying in part,<\/p>\n<p>    &#8220;In my first 90 days, I&#8217;ve had over 150 meetings with business leaders throughout our capital region, and I&#8217;ve learned some things,&#8221; Dalby said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve repeatedly heard a desire to expand and diversify our economy \u2013 basically to see more economic opportunity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The release from the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce goes on to say Dalby emphasized the potential of local universities to drive economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cFSU, FAMU, and TSC are constantly generating top-flight talent, and their research is world-class. The Chamber can help in plugging that talent into our businesses to help them be stronger and more innovative, and we can help ideas from the universities take root and grow here \u2013 maybe even grow into the next big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768514891_537_.jpeg\" alt=\"Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce 2026 kickoff \"  width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n<p>The release says that as the Chamber enters its 103rd year of service, leaders emphasized unity, collaboration, and momentum as Tallahassee continues to navigate economic change and opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>This story has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Want to see more local news? 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