Friday, January 4, 2013
City commissioners approved a trademark license agreement for Dunedin's logo, but wanted to see more from staff on how to use it to target tourists to the city, in a Dec. 20 public meeting at City Hall.
Dunedin's colorful, wavy "E" brand is ready for marketing, now that city leaders approved legalese for its use. The only thing missing is a target audience, commissioners said at a Dec. 20 public meeting. City Attorney Tom Trask's royalty-free trademark license agreement was a vital part of the preliminary brand marketing plan from city staff. Businesses and organizations will have to agree to the city's trademark license agreement if they want to use the new logo on marketing materials. "Consistency is extremely important," Commissioner Julie Scales said. "I think it's very important that we be firm in monitoring that sort of thing." The city has already distributed a brand standards manual to several local print shops. Donating a web …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce is soliciting nominations for the coveted "Business of the Year" and "Delightful Dunedin" awards. Find out how to nominate your business.
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Sunday, October 7, 2012
Editor's Note: This is an Oct. 2 email blasted to Dunedin Chamber of Commerce members from Lynn Wargo, Chamber president. Should your Business be named Business of the Year? Do you have a nomination for the coveted Beatrice Donoghue Delightful Dunedin Award? The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce annually honors businesses in our community that have excelled in their respective industry. Your company, or the one you nominate, may have the opportunity to join the long list of distinguished winners that have been honored over the past many years. Finalists are judged on business growth, innovativeness of product or service, response to adversity, community involvement and more. Awards are presented in three categories of gross revenues: The winners…
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
You have until 10 a.m. to purchase your Throwback Night tickets (at least, only if you want the Dunedin Historical Museum to benefit from your purchase). Also, know the weather, gas prices and other good stuff.
1) Expect sunny skies with a high near 91 and some isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. The heat index will make the day feel as hot as 101. Tonight's low is 78, according to the National Weather Service. 2) The lowest reported gas price in Dunedin is $3.32 (cash, regular) at the Super Shop, 1001 Broadway, on TampaGasPrices.com. 3) You have until 10 a.m. today to purchase tickets for 1929 Throwback Night at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium, at least if you want them to benefit the Dunedin Historical Museum. Be sure to call the Museum at 727-736-1176 before 10 a.m.! (Throwback uniforms will be auctioned after the game.) (*You'll still be able to purchase tickets after 10 a.m., but the proceeds just don't count toward the …
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Community involvement helped the Main Street branch of the Ace Hardware chain earn its Chamber of Commerce "Best Large Business" award.
Editor's Note: This is the final of three stories profiling the winners of Dunedin Chamber of Commerce's business of the year winners. Awards were given to a small, medium and large business, and announced during a banquet Dunedin Golf Club on Jan. 28. Between donating time, money and materials to a variety of causes, it's the immense amount of community involvment helped the Main Street branch of Ace Hardware earn its Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame award. Vision Ace store manager James DeCarolis said the honor for "best large business" was hard earned and much appreciated. “The biggest part of why we won is how much involvement we have in the community,” DeCarolis said. “We take so much time out of every month to give back, volunteer …
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Dan Massaro was recently named the 2011 Beatrice Donoghue Delightful Dunedin Award winner.
Dan Massaro might not have been born or raised in Dunedin, but there’s no denying he’s played an integral part in shaping it into the thriving vacation and living destination that it is today. Some of the projects he was involved in include the development of the Pinellas Trail and downtown Main Street, restoring the Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society Museum buildings and bringing the Blue Jays to Dunedin. For his many efforts and contributions to the community over the past 35 years, the 67-year-old former architect and Chicago native was named the Beatrice Donoghue Delightful Award winner for 2011. “The first Delightful Dunedin Award was given by the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce in 1966 to recognize someone who had given …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Brian Ottoson says that after 25 years, it's the award he's most proud to receive.
Editor's Note: This is the second of three stories profiling the winners of Dunedin Chamber of Commerce's business of the year winners. Awards were given to a small, medium and large business, and announced during a banquet Dunedin Golf Club on Jan. 28. Ottoson Enterprises has received numerous honors and accolades over the years. But of all the awards that have been bestowed on owner Brian Ottoson, the Chamber of Commerce's "Best Medium-Sized Business" is one of the most rewarding. “It’s a tremendous achievement, getting this award from the Chamber,” Ottoson said. “We’ve been in business in Dunedin for 25 years, so this … is unbelievable. It was a total surprise.” In addition to crafting and installing custom cabinets, Ottoson handles …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Business owner Bill Francisco's volunteer efforts earned AdSharp the Chamber of Commerce's "Best Small Business" award.
Editor's Note: This is the first of three stories profiling the winners of Dunedin Chamber of Commerce's business of the year winners. Awards were given to a small, medium and large business and announced during a banquet Dunedin Golf Club on Jan. 28. Bill Francisco has spent a lot of time living, working and traveling the world. That's precisely what makes receiving the Chamber of Commerce's award for this year's "Best Small Business" special to him. “I have had 13 homes all over the Southeastern United States, Missouri and northern Canada, and traveled all over the place, so I wanted to settle into a community where I hoped to make a positive contribution,” Francisco said by phone. “I was completely surprised, very pleased and extremely…
Friday, December 16, 2011
Small, medium and large businesses have until Dec. 23 to submit nominations.
The Dunedin Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual business awards. Chamber president Lynn Wargo announced last week that nomination forms will be accepted until Dec. 23 for Business of the Year (small, medium and large categories) and the Beatrice Donoghue Delightful Dunedin Award for community service. Businesses will be judged on seven categories: staying power, employees, business performance, innovativeness/quality of product or service offered, response to adversity, evidence of contributions by nominee to aid community-oriented projects and commitment of good business practices. For nominating purposes, small businesses gross under $1 million annually, medium businesses gross between $1 and $5 million and large …
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Cecilia
5:50 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013
If you live in Dunedin, forget it. Commissioners only want out of towners branding Dunedin. more ›