Strawberry Growers Association

ABC Chapter Staff Associated Builders and Contractors ( ABC ) is a national association with 79 chapters representing 25, 000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with 2 million employees. ABC's membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry. In Florida, ABC represents over 2, 500 member companies. Founded in 1969, ABC's Florida Gulf Coast Chapter ( located in Tampa, FL ) is devoted exclusively to representing the interests of 450 member companies from Gainesville down to Naples. ABC is the construction industry's voice with the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the federal government and with state and local governments, as well as with the news media. ABC's mission is the advancement of the merit shop construction philosophy, which encourages open competition and a free-enterprise approach that awards contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation. Through its national office and chapters, ABC's objective is to provide its members with an organization to deal with issues on an industry-wide basis.

Established in 1916, AACSB International is The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and provides a variety of products and services for business programs and schools. Based in Tampa, Fla., the organization of educational institutions, businesses and other entities devoted to the advancement of management education provides accreditation for business and accounting programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. The services AACSB International offers for the business schools include preaccreditation, maintenance of accreditation, initial accreditation and eligibility application, AACSB International holds more than 600 accreditations worldwide.

Tampa Bay Baptist Association is an alliance of over 170 Southern Baptist missions and churches in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties, collaborating to serve communities in West Central Florida. With a focus on carrying out the Great Commission, the organization hosts meetings in a conference center and supports charitable causes, counseling centers, and training events throughout the region. Generated from their available business information