{"id":8414,"date":"2015-06-03T07:03:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T14:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=8414"},"modified":"2015-06-03T07:11:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T14:11:01","slug":"rocking-the-um-field-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/","title":{"rendered":"ROCKING THE UM FIELD HOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"<a id=\"rocking-the-um-field-house\"><\/a>UM Senior Vice President for Community Relations, Sarah N. Artecona welcomes the guests to the Business EXPO.\n<p>The UM Bank United Center Field House was the happening place to be on Tuesday, May 19th, for ChamberSOUTH\u2019s 16TH Annual Business EXPO.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by UHealth, this open and free to the community event offered local businesses the opportunity to exhibit and promote their products and services while reminding residents to \u201ckeep it local\u201d and support our community businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds enjoyed complimentary hors d&#8217;oeuvres and signature drinks provided by local eateries; there was a taste for every palette, from the young and hip to the refined and sophisticated.<\/p>\n<p>The BankUnited Center was an ideal location for the Business EXPO thanks to its proximity to the University Metrorail station and the various businesses located along nearby US-1. Mercedes-Benz of Cutler Bay welcomed visitors with its display of luxury vehicles. Jon Wilson, AKA DJ Jonny 5, \u201cTHE VOICE of the ChamberSOUTH Business EXPO,\u201d kept everyone in high spirits, while All Star Event Photography captured the excitement of the evening (go to ).<\/p>\n<p>The EXPO is made possible by the ChamberSOUTH Small Business Committee in partnership with the University of Miami.\u00a0 Joe Natoli, UM Senior Vice President noted that \u201cUHealth is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Business EXPO and looks forward to working with ChamberSOUTH member businesses to serve residents and visitors of the greater south Miami-Dade area.\u201d\u00a0 Additional partners included: Platinum Partner, Baptist Health South Florida; Gold Partners: First National Bank of South Miami, SpiderBoost Interactive Agency, 880 AM \u2013 The Biz, FASTSIGNS; Silver Partners: Credomatic Merchant Services, Morris &amp; Reynolds Insurance, Minuteman Press \u2013 The Falls, The Collection Shop, MPS Credit Union, Dade County Federal Credit Union and FirstBank Florida.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8414 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/baptist-table\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Baptist-Table.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8421\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8421'>\n\t\t\t\tPlatinum Partner Baptist Health South Florida\u2019s Katherine Partridge and Marsha Tejeda offer guests pineapples to take home.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/credomatic-table\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Credomatic-Table.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8422\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8422'>\n\t\t\t\tJimmy Diaz and Maritza Garabento greeting visitors to Creditomatic, Silver Partners.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/food-station\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Food-Station.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/leadership-team-2\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Leadership-team.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8424\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8424'>\n\t\t\t\tChamberSOUTH Business EXPO Leadership Team: President, Mary Scott Russell, Chair Claudia Cancio, and EXPO Chair Allison Bhagwandat of the Small Business Committee.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/msrmercedes-benz\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/MSR-Mercedes-Benz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8425\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8425'>\n\t\t\t\tChamberSOUTH Team Member Rose Hedgemond and President Mary Scott Russell with Ira Jones of Mercedes Benz Cutler Bay outside the Bank United Center.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/u-health-table\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/U-Health-Table.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8426\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8426'>\n\t\t\t\tGreeting visitors to the Presenting Partner UHealth table are: (L-R) Sarah Artecona, Myrna Vaca and Mindy Herris.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/fnbsm-table\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FNBSM-Table.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8427\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8427'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst National Bank of South Miami staff at their Gold Partner table.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UM Bank United Center Field House was the happening place to be on Tuesday, May 19th, for ChamberSOUTH\u2019s 16TH Annual 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Presented by UHealth, this open and free to the community event offered local businesses the opportunity to exhibit and promote their products and services while reminding residents to \u201ckeep it local\u201d and<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/somimag.com\/rocking-the-um-field-house\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,1,121],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}