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Summit Bank Market Leaders Mean Business

  SPONSORED BY SUMMIT BANK Today’s business owners face many challenges when operating a business and planning for the future, whether it’s starting, expanding or managing a company or practice. The business banking professionals at Summit Bank are here to…

CareerSource Hosts Talent Innovation Summit

TALLAHASSEE — Businesses and community leaders in northwest Florida are invited to participate in the CareerSource Capital Region “Talent Innovation Summit” on Nov. 1 at Florida State University’s Turnbull Conference Center. The Talent Innovation Summit features nationally recognized talent and…

Pensacola: VT Mae Hiring and Employment Info Session on Oct. 27

VT MAE will host an information session for job seekers at its new aircraft maintenance facility under construction at Pensacola International Airport. The global aviation company will discuss its current corporate operations, upcoming hiring needs, employment application procedures and available subcontracting opportunities…

Business News- Sound Bytes

STATEWIDE STATEWIDE HAPPENINGS » Florida insurance companies are providing a record level of support for the Florida Insurance Industry Scholarship Program, helping low-income families across the state send their children to schools best suited to their needs. To date in 2017, Florida insurance companies have committed…

Sound Bytes August/September

PrOVIDED BY PROFILED INDIVIDUALS Creating Jobs  Partners in Association Management recently received the Governor’s Business Ambassador Award. The Tallahassee company was founded in 1998 and provides management services to state, regional and national nonprofit associations.   Capital Appointed by Gov.…

Sound Bytes June/July

CAPITAL APPOINTED BY GOV. SCOTT » Four prominent Tallahassee individuals were recently appointed to the Florida Constitution Revision Commission: Timothy Cerio, an accomplished attorney who had previously served as general counsel to the governor and in 2013 was appointed to…

Aegis Business Technologies: 20th Anniversary Video

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850 Magazine's Most-Read Stories of 2016

In 2016 we reported on business trends, provided tips to help growing companies and chatted with influential leaders. We took a look at which stories sparked the most interest with our readers through the six issues published in 2016. Our…

All About Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa County sits in the midst of a six-county area of Northwest Florida that has the highest concentration of military retirees in the U.S., providing a trained and ready workforce. There are more than 31,000 military retirees in Santa Rosa alone — and approximately 100,000 military veterans in Santa Rosa and neighboring counties combined.

Taxing For Dollars

Taxing For Dollars It’s the most un-wonderful time of the year for most Americans. Tax time. Sweating to get those federal income tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service before the feared deadline. But while you’ve been staring at your…

ITEN Wired Tech Summit Arrives in Pensacola

Photo by Erik Forsberg ​ITEN Wired is the Gulf Coast’s premier conference for executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and educators working in technology. The event was hosted by IT Gulf Coast and FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance and was held at the Hilton…

EntreCon, The Culture of Leadership Conference

Do you want to learn how to create a culture of leadership where everyone thinks, feels and acts like an owner? If so, EntreCon is the conference for you. November 3-4, 2016 Pensacola Little Theatre EntreConPensacola.com   The Studer Community…

Effective PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint can be a highly effective tool for conveying messages and information, but many presenters don’t use it to its full potential. The Studer Community Institute, in an upcoming workshop, will teach business professionals how to successfully use PowerPoint to…

Bay County Demographics

U.S. Navy photo by Jacqui Barker/Released Neil Patterson, a retired saturation diver now employed at the Naval Surface Warfare Division, Panama City Division, readies equipment for diving bell training procedures. POPULATION July 2015 (estimated) — 181,635 Percent change from 2010…

Scenic 30A Welcomes New Gulf Front Condos

Costa Blanca is a Gulf-front condo under construction on Scenic Highway 30A and exclusively listed by Royce Mitchell of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty. Costa Blanca – Spanish for “white beach” – offers a private lifestyle intimately attuned to the…

The Multigenerational Workforce

Workplace trends are ever changing. Baby Boomers are extending their working lifetime, Generation X is navigating management roles and Millennials are trying to maintain a work-life balance. Listening to and understanding your team’s motivations is critical to a business’ success. …

Pinnacle Awards Celebrate 10 Remarkable Women

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The Technology Sector

When it comes to employment and economic drivers, technology remains a hot ticket in the U.S. and in Florida, according to a national report released earlier this year. According to Cyberstates 2016: The Definitive State-by-State Analysis of the U.S. Tech…

Connect Florida Attracts Impressive 2016 Class

Connect Florida recently announced Class VII of its Statewide Leadership Institute. Eight members of the new class are Tallahassee and Monticello residents.  Connect Florida is a signature program created by Leadership Florida, developed to educate, engage and inspire the state’s…

Let's Talk Walton & Okaloosa County Numbers

Walton County Sources: VisitSouthWalton.com, Walton County Tourist Development Council   Okaloosa County   Military Okaloosa County is home to Eglin Air Force base, the largest installation in the Department of Defense, Hurlburt Field and more than 300 defense related businesses, the highest concentration in the state.…

Connecting at the Capitol

Connect Florida Day encourages and engages emerging leaders A total of 200 emerging leaders from throughout Florida converged for Connect Day at the Capitol on Feb. 4-5. Energized and and eager to learn, attendees encountered a full schedule of educational,…