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Veterans Florida Connects You with the Workforce You Need
Employing veterans means increased competitiveness, productivity, and profits.
Beach Community Bank Delivering on Promises and Promotions
Kimberly Cox, a founding member and officer of the bank since its creation in 2001
Beach Community Bank Completes $100 Million Recapitalization
sponsored content photo courtesy beach community bank Since its founding in 2001, Beach Community Bank has promised service that is the best in its class. Through an expert and engaged team of bankers and services tailored to your needs,…
1st Annual Talent Innovation Summit Convenes to Address Talent Challenges in the Region
sponsored content Photo courtesy of the talent innovation summit For The Table managing partner Matt Thompson and The Moore Agency, senior vice president Jordan Jacobs speak about strategies for employee engagement and retention at the 1st Annual Talents Innovation Summit. CareerSource…
Florida State University Raises Over $1 Billion in Fundraising Campaign
The Raise The Torch campaign by the university has culminated to success.
EntreCon Aims to Engage and Enliven Community Businesses
Don't miss the impressive lineup of dynamic speakers that EntreCon has prepared for this year.
Urban Park Helps Bring New Economic Opportunity to South Monroe
The KCCI #iHeartTally Community Catalyst team’s newest project
Make the Most of Your Wine & Food Festival Experience with These Tips and Tidbits
PHOTO COURTESY South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival The 2018 South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival takes place April 26-29 in Grand Boulevard’s Town Center. We’ve put together festival tips to help make your festival experience easy,…
By the Numbers: The Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Sacred Heart
The hospital, expected to open in 2019, is being built in front of the existing 117-bed Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital
Comparing North And South Florida Real Estate Prices
While North Florida offers affordable housing, South Florida’s real estate prices are more expensive.
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…
Pinnacle Awards Program Honors Community-Leading Ladies
PANAMA CITY — Karen Moore awakened early in her great lake house, left her husband and his parents behind and, after completing a milk run of a flight itinerary, touched down in Panama City, Florida, 19 hours after departing…
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.…
VP guides athletics program to reflect FSU’s big picture
Courtesy of FSU Athletics / Mike Olivella Stan Wilcox, Tallahassee; Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Florida State University To Stan Wilcox, Florida State University’s vice president/director of Intercollegiate Athletics, the athletic program is more than a business, more than an…
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.
More Than Just Numbers
Winston Howell changed his college major 14 times before settling on accounting. Today he is the managing shareholder of the fast-growing Thomas Howell Ferguson CPAs.
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…
Top-Notch Hospitality
Barry Shields begins preparing the Governor’s Club early for an onslaught of business when legislators come to town.
Collegiate Comparisons
SmartAsset recently released its second annual Best Value Colleges study
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…
Commercial Real Estate. Property Management. Insurance. All under one roof.
Beck Partners’ unique combination of commercial real estate property management, brokerage and insurance services allows their team to collaborate openly, share ideas and provide solutions that help their clients in a way that few other firms can. In other words,…
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…
Foreign Investors Love U.S. Manufacturing
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish or expand U.S. businesses totaled $420.7 billion in 2015 — a whopping increase of 68 percent from 2014, when expenditures were $250.6 billion. More…
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…
First Commerce Credit Union Announces Next Speaker in Power Forward Series: Jim Kelly
Courtesy of First Commerce Credit Union NFL great and entrepreneur Jim Kelly will be the next speaker in First Commerce Credit Union’s Power Forward Speaker Series on Oct. 5. For the third year, Tallahassee’s largest business event leading up to…
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. …
Hiring Talent and Increasing the Effectiveness of Employee Selection
Hiring is one of the biggest challenges companies face, but it can also be one of the most rewarding opportunities. Finding the right person for the right job can help an organization avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes while contributing positively…
Pinnacle Awards Celebrate 10 Remarkable Women
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Nothing Formulaic About Him
Glen McDonald of Applied Research Associates in Bay County is a very colorful chemist who does a lot of good in the local community.
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…
When Hiring Minors Keep These 3 Restrictions in Mind
Summer is here, school is out and thousands of high school students are looking for jobs. If you are hiring some of them to work at your business, make sure you bone up on what the state and federal labor laws…
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.…
Santa Rosa County Demographics
An overview of Santa Rosa’s population, its major employers and industrial park offerings for businesses looking to relocate.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty Celebrates Expansion into Pensacola
Courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway The Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty group is growing Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty announced late last year that it had entered into an agreement with John S. Carr & Company in Pensacola. As a…
The Impact of Foreign Trade Missions on Florida Businesses
The inside scoop on international trade.
Sound Bytes February/March
Business News
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,…
