When The Printing House closed its doors in Quincy back in 2011, Gadsden County’s workforce felt the reverberating effects. Nearly three years later, a new sort of industrial powerhouse is gearing up to take its place. Sicamu Inc., a family-owned…
Small businesses are the cornerstone of Florida’s economy, contributing about 75 percent — or $583 billion — to the state’s total GDP. The state is currently home to more than 2 billion small businesses. With an improving economy, a recent…
Capital New beginnings >> The lobbying firm Southern Strategy Group has merged with Fearington & Smith. Mercer Fearington Jr. and Clark Smith join the dozen lobbyists Southern Strategy Group has in Tallahassee and will be part of the firm’s network of…
There are a wide variety of financing options available for businesses looking to locate in Leon County — or local businesses looking to expand their footprint. Business dollars already go a lot further here because there is no state…
After meeting with European aerospace leaders, Northwest Florida business, political and education leaders return home to begin planning for the future. Jennifer Conoley, an economic development representative for Gulf Power Company, reports on the Gulf Coast Aerospace Coalition’s intense two-day…
Destin >> The Market Shops at Sandestin is getting a major facelift. Owner OBP Partners of Miami has begun a revitalization effort, transforming the resort shopping area into a dining, shopping and entertainment center with an intimate neighborhood atmosphere. Renovations…
One-in-six sales managers in firms that have missed revenue goals in the last year cited a lack of sales training as a cause. Thirty-five percent of employers report their companies missed revenue goals in the last 12 months. A study* from…
Barbara Corcoran of Shark Tank fame offers some advice for Northwest Florida entrepreneurs.
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Pensacola Global Business Solutions Inc., an innovator in information technology services and technical training, has unveiled a five-year plan that includes expanding the Pensacola corporate headquarters and hiring up to 120 full-time employees. Details of the jobs plan include hiring…
Worker Shortage Looms According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the U.S. economy will create 120,000 jobs a year in computer science through 2020. However, U.S. institutions of higher learning only produce 40,000 bachelor’s degrees annually in that field,…
It is rare to find large retail spaces available in the heart of Niceville, and that is precisely what this 6,560-square-foot commercial building offers. Built in 1997, and previously home to a Blockbuster store, the space combines square footage, location…
Local officials and community leaders pull together to bring new businesses to Jackson County
Jackson County’s students — secondary and post-secondary — enjoy tremendous opportunities, some of which are rare for rural communities. High school students have a public school system with a high B average from the state (all area schools received either…
Renovation and expansion brings quality care to Jackson County
Local folks will tell you that Jackson County is where Mother Nature and Father Time made a pact to preserve “the very nature of Florida.” One visit to these low rolling pastoral hills dotted with majestic stands of pine and…
Cotton, peanuts and beef cattle make up most of Jackson County’s agricultural output today.
Capital New Beginnings >> Ballard Partners has expanded its Tallahassee and Miami offices with the addition of former state Rep. Michael Abrams and Monica Rodriguez. Abrams will serve as chair of Ballard Partners’ public policy team in the Miami-based office, where…
If there was one spot in all of North Florida that had just the right balance of highways, airways and railways, Jackson County would be that spot. “Jackson County is located as a gateway for both Alabama and Georgia into…
Real Estate in Jackson County begins to make a comeback.
Jackson County mixes Southern charm with high quality jobs and amenities
A real long-term economic opportunity may lie with the international tourist market.
New beginnings, name changes, local honors and appointments by Gov. Scott
Home of the largest Air Force base in the world, Okaloosa is the nucleus of a high tech, defense and aerospace industry cluster.
New beginnings, name changes, local honors and appointments by Gov. Scott
New beginnings, name changes, local honors and appointments by Gov. Scott
A Q and A with John Thiel, a Florida State University College of Business graduate who heads Merrill Lynch U.S. Wealth Management and the Private Banking and Investment Group.
Some tourism officials remain puzzled by a move in the Legislature this past spring to allow oil-drilling within three miles of the Gulf shoreline.
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