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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…

Proffitt PR Celebrates 5 Years

Five years ago, the Proffitt PR firm was no more tangible than the steam rising from the coffee cups at a table where Jessica Proffitt Bracken first shared her vision for a new public relations firm with a few close…

Come Fly Away

Fly away to all that glitters in Las Vegas directly from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, thanks to Allegiant. Beginning Oct. 7, the first direct route between “Sin City” and Destin/Fort Walton will commence for rates as low as $69.  Bright…

Sunshine State Award 2016

Rowland Publishing Inc. has learned that its regional business magazine, “850-The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida,” earned first-place honors as Florida’s best trade/special interest magazine in the 2016 Sunshine State Awards. The statewide contest is conducted by the Society of…

Thursdays at 30Avenue Just Got Better

​30Avenue, the 16-acre commercial development anchoring the eastern entrance to Scenic Highway 30A at its intersection with U.S. Highway 98, will offer live music and complimentary horse and carriage rides May 26 through Sept. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. …

Moving Beyond Hardware

It’s 8 a.m. on a Monday and you’ve arrived at the office, suited up and with coffee in hand. You sign on to your computer and take a deep breath as you prepare to get ready for the big meeting…

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,…