Thinking big was the theme of the Twitter chat hosted by @850bizmag on Thursday, Oct. 1. The chat was hosted alongside Gulf Power in order to engage Twitter users of the region in a dialog that focused on topics the…
Think back to your last job interview. You organized your resume and work samples and very carefully and thoughtfully picked out what you wanted to wear. You wanted to look professional, intelligent and personable. You took the time to do…
3D printing is all over the news this year. It is revolutionary tech to change the way things are made. I need to confess, I had a moment of extreme slowness when I first heard of the technology. I pictured…
November is Entrepreneurship Month and the FSU College of Business and First Commerce Credit Union are kicking off the month with the third annual Power Forward Speaker Series event. This year’s speaker will be Randi Zuckerberg of the Facebook start-up…
With its August/September edition, 850 brings North Florida a compelling complement of business news and profiles. Meet business owners who are achieving notoriety in their fields; learn how companies are evolving in response to today’s social climate and raise a…
“Skills pay the bills.” It’s a tagline that Tallahassee Community College President Jim Murdaugh ran across in Georgia recently and one that he plans to employ at TCC. The school will turn 50 in 2016, a milestone that Murdaugh sees…
Sue Dick, the president and CEO of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, told the Chamber’s annual meeting on Sunday (Aug. 16) that the mission of the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County, Inc., which she also serves as president,…
In any event, given the prominence of the sender, Tallahassee City Commissioner Curtis Richardson surely would have been inclined to make Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce officials aware of an e-mail he received applauding the Chamber’s withdrawal of its plans…
The University of West Florida and Quint and Rishy Studer have announced a partnership to develop the Center for Entrepreneurship at the UWF College of Business. The Studers have committed $1 million to fund the center. Quint (right) and Rishy Studer Hamilton Images…
It covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and helps plants grow. Children love splashing in it, it keeps us clean and after a sweltering day we crave an ice-coldglass of it. In case you haven’t guessed, “it” is water,…
