Florida’s Department of Financial Services is hosting a series of free disaster preparedness webinars for small business owners ahead of the start of the 2013 Hurricane Season. The webinars are part the “Protect Your Home Base” initiative aimed at helping…
Florida’s unemployment rate for April 2013 was 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008 and down 0.3 percentage points from March’s rate of 7.5 percent. Over the month, Florida added 16,700 private sectors jobs. The state’s jobless rate continues to…
TALLAHASSEE — When the legislative session started in March, it was prime time for Florida lobbyists. And newly filed reports show the industry cashed in during the first three months of the year, with at least four lobbying firms collecting…
The St. Joe Company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Green Circle Bio Energy, Inc., a producer of biomass based renewable energy, that includes the potential to create new jobs in Northwest Florida and make the Port of…
In business, mobile means anywhere. In the hotel lobby or at the airport, you’re constantly tending to your business. No matter where your business takes you, 850 Business Magazine is available at your fingertips with a new mobile-friendly website. As…
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that Southwest Airlines would begin service at Pensacola International Airport (PNS) later this year. Pensacola International is currently served by AirTran Airways, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest. In 2011, Southwest completed the purchase of…
The South Florida Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has announced finalists for the 2013 Sunshine State Awards and 850 — the Business Magazine of Northwest Florida is in the running for an award in the statewide contest.…
If you are reading 850 — The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida, you are interested in what is happening in the 16 counties that stretch from Pensacola to Monticello. Now we have established the 850 Business Magazine Group on LinkedIn,…
TALLAHASSEE — A business-friendly unemployment compensation measure similar to a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott was approved Thursday by a House committee, promising lower taxes on employers a shorter payout period, and new requirements for workers seeking job benefits. The…
TALLAHASSEE — A business-friendly unemployment compensation measure similar to a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott was approved Thursday by a House committee, promising lower taxes on employers a shorter payout period, and new requirements for workers seeking job benefits. The…
