Opinion

Hard to believe it’s been five years since the first issue of 850 was published. It’s been quite a trip. I’ve learned a lot about Northwest Florida in that time — and I hope you have too. We featured former…

With this issue, 850 is delighted to be celebrating its fifth anniversary. We launched this magazine in October 2008, about a month before the national economy tanked, forcing our region into a recession made worse by the oil spill of…

When a leader feels there is nothing else to learn, you, your staff and your company will suffer.

Statistics back up investing in the betterment of your workforce.

Growing up, the first and most critical mentors in life are your parents. With the decision to bear children, parents also have the obligation and duty to mentor their child’s development into an individual who can successfully move into society.…

I’ve had the pleasure to meet a lot of interesting people in my journalism career, from presidents to actors to movers and shakers in politics and business to regular folks just trying to do a good job or battling to…

A real long-term economic opportunity may lie with the international tourist market.

It deeply saddens me to see such a deep divide between our two major political parties.

Restaurants, chain stores, local mom and pop stores, the housing industry and tourism could all take a hit.

Staff cutbacks by newspapers, radio and TV stations across the state hurt us all.