850 — The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida - 850 Business Magazine April-May 2010

850 Life: Chan Cox of Chan's Wine World, Destin

Taste Maker Bourbon’s popularity in the 1970s meant wine was an untapped sales niche for Chan Cox, who decided to take full advantage. Today, he is the go-to guru for all things wine in Northwest Florida, with five retail stores…

850 Regional News

850 Regional News Originally published in the Apr/Mar 2010 issue of 850 Business Magazine   The Mood of Business Interesting research shows Florida small business owners are more concerned with keeping their current customers than the rest of U.S. small…

The Bottom Line: Taking a Bite Out of Taxes

Bottom Line: Taking a Bite Out of Taxes Your 2009 tax returns are now in the mail, unless you’ve filed an extension. Think you can rest on your laurels? Hardly. Taxes don’t file themselves, and procrastination almost always costs money.…

Charlotte Maguire's Wisdom for Today

Dr. Charlotte Maguire gives a whole new meaning to the notion of “golden years.” At 90, after a brilliant career in medicine and government, she’s still in love with learning — and still inspiring others to learn. “A pioneer for…

(Business) Life After Prime Time

He cracks wise with the same affability and witty charm as his Trapper John McIntyre character on the 1970s “M*A*S*H” television series. But Wayne Rogers, the Princeton graduate, has morphed, from a successful actor into a keen financial maven and…

Shedding Light on Invisible Evidence

Visitors to the industrial office building might confuse the comfortable waiting room for a doctor’s office, with its chairs, magazines and receptionist window. But if the double helix sculpture in front of the building didn’t give it away, this is…