850 — The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida - 850 Business Magazine April-May 2011

Tyler J. Huston, 27, Tallahassee

Established a family endowment with the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation for research and education done by the hospital’s NeuroScience Center. (His dad suffered a traumatic brain injury at the age of 26, when Huston was about two years old.) He was president of Tallahassee Young Professionals, active in Rotary and ran the Rotary Leadership Campaign at the ripe age of 25. He mentors at Riley Elementary School and is an advisor on business program development at Keiser University.

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When experts predict the future of computing, their crystal balls are cloudy. As in cloud computing. If you use Gmail or Hotmail or post your status reports on Facebook, you are already using cloud computing. But email and social networking…

Is Northwest Florida the Silicon Valley of the 2020s?

In Florida, students lag behind the U.S. average in science and mathematics. The state and the nation have failed to keep pace globally. Florida ranks behind 18 countries (including the 9th-ranked U.S.), according to the 2007 study “Chance Favors the…

What your signature says about you

Don't think it matters what your signature looks like? Don't be so sure. It relays a lot about you. Redefining John Hancock Originally published in the Apr/May 2011 issue of 850 Business Magazine Have you ever considered how you sign…

Get a handle on your stress--and that of your employees

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Commentary on the future of new business

The Future of New Business Looks Bright Indeed By Brian Rowland Originally published in the Apr/May 2011 issue of 850 Business Magazine   If you’re worried about the entrepreneurial spirit of Northwest Florida’s youth, I have a word of advice:…

Meet Marie Livingston and her winning strategy

Many Tallahassee residents don’t realize the popular steakhouse isn’t an out-of-town chain, nor is the name a marketing gimmick. There is a real Marie Livingston. Making Her Steak Marie Livingston was a newcomer to Tallahassee when she decided to open…

Panama City Beach's Facelift

Front Beach Road is the artery that feeds the heart of tourism in Panama City Beach, and now it is undergoing a procedure that should dramatically improve the health of the vacation town. Front Beach Makeover From party strip to…

Florida's Cheer Leader

Accomplished equestrienne. Cancer survivor. Working mother. Influential lobbyist. Carol Dover, who manages the 10,000-member Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, is all that and more. And in the wake of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, she has now become an…