850 — The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida - 850 Business Magazine Fall 2008

Contributors

GARY FINEOUT Fineout has lived in North Florida for 25 years. He has worked for various newspapers, including The Miami Herald, Tallahassee Democrat, The News-Journal of Daytona Beach and the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group. His work has also…

850: By the Numbers

850: By the Numbers Population 1.3 million people in 2007 – about 7.3 percent of the state – an increase of more than 11,000 from 2006. Almost half of the population’s age is less than 35. More than two-thirds are…

Regional Economic Development Organizations

Regional Economic Development OrganizationsFlorida’s Great Northwest Economic development organization serving 16 counties from Pensacola to Tallahassee. Provides leadership in workforce and economic development with goal of creating high-wage, high-skill jobs, branding and marketing and supporting local economic development organizations. floridasgreatnorthwest.com…

Do you have business news to share?

Do you have business news to share? Send us an e-mail at editor@850businessmagazine.com or fax your letter, press release or other news to (850) 656-1871. We also accept your business news for our corridor SoundBytes sections. Information on mergers, acquisitions,…

Want to Ask Charlie Crist a Question?

Want to Ask Charlie Crist a Question? 850 editor Linda Kleindienst meets quarterly with Governor Crist to ask the questions at the top of your list. E-mail your inquiries for the governor to editor@850businessmagazine.com and look in our upcoming issues…

Media Communication Savvy

Media Communication Savvy Provide only your information. Know what is yours to share. That doesn’t mean you’re withholding information. You’re just telling the story you own. If you’re asked a question and your only source of information to provide an…

Florida Commerce Credit Union

Passion, dedication, and creativity.  Those are just a few words that describe the C2U (Committed to You) philosophy at Florida Commerce Credit Union. Blended with the national credit union credo of “people helping people,” this philosophy led to FCCU’s Commit-a-thon…

Focus on the Economy

Notable business news in the Emerald Coast Corridor. Focus on the Economy DESTIN – A regional leadership conference on how to stimulate economic activity in the Northwest Florida market will be held at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in…

The Serious Business of Vacationing

Lino Maldonado, vice president of ResortQuest, has lived in Northwest Florida for more than 25 years, and he still can’t get enough. By David Demarest The Serious Business of VacationingLino Maldonado works to bring visitors to the Gulf CoastBy David…