Chancellor Madeline Pumariega is in the Business of Opportunity
Miami native leads students to aim higher and secure employment
What a Difference a Penny Makes
Three times since 1989, Leon County voters have approved adding a penny to the local sales tax. In the third vote in 2014, voters agreed to extend the tax from 2020 to 2040.
Room at the Inn
Visitors to Tallahassee will soon have more options to rest for the night, or longer. Seven hotel projects are either under construction or proposed for Tallahassee, prospectively adding nearly 1,000 new rooms.
New Communities
Dramatic new real estate developments are changing the streetscapes around Tallahassee and are changing how Tallahasseans live, work, play and shop. The result is new lifestyles.
At Leadership Florida, Spencer harnesses expertise and ‘goodness’
Wendy Spencer, after serving a tour of duty in Washington, D.C., as CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, is back in Tallahassee as the head of Leadership Florida.
Focus on the Good
Debbie Ritchie, president of the Studer Group, discusses how the organization helps health-care service providers get healthy and improve patient experiences.
A Two-Fold Purpose
Steve Bornhoft A summertime STEM camp hosted by FSU PC introduced students to sharks and dogfish to spark their interest in biology and other sciences. STEM curriculum aims to launch early academic pursuit of science, technology, engineering and math. …
A Step in Time
Fugawee Corporation sells historical footwear to re-enactors and museums worldwide, movies and Broadway shows from its 10,000-square-foot warehouse in Crawfordville.
Open For Business
A smaller version of its former self, The St. Joe Company has put much of its hopes for the future in Northwest Florida’s basket and into the hands of a man who has spent three decades in the region.
Workplace Violence
If you think workplace violence can’t happen at your company, you may be right — or dead wrong. It’s better for you and your employees to prepare.
Optimism Pays
Your leadership style — whether positive or negative — matters more than you realize. Optimism in your company starts with you.
VP guides athletics program to reflect FSU’s big picture
Courtesy of FSU Athletics / Mike Olivella Stan Wilcox, Tallahassee; Vice President/Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Florida State University To Stan Wilcox, Florida State University’s vice president/director of Intercollegiate Athletics, the athletic program is more than a business, more than an…
Building For The Future
Looking beyond beaches and the military to boost economic development
Taking the Long View
As an attorney in Atlanta, Kim Rivers discovered an appetite for forging big deals that she found to be in relatively short supply upon moving back to Tallahassee, where she had served as a student body president at FSU. She thought about trading Florida’s capital city for a metropolitan environment, but saw Tallahassee as an ideal place to raise her son. Today, she is still making deals while working to make Tallahassee an even better place to live.
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TripShock owner Greg Fisher was named by Pensacola’s Studer Institute as its 2016 “Entrepreneur of the Year” — with good reason. His entrepreneurial spirit hasn’t waned since he was 16 years old.
