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Effective PowerPoint Presentations

PowerPoint can be a highly effective tool for conveying messages and information, but many presenters don’t use it to its full potential. The Studer Community Institute, in an upcoming workshop, will teach business professionals how to successfully use PowerPoint to…

Scenic 30A Welcomes New Gulf Front Condos

Costa Blanca is a Gulf-front condo under construction on Scenic Highway 30A and exclusively listed by Royce Mitchell of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty. Costa Blanca – Spanish for “white beach” – offers a private lifestyle intimately attuned to the…

The Multigenerational Workforce

Workplace trends are ever changing. Baby Boomers are extending their working lifetime, Generation X is navigating management roles and Millennials are trying to maintain a work-life balance. Listening to and understanding your team’s motivations is critical to a business’ success. …

Pinnacle Awards Celebrate 10 Remarkable Women

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Connect Florida Attracts Impressive 2016 Class

Connect Florida recently announced Class VII of its Statewide Leadership Institute. Eight members of the new class are Tallahassee and Monticello residents.  Connect Florida is a signature program created by Leadership Florida, developed to educate, engage and inspire the state’s…

Proffitt PR Celebrates 5 Years

Five years ago, the Proffitt PR firm was no more tangible than the steam rising from the coffee cups at a table where Jessica Proffitt Bracken first shared her vision for a new public relations firm with a few close…

Come Fly Away

Fly away to all that glitters in Las Vegas directly from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, thanks to Allegiant. Beginning Oct. 7, the first direct route between “Sin City” and Destin/Fort Walton will commence for rates as low as $69.  Bright…

Sunshine State Award 2016

Rowland Publishing Inc. has learned that its regional business magazine, “850-The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida,” earned first-place honors as Florida’s best trade/special interest magazine in the 2016 Sunshine State Awards. The statewide contest is conducted by the Society of…

Thursdays at 30Avenue Just Got Better

​30Avenue, the 16-acre commercial development anchoring the eastern entrance to Scenic Highway 30A at its intersection with U.S. Highway 98, will offer live music and complimentary horse and carriage rides May 26 through Sept. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. …

Moving Beyond Hardware

It’s 8 a.m. on a Monday and you’ve arrived at the office, suited up and with coffee in hand. You sign on to your computer and take a deep breath as you prepare to get ready for the big meeting…

Connecting at the Capitol

Connect Florida Day encourages and engages emerging leaders A total of 200 emerging leaders from throughout Florida converged for Connect Day at the Capitol on Feb. 4-5. Energized and and eager to learn, attendees encountered a full schedule of educational,…

TCC Offers Free Business Incubator Program

Tallahassee Community College, in partnership with the Tallahassee Downtown Improvement Authority, is seeking start-up businesses to participate in its free business incubator program. This program is part of the Retail Career Pathways Initiative at TCC, which helps prepare students for…

Startup Week Starts This Week

Entrepreneurs looking to start their own business can find a well of knowledgeable experts to help them on the way at Tallahassee’s inaugural Startup Week, beginning today. And it’s all free and open to the public. The five-day event is…