Startup entrepreneurs in Tallahassee have a new resource to support their efforts: Domi Ventures. The company’s goal is to help develop the local startup ecosystem and boost startups by securing investors as well as providing education, mentoring and facilitating collaboration.…
The St. Joe Company today announced that it has entered into a sales agreement with AgReserves, Inc., a Utah corporation, to sell approximately 382,834 acres of its non-strategic timberland and rural land in Northwest Florida for $565 million. The final…
Awards honor Florida businesses for job creation, entrepreneurship, export growth and excellence
The possibility of an armed assault occurring anywhere in the United States is a real one, as evidenced by recent shootings at a New Jersey all and the Los Angeles International Airport. Should such an incident happen at your place…
American Banker has listed Capital City Bank (Nasdaq:CCBG) among its inaugural ranking of "Best Banks to Work For." Coming in at No. 9 among participants with asset sizes up to $3 billion, Capital City Bank is in the company of…
We’ve filled our October/November issue of 850 with the perspective and insight of NWFL’s most industrious entrepreneurial minds. We’ve got facts. We’ve got stats. And if that’s not what you’re after, we’ve got six pages devoted entirely to the best…
Governor Rick Scott, joined by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and U.S. Representative Steve Southerland, on Tuesday announced that the State of Florida will file a lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Georgia’s unchecked and growing consumption of water. …
Boats, cotton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are all coming to you in the newest issue of 850 — The Business Magazine of Northwest Florida.
The St. Joe Company on Wednesday announced its income numbers — and the news is improving for investors in the company that remains the largest landowner in Northwest Florida. Company officials also announced they plan to unveil a new project…
The St. Joe Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT) — after the market closes — to review the company’s results for the second quarter ending June 30. St. Joe’s earnings press release…
Former Pensacola Mayor Jerry Maygarden has been named interim president and CEO of the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce. A Pensacola native, Maygarden is a former city councilman who also served in the Florida House of Representatives, including a stint…
The U.S. Small Business Administration has scheduled seminars in Fort Walton Beach over the next couple of months to help small business owners get the answers they need to be successful in getting financing and starting a small business. Below…
Rowland Publishing wins two prestigious Sunshine State first-place awards from the South Florida chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
We’re excited about the new issue of 850, ready to hit the stands next week. We’ve packed this issue with information about Northwest Florida’s real estate industry, the business lure of Jackson County, tips on how to run a better…
First Commerce Credit Union will help businesses learn how to access capital at a free SBA breakfast seminar on Thursday, June 15. Discussion will center on lending options, including the SBA’s 7A and 504 programs. Speakers will include: Sherwood Brown,…
Florida’s Department of Financial Services is hosting a series of free disaster preparedness webinars for small business owners ahead of the start of the 2013 Hurricane Season. The webinars are part the “Protect Your Home Base” initiative aimed at helping…
Florida’s unemployment rate for April 2013 was 7.2 percent, the lowest since September 2008 and down 0.3 percentage points from March’s rate of 7.5 percent. Over the month, Florida added 16,700 private sectors jobs. The state’s jobless rate continues to…
TALLAHASSEE — When the legislative session started in March, it was prime time for Florida lobbyists. And newly filed reports show the industry cashed in during the first three months of the year, with at least four lobbying firms collecting…
The St. Joe Company has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Green Circle Bio Energy, Inc., a producer of biomass based renewable energy, that includes the potential to create new jobs in Northwest Florida and make the Port of…
