The Circle of Influence
Through Access Tallahassee, our team works to connect and engage the next generation of local young professionals. As one myself, I know that now is the time we take the reigns in an impactful way. […]
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Ep 66. Creating a Deeper Community Impact Through Skilled Workforce Career Opportunities, Jay Smith, Ajax Building Company
Ajax, along with several community partners, is using the Chamber’s TalentHub platform to create a deeper community impact with this project while recruiting and training disadvantaged workers, externship, and apprenticeship participants. […]
Hurricanes and COVID-19 Equal a Compound Disaster – Are Tallahassee Businesses Prepared?
A compound disaster refers to two or more disaster events creating additional and increasingly complex response and recovery challenges as each disaster amplifies the effect of the other. Unfortunately, natural disasters and human-caused crises are unlikely to decrease in frequency during a pandemic. […]
FBMC Benefits Management, Inc. Acquires DeMoss Financial’s Employee Benefits Division
Following their Annual Stockholder’s Meeting on June 1, FBMC Benefits Management, Inc. has announced the acquisition of DeMoss Financial’s Employee Benefits division. Based in Tavernier, Florida in the Florida Keys, DeMoss Financial – a full-service insurance and financial services firm established in 1997 – will continue to offer a broad array of wealth management and […]
TMH, The Proctor Dealerships Team Up to Help Children with Diabetes
What’s better than a chance to win a beautiful, new Acura TLX? A chance to win while helping children with Type 1 diabetes. Raffle tickets are on sale now for the Tee Off for Tots Car Raffle, benefiting the Proctor Endowment for Children with Diabetes at the Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) Foundation. Only 1,250 tickets […]
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From Classroom to Career
Talent Pipeline Management puts the employers in the driver’s seat of determining their critical positions and articulating the demand as well as the credentialing requirements for these positions so they may co-create a talent pipeline with our local education and training providers. […]
Capital City Bank Approves $63.3 Million in Paycheck Protection Loans to Big Bend Area Businesses
Tallahassee, Fla., September 10, 2020 – Since the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) launched on April 10, 2020, Capital City Bank has approved 2,206 loans through the program funding of approximately $190 million, thereby safeguarding just over 25,000 jobs. In the Big Bend area, the 125- year-old financial institution has approved 654 small business loans totaling approximately $63.3 […]
Ep. 65 – Reopening Tallahassee Community College with a Focus on Student Success – Kim Moore, Tallahassee Community College
Kim Moore joins us to share the new realities students on campus are facing, the plans to keep them engaged in the community this semester, as well as the differences & similarities in the realm of workforce development for local employers in the pandemic environment. […]
Apalachicola Main Street Hosts Raffle for Getaway Package
Apalachicola, FL – New Tallahassee Chamber member Apalachicola Main Street, Inc. is hosting an online raffle for an Apalachicola Getaway package through September 22. The prize package includes a two-night stay at the Coombs Inn and Suites, a two-hour airboat tour with Bay Eco Tours, a $100 gift certificate to BECASA, and dinner for two […]
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Advice on compound disasters from member Hub International Florida
Update Your Business’ Preparedness Plan Today Ahead of a Compound Disaster By Scott Fouts COVID-19 has significantly impacted many aspects of your business. Throw a hurricane into the mix and you’ve got a compound disaster. Prepare your business and facility, or facilities, for a hurricane amid COVID-19. As hurricane season begins, and the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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