Dr. Jay Reeve was raised by a single mother among relatives who lived and struggled with serious mental illness. “In the 1960s and early 1970s, these illnesses were seen as shameful and didn’t get talked about,” Reeve, the CEO of Apalachee Center said. Fast forward to 2023, behavioral health care is having a moment. Fueled […]
Jeff Minder, a passionate advocate for dog training, launched Top Tier K9 in March 2014 from his home in Tallahassee, Florida. His ambitious goals were to create the #1 dog trainer school in the country within ten years and build a system that could help empty the shelters that euthanize 4.9 million dogs per year […]
From the outset of his career, Brent Lister embraced a piece of advice from his mentor: the path to success is self-driven. This meant that personal growth should be based on performance, skill and contribution to the company, not merely on tenure. This guiding principle has been a cornerstone of Lister’s leadership philosophy, reflected in […]
On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, this correspondence is to underscore the critical importance of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency’s (IA) commitment to the vision for investment in infrastructure and economic development projects within our community given the most recent Blueprint IA meetings and discussions of projects. For […]
The inaugural North Florida Worlds of Work (WOW) welcomed over 2,000 high school students to the campuses of Tallahassee Community College and Lively Technical College last Thursday and Friday. By all accounts, the event was a huge success! Over 100 employers (bringing at least 300 employees with them) engaged with students through a variety of […]
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Did you know that 90% of brain development happens from ages 0 to 5? This means a child’s brain is almost fully developed before they enter kindergarten. In Tallahassee, our kindergarten readiness rate is at an alarming 49%. This means over half of our children who are entering kindergarten are not adequately prepared to adapt […]
Riley Elementary Permanent Food Pantry1400 Indiana St.Tallahassee, FL 32304 Congratulations to Riley Elementary School for the opening of their Food Pantry! We cannot wait to see the lives changed by this outstanding resource. The mission of the School Pantry Program is to help solve child hunger by providing nutritious food to children and their families […]
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Every 18 months, the Tallahassee Chamber publishes an up-to-date map of our community. We believe it is important to always provide the most current information. To check out the latest map, you can pick one up in the Chamber office or click the link HERE to navigate to an online, interactive map. […]
Every 18 months, the Tallahassee Chamber publishes an up-to-date map of our community. We believe it is important to always provide the most current information. To check out the latest map, you can pick one up in the Chamber office or click the link HERE to navigate to an online, interactive map. […]
During the past 30 years, a lot of corporate training has garnered a bad reputation. Some in the training field say the culprit is over-reliance on PowerPoint or Keynote. Others bemoan expediency brought on by tighter budgets, or instructional designers whose sole qualifications are on-the-job experience. The truth is that training mode, training budget, and […]
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