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Big Futures Helping Students Prepare for Life Beyond High School

When designing this program locally, Big Brothers Big Sisters reached out to the Greater Tallahassee Chamber to fully understand their goal and Initiative of Talent 2030. It was this that helped them establish the groundwork for their Mentor Guidebook and incorporated the TalentHub platform into the curriculum of this program. […]

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Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce hosts healthcare recruitment fair

From WTXL TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — In an effort to fill more than 2,200 healthcare jobs available in the Big Bend, Saturday Tallahassee’s chamber of commerce was hosting a community healthcare recruiting fair. It focuses on connecting the community with employers, learning centers….and community resources to help fill the void for healthcare-related careers. Chad Wilson […]

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Be part of the solution in fighting cyber scams | Blake Dowling

From the Tallahassee Democrat I had a political figure call me up one day last year and tell me they were concerned about their browsing history as they got an email saying that if they did not pay $2,000 dollars it would all be exposed. I assured that person it was a scam, and hackers really don’t […]

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Tallahassee Ballet celebrates 50th with ribbon-cutting at new North Hampton facility

From the Tallahassee Democrat The Tallahassee Ballet (TTB) and The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce representatives commemorated TTB’s newest and greatest facilities with an oversized ribbon, a large pair of scissors, and a lot of happy people. It has taken 50 years to get here, but at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, Tallahassee Ballet  celebrated the […]

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Tallahassee Chamber encourages employers to hire underrepresented populations at 2022 Talent Forum

Ashley Harrell battles Cerebral Palsy, along with a learning disorder, but she is now employed at Kohl’s in Tallahassee. “It’s very satisfying that I can find a job I really enjoy,” said Harrell. “It’s taught me I can do anything anybody else can do, just at a slower pace.” […]

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Could ‘hidden workers’ help Tallahassee workforce woes? Chamber forum explores upside, challenges

A 74-page report titled “Hidden Workers: Untapped Talent” by the Harvard Business School said companies that hire hidden workers are 36% less likely to face talent skills shortages compared to companies that do not. […]

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Tallahassee jobs scorecard: Labor Day hitlist of known, confidential projects in the pipeline

From the Tallahassee Democrat Will Tallahassee hit an ambitious goal of creating more than 18,000 new jobs by 2030? Business and economic development officials are pushing the lofty target and point to several recently announced projects as examples of a path forward. At the same time, a dozen leads that have been given confidential codenames could further move the jobs […]

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