Business

Tax season has arrived and the Destin Library has once again teamed up with AARP to provide free tax preparation services. You do not need to be a member of AARP to use the Tax-Aide program and there is no cost for this service. AARP tax volunteers can prepare simple...

Did you know? • 66% of Americans are considered financially illiterate. • 78% of American workers live paycheck to paycheck. • 17% of American adults are unable to pay their current month’s bills in full. • 25% of non-retired American have no retirement savings or pension whatsoever. • 27% of American adults would need...

By Chris Balzar Definition, noun; the technique of using the heat given off by an object to produce an image of it or locate it. Now that we know the definition, what is it used for and how can it help us? A thermo graphic camera (infrared camera) detects infrared light...

By Rita L. Sherwood Customer Experience: The Driving Force Behind ECLT Some say that Larry Greene, president of Emerald Coast Luxury Transportation is in the transportation business, but according to Larry, he’s in the business of creating memories. “Since starting Emerald Coast Luxury Transportation almost three years ago, it’s been a pleasure...

By Lori Leath Smith When Bryan Cuff landed in our community from South Africa, he was looking to begin a new business venture. His friend and longtime local resident Michael Ward identified a need: more roll-off dumpsters on the Emerald Coast to meet the demand of growing housing and commercial...

By Victoria Ostrosky Jared was helping save the planet by receiving most of his bills electronically and paying his invoices online. It saved him time, since he invariably quickly scanned them then paid with a few clicks. He loved how it freed up his time to do other things he...

By Maurice Stouse, Branch Manager and Financial Advisor Should savers, investors and spenders pay much, if any attention to the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet? The Fed’s balance sheet is just like any other; it is a statement of assets and liabilities. It is produced every Thursday afternoon. An interested person can...

February 20-21 Hyatt Place Sandestin at Grand Blvd. Join the NWF Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association at the Northwest Florida Communications Summit (formerly ER for PR) on Feb. 20-21, 2020, at the Hyatt Place Sandestin at Grand Boulevard! This one-and-a-half day, premiere professional development event for public relations,...

The 5th Annual Heaven in Business Workshop will take place on Friday, February 21st from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. In this workshop, you’ll receive practical tools to bring God with you to work, grow your business, and begin influencing your city. Heaven in Business Director and workshop speaker, Andy...

By Matthew Vanderford, Claimology Imagine you were given a task. Imagine this task is to travel across space to find a new home for your family, because the home you have is being threatened with extinction. Now imagine climbing into the rocket ship, blasting off and punching your way into...