Business

By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager As we approach the end of the year, many Americans are looking to make or complete their charitable intentions for 2018. While the tax laws have made some changes to charitable giving, investors and savers alike are looking to not only give...

By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager As we approach the end of the year, many Americans are looking to make or complete their charitable intentions for 2018. While the tax laws have made some changes to charitable giving, investors and savers alike are looking to not only give...

By Gail Pelto, Realtor Recently, I asked a group of business professionals, “How many of you have purchased, sold or invested in real estate?” And almost all of their hands went up. Then I asked them, “How many of you know how to hire a real estate agent?” NONE of...

Team work makes the dream work at Ava’s Furniture and Design. “It takes the entire team at Ava’s Furniture and Design to complete the job,” says both mother and daughter, co-owners. Ava’s began its story 10 years ago when mother Susan and her daughter Courtney, a team of two,...

By Joe and Lea Capers Every time a storm threatens our state, we are reminded of how many homeowners and business owners either do not carry flood insurance at all or have inadequate limits to cover their loss.  Almost everyone in a participating community of the National Flood Insurance Program...

By Maurice Stouse Financial Advisor and Branch Manager Unemployment remains steady at 3.9%. A record number of Americans are at work. Some reports say there are more job openings than people looking for work. Corporate profits, year over year, are up 16%. Recent tax cuts have enhanced corporate earnings. Interest rates...

By Chrissy Wetzel You’ve heard the old saying, “the only things certain in life are death and taxes.” For most of us also certain also to life, is work. Today’s work force is as diverse as ever before. With increasing amounts of large corporations finding it economical and ideal to...

Beyond 214 Locals Mindy Whalen and Zane Holscher recently opened the doors to Beyond 214 in April. Located in the Best Buy plaza in Destin, the store is no ordinary retail shop. Its primary mission is to offer products derived solely from veteran-owned/veteran-operated/veteran-made, military spouse, and Fair Trade companies. “Everything...

It’s back! Contractors Connect, the premier networking event for contractors along the Emerald Coast, announces the return of its bi-monthly meetup after a short summer break. In celebration of its one-year anniversary, it’s introducing a new aspect of its bi-monthly contractor meetups. Beginning with Lord & Son at the Sept....

By Chris Balzer I have been in the home improvement industry for over 16 years and have heard just about all the sales gimmicks and cheeky techniques used by sales people. One slightly stretched story I have heard about radiant barrier is: did you know that radiant barrier was developed...