292 ideas and counting for Be the Bulb


  • April 18, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
As the $50,000 Be The Bulb challenge winds down, it's time to see if Pensacola is ready to live up to our children's potential.

PODCAST: ‘If you change one child’s life, you can change a whole history’


  • April 13, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   education
“We have to get the brain development going from the beginning,” Quint Studer said. “The beauty about it is the science shows that it can be done.”

SCI training: Developing the right skills to communicate


  • April 12, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   training-development
Developing your communication skills can help all aspects of your life, from your professional life to social gatherings and everything in between.

Celeste Beatty: EntreCon headliner gets craft beer deal with Walmart


  • April 8, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   video
EntreCon Pensacola presenter Celeste Beatty has a deal to began stocking her Harlem Brewing Co.'s Sugar Hill Golden Ale in 39 Walmart stores in New York.

Recovery not benefitting low-income Northwest Florida communities


  • April 7, 2016
  • /   Zach Jenkins
  • /   economy
The 250,000 residents living in economically distressed communities in Northwest Florida have probably heard that the economy has nearly recovered from the Great Recession, but they have their doubts.

Two VPK architects look back


  • April 7, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
Dave Lawrence and Toni Jennings, two of the architects of Florida VPK system, look back 10 years after the program began at the work that still needs to be done.

Making performance management work for you


  • April 6, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
People from more than 200 organizations got advice about how to build a feedback loop that benefits their businesses, their employees and themselves.

Change is hard, this can help


  • April 6, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   training-development
Change is tough — and, it seems, constant. Here are some of the key sources of inspiration for Quint's work in helping people and organizations deal with change.

Building readiness among infants now


  • April 6, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   education
The relationships with the important people in a baby’s life can literally shape and form the intricate structure of an infant’s brain.

High stakes ahead in workers comp fight


  • April 5, 2016
  • /   Jim Saunders
  • /   economy
Court cases will look at 2003 reforms to the workers compensation system, which some say went too far in trimming benefits for workers.