VIDEO: Be the Bulb Challenge winners


  • June 30, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   video
Studer Institute logo on black background
Studer Community Institute Shannon Nickinson congratulates award winners for submitting the best idea in the $50,000 Be the Bulb challenge to improve kindergarten readiness.

VIDEO: Pop Up Fair idea for kindergarten readiness


  • June 30, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   video
Vanessa Kennedy and Leslynne Green react to the announcement that their Pop Up Fair idea for kindergarten readiness won $25,000 in the Studer Community Institute Be the Bulb challenge.

VIDEO: Early Learning Center on Wheels


  • June 30, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   video
Andreal Johnson,left, Dynita Bufford, center, and La’Tris Sykes, right, talk about their winning idea, the Early Learning Center on Wheels, for the Studer Community Institute Be the Bulb challenge.

SBDC hosts business plan competition for veterans


  • June 29, 2016
  • /   staff reports
  • /   economy
Three veterans saw their business plans rise to the top in a competition hosted by the Small Business Development Center at the University of West Florida.

Happy employees: One of the keys to a successful organization


  • June 29, 2016
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   training-development
Happy employees take better care of the customer — you can operate a business based on love and care and in the end, not only is it profitable, but all of our stakeholders can thrive.

SCI announces Be the Bulb challenge winners


  • June 28, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   studer-community-institute
Woman drawing on wall. Studer Institute Light Bulb logo on the wall
The two winners of Be the Bulb challenge will be announced in a ceremony hosted by the Studer Community Institute on Thursday, June 30, at So Gourmet, 407 S. Palafox St. in Pensacola.

How to help your boss develop you


  • June 27, 2016
  • /   Quint Studer
  • /   training-development,quint-studer
Here is a three-step method that will fill your development cup, improve your skill set and create a better relationship with your supervisor.

Does another housing bubble loom in Northwest Florida?


  • June 24, 2016
  • /   Phyllis Pooley, UWF
  • /   economy
Now, just 10 years removed from the height of the housing bubble, there are whispers that another bubble is forming. What does the data say? UWF's Phyllis Pooley explains.

The housing trilemma for Pensacola


  • June 24, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard
If one researcher's point that balancing housing affordability, economic strength and quality of life are the key to a community's growth, our three-legged stool needs some work.

Build customer service into company's culture


  • June 23, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   training-development
Donna Kirby of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos shared secrets of great customer service with more than 100 people at a Studer Community Institute training session at Pensacola Little Theater.