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2 THE CIRCUIT March/April 2009
The Cosmetic Vein & Laser Center<br />
Leads the Way to Healthier Legs<br />
NON-INVASIVE LASER TECHNOLOGIES<br />
FOR THE TREATMENT OF VARICOSE AND<br />
SPIDER VEINS RESTORE THE HEALTH,<br />
BEAUTY, AND VITALITY OF YOUR LEGS.<br />
Don’t let unsightly and uncomfortable varicose and spider veins rob you<br />
<strong>of</strong> your natural beauty. Dr. Kimberly Moskowitz is one <strong>of</strong> only 240 board–<br />
certified vein specialists (Phlebologists) in the United States. As a leading<br />
expert in the field and a member <strong>of</strong> the American College <strong>of</strong> Phlebology, she<br />
has pioneered the safest and most up-to-date treatment options for varicose<br />
and spider veins. Today, those options include state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art non-invasive<br />
technologies that allow patients to return to most normal activities the same<br />
day as treatment.<br />
Left untreated, abnormal veins can lead to serious health risks like blood<br />
clots, phlebitis (inflammation <strong>of</strong> the veins), cellulitis, and leg ulcers. Expert<br />
treatment <strong>of</strong> varicose veins dramatically improves painful symptoms and<br />
prevents complications. Dr. Moskowitz will perform a thorough ultrasound<br />
examination <strong>of</strong> the legs to accurately assess the severity and extent <strong>of</strong> vein<br />
disease. <strong>This</strong> diagnostic ultrasound is a necessary part <strong>of</strong> the initial consultation<br />
as it allows the physician to determine the most appropriate treatment plan.<br />
“I am so truly grateful that my education,<br />
experience, and technology allow me to spend<br />
every day doing exactly what I love to do.<br />
I place enormous emphasis on my relationships<br />
with my patients and do my best to help them<br />
look and feel young, natural, and healthy.<br />
I want everyone to maximize the beauty<br />
they were born with.”<br />
Dr. Moskowitz has been performing and training other physicians to<br />
perform EVLT (Endovenous Laser Treatment) since its FDA approval in<br />
2003. During this 45-minute, safe, outpatient procedure, an ultrasound is used<br />
to guide placement <strong>of</strong> a thin laser fiber into the abnormal Saphenous vein in<br />
the leg. Heat energy from the laser causes the abnormal vein to immediately<br />
collapse and redirect blood flow to the normal healthy channels in the leg.<br />
The body reabsorbs the abnormal vein, resulting in improved circulation and<br />
symptoms. Local anesthesia is used to completely numb the area around the<br />
Kimberly Moskowitz, M.S., M.D.<br />
vein so the procedure is virtually painless. EVLT has a 99% success rate and has<br />
eliminated the need for painful surgical procedures such as vein stripping.<br />
Contrary to what many physicians are taught, spider veins can cause the<br />
same symptoms as much larger varicose veins. Also, because 25% <strong>of</strong> spider<br />
veins are associated with underlying larger vein abnormalities, it is <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
considered medically necessary to treat them. Sclerotherapy (tiny injections <strong>of</strong><br />
a solution that closes the veins), is the most effective and least painful treatment<br />
for spider veins and blue veins under the skin surface called reticular veins. Skin<br />
lasers are very effective for treating small veins on the face and chest; however,<br />
for leg veins, they are less effective, more painful, and <strong>of</strong>ten lead to scarring and<br />
hyperpigmentation.<br />
The provides the most advanced nonsurgical<br />
treatments for skin, face, legs, and cellulite reduction. Dr. Moskowitz<br />
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Kia:<br />
The Right Choice...<br />
Pushing Forward.<br />
In spite <strong>of</strong> a worldwide economic setback, Kia Motors continues to<br />
push forward. We’ve watched as car manufacturers beg for bailouts,<br />
close dealerships and downsize positions at manufacturing plants.<br />
<strong>This</strong> has made buying a car an even bigger commitment than it once<br />
was. The purchase <strong>of</strong> a car has become about finding the most<br />
economical choice with a company you know is going to be around<br />
for years to come.<br />
Kia is a company you can trust, even on a local level. Bill Byrd Kia<br />
rates #1 in customer service out <strong>of</strong> Kia’s 630 dealers. We <strong>of</strong>fer little<br />
to no hassles with buying or servicing, and we don’t try to sell customers<br />
things they don’t want.<br />
Kia is also keeping up with the Going Green trend. The Rio* made the<br />
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s “Greenest Vehicles<br />
<strong>of</strong> 2009” list. While many <strong>of</strong> us love the idea <strong>of</strong> leaving a little<br />
less <strong>of</strong> a carbon footprint, price can be a deterrent. Not so with the<br />
Rio. It has excellent gas milage, receiving up to 50 highway miles and<br />
32 city miles on the standard. *Priced as low as $11,990<br />
Bill Byrd Kia<br />
2435 East 15 th Street, <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
850.872.0444<br />
www.billbyrdkiapanamacity.com<br />
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As the year moves forward toward the holidays,<br />
signaling that 2010 is right around the corner, I<br />
cannot help but reflect upon our achievements in<br />
2009. <strong>This</strong> has been a year <strong>of</strong> numerous<br />
defining moments for the <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>. The<br />
<strong>Chamber</strong> has been strengthening its<br />
strategic partnership with the Tourist<br />
Development Council all year, an<br />
aspiration that has resulted in our two<br />
organizations successfully co-producing<br />
the<br />
2010 Vacation Planner for the first<br />
time. We have taken an active role with<br />
the<br />
Bay County Economic Development<br />
Alliance, and stepped up our involvement with the Military<br />
Affairs Committee and Bay Defense Alliance. We are happy<br />
to again work with the Bay County <strong>Chamber</strong> on two more<br />
“First Fridays at the <strong>Beach</strong>” in 2010, and to actively support<br />
and strengthen relations with the Walton Area <strong>Chamber</strong>.<br />
The time has come for all our organizations – both in Bay<br />
County and our neighboring counties – to come together and<br />
act as one region. In 1776 our founding fathers designed an<br />
emblem with a motto for our new nation: E Pluribus Unum<br />
“Great Leaders make things possible; exceptional leaders<br />
make them inevitable.”<br />
~Newt Gingrich<br />
We are only six short months<br />
away from the opening <strong>of</strong> a<br />
brand new “green” LEEDcertified<br />
airport, and we’re thrilled to have<br />
Southwest Airlines signed on to service it.<br />
<strong>This</strong> will no doubt help position Northwest<br />
Florida as one <strong>of</strong> America’s leading beach<br />
destinations as the Southwest Effect*<br />
begins to take hold. Our region is also<br />
home to one <strong>of</strong> the world’s most important<br />
defense aerospace economic clusters anchored by U.S. Air<br />
Force, Navy, and Army aviation installations. Southwest’s<br />
arrival is expected to stimulate job growth and economic<br />
development, and the <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> will be involved in<br />
promoting and supporting these initiatives.<br />
Two new seats have been added to the Airport Authority, to<br />
Dewey Wilson and Dawn Moliterno, President/CEO <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Walton Area <strong>Chamber</strong>. We look forward to strengthening<br />
our ties with this region. The Airport Authority has recently<br />
brought on board Jones Lang LaSalle to help place tenants<br />
on 1,400 acres available for industry at the West Bay Sector<br />
and to help create new jobs, with the goal being to develop<br />
a cohesive, long-term economic engine in this region. We<br />
(out <strong>of</strong> many, one). These powerful words have stood the<br />
test <strong>of</strong> time and are still inscribed on our currency today. I<br />
would like to recognize the <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong>’s President, Beth<br />
Oltman, for her tireless hours, effort and<br />
commitment to fortifying this <strong>Chamber</strong>’s<br />
relationships with the aforementioned<br />
organizations.<br />
In 2009 the <strong>Chamber</strong>’s committees came<br />
to life in a way I have not seen before.<br />
Navigator has become a large triumph<br />
under the leadership <strong>of</strong> Karen Blackerby<br />
and <strong>Chamber</strong> staff. Our Education<br />
Partnership and Green Leadership<br />
committees have successfully carried out their missions<br />
all year. YP @ The <strong>Beach</strong>, the co-creation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Chamber</strong>, Walton Area <strong>Chamber</strong> and Coastal Vision 3000, is<br />
<strong>of</strong>f to a great start. Our Governmental Affairs has assembled<br />
an exhilarating legislative agenda for 2010.<br />
I have enjoyed serving as the <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong>’s Chairman<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Board for 2009, and look forward to continuing my<br />
involvement with this ever-evolving organization for years<br />
to come.<br />
Anthony DuBose<br />
are currently in the “Pre-Marketing Phase” with our<br />
new airport, and it is exciting to see our community so<br />
enthusiastic, focused and involved. Now,<br />
more than ever, we must work together as<br />
one region to achieve these goals...and stay<br />
focused and committed. Kevin Johnson,<br />
St. Joe’s new Vice President <strong>of</strong> Economic<br />
Development, states, “[Developing the<br />
West Bay Sector] is a fifty-year vision. We<br />
all must be patient and persistent.”<br />
As our Bay County Economic Development<br />
Alliance (EDA) aptly stated in October,<br />
Bay County is definitely an “Emerging<br />
Urban Area.” In the months to come the <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong><br />
will become increasingly involved with the EDA and in<br />
helping find opportunities to enhance our area’s economic<br />
prosperity. Additionally, we are extremely pleased to have<br />
John Robbins as Chairperson <strong>of</strong> our Governmental Affairs<br />
Committee in 2010, and helping us create a vibrant legislative<br />
agenda for our <strong>Chamber</strong>.<br />
*The Southwest Effect refers to the increase in airline travel<br />
originating from a community after service to and from<br />
that community is inaugurated by Southwest Airlines that<br />
improves service and/or lowers cost.<br />
Beth Oltman<br />
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<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong><br />
309 Richard Jackson Blvd., <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, FL 32407<br />
Phone: (850) 235-1159 Fax: (850) 235-2301<br />
PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org<br />
2009<br />
Board <strong>of</strong> Directors<br />
Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board<br />
Anthony DuBose,<br />
Coastal Community Bank & Insurance Agency<br />
Past Chairman<br />
Al McCambry, Knology<br />
Incoming Chairman<br />
Philip Griffitts, Jr., Sugar Sands <strong>Beach</strong> Resort<br />
Treasurer<br />
Robert Carroll, McNeil Carroll Engineering<br />
Secretary<br />
Paul Wohlford, Resort Collection <strong>of</strong> PCB<br />
Legal Council<br />
Steven L. Applebaum<br />
The Board<br />
Karen Blackerby, Magnum Capital<br />
Felicia Cook, Simon Property Group<br />
Pam George, Gulf World Marine Park<br />
Amy Harris, Royal American Hospitality<br />
Scott Harris, Wachovia Bank<br />
Annie Holcombe, Oaseas Resorts<br />
Terry Hook, Publix Super Markets<br />
Jayna Leach, Sterling Resorts<br />
Lee Ann Leonard, By The Sea Resorts<br />
Chris Pariseau, Allegra Print & Imaging<br />
Edy Rivard, Gulf Coast Medical Center<br />
Dan Rowe, PCB Convention & Visitors Bureau<br />
Cil Schnitker, Comcast Cable<br />
Jeff Segan, Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort & Spa<br />
Russ Smith, The Towne <strong>of</strong> Seahaven<br />
Honorary Members<br />
Mayor Gayle Oberst, <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> PCB<br />
Dr. Ken Shaw, FSU PC<br />
Dr. Jim Kerley, GCCC<br />
Brian Connors, Naval Support Activity PC<br />
Janet Watermeier,<br />
Bay County Economic Development Alliance<br />
<strong>Chamber</strong> Staff<br />
President & CEO<br />
Beth Oltman<br />
Vice President Communications Marta Rose<br />
Vice President Finance Jena Kimmel<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Sales<br />
Lynn Kandler<br />
Vice President Member Services Cyndi Ainsworth<br />
Special Events Coordinator Hillary Marchman<br />
Systems Coordinator Kristopher McLane<br />
Member Services<br />
Lindsay Dring<br />
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your connection to the beach<br />
As a <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>,<br />
our staff, board <strong>of</strong> directors<br />
and committee chairmen are well<br />
aware <strong>of</strong> our community’s issues,<br />
challenges and goals, as well as our<br />
economic, political and cultural climate.<br />
Are you up to date on these<br />
things?<br />
“Moving from Valuable to Essential”<br />
is the theme <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong>’s annual Board Retreat this<br />
year, held in November, and we have made it our commitment to continue<br />
to effectively communicate information on current community<br />
affairs to our <strong>Chamber</strong> Members and local residents in 2010.<br />
N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 9<br />
Contents<br />
10 Business Spotlights<br />
• Zen Garden Market & Lotus Café<br />
• ALPHA Audiology<br />
• Gulf Power’s EarthCents<br />
15 A Few Minutes With Jim Boyd, Sr.<br />
18 The Annual Green <strong>Issue</strong><br />
23 Capitalizing on a New Airport<br />
38 Event Calendar for November and December 2009<br />
In October, <strong>Chamber</strong> executives from around the state <strong>of</strong> Florida met<br />
at The Future <strong>of</strong> Florida Forum in Orlando at Disney World to discuss<br />
the issues at hand and how we, as <strong>Chamber</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>, can<br />
be catalysts for economic growth in our communities. “The future <strong>of</strong><br />
our Sunshine State,” our state and national leaders reported, “lies in an<br />
immediate, important transformation that will need to take place, from<br />
tourism and agriculture to Florida becoming a nucleus <strong>of</strong> aerospace,<br />
technology and life sciences.” <strong>This</strong> essential transformation will bring<br />
Florida residents greater prosperity and an elevated quality <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
On the road to becoming a “Modern Metropolis,” one emerging global<br />
trend will take great significance: Everyone will need to work. In<br />
our “global, borderless, knowledge-based economy,” a phrase leaders<br />
spoke <strong>of</strong>ten, Talent – educated, skilled workers – is the new economic<br />
development currency around the world. Companies are going where<br />
the talent is. Talent is going where quality <strong>of</strong> life is. One question we<br />
should all be asking is, What can I do to contribute to the quality <strong>of</strong><br />
life here in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> / <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>?<br />
The issues are complex, but the solutions need not be. And therein<br />
lies our <strong>Chamber</strong>’s primary goal: To continue to create and execute a<br />
well-rounded variety <strong>of</strong> programs, speaking engagements, networking<br />
functions, workshops, promotional vehicles and opportunities for you<br />
to give back to the community...and stay involved.<br />
As always, we are open to your suggestions, and we value your feedback.<br />
Please feel free to drop me a note at Marta@PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org.<br />
Marta Rose<br />
26 <strong>Chamber</strong> Committee Updates<br />
34 Naval Support Activity <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> / FSU <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
35 Gulf Coast Community College / TDC CVB<br />
36 Workforce Board / Troy University<br />
28 Member News<br />
38 Membership Report / Ambassador Update<br />
38 New Members<br />
39 Renewing Members<br />
39 Ribbon Cuttings<br />
6 Chairman’s Message<br />
6 President’s Message<br />
Editorial Staff<br />
Editor & Creative Director: Marta Rose<br />
Contributing Writers: Dr. Kerley, Dr. Shaw, Dan Rowe, Kim<br />
Bodine, Cmdr. Pfefferkorn, Lisa Kitto,<br />
Rick Norton, Kristy McKinney<br />
Online Content: Kristopher McLane<br />
Social Media: Lindsay Dring, Kristopher McLane<br />
Production: Boyd Brothers Printing<br />
Advertising Sales: Lynn Kandler, Cyndi Ainsworth<br />
Distribution: Allegra Print & Imaging<br />
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BUSINESS Spotlights<br />
Photos <strong>of</strong> Lotus Café and Fluid Lounge by Pier<br />
Zen Garden Market & Lotus Café<br />
Locals are raving about the new Zen<br />
Garden Market located on <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>. The Market provides<br />
plants, produce and health products, and<br />
Lotus Café and Fluid Lounge is a way to<br />
experience it all first hand...in smoothies,<br />
juices, tapas, pitas, salads and more.<br />
The Health Market carries a streamlinedcarefully<br />
sourced line <strong>of</strong> products including<br />
super foods from around the world, organic<br />
produce, and over 100 dried herbs, spices,<br />
teas, edible flowers and medicinal plants.<br />
You won’t see aisles <strong>of</strong> vitamins at Zen;<br />
they take a different approach, inspiring<br />
and enabling customers to learn more about<br />
using food as their medicine. Many <strong>of</strong> the<br />
items from the store are utilized in the Lotus<br />
Café and Fluid Lounge, allowing customers<br />
to become familiarized first hand with these<br />
products.<br />
At Lotus Café customers can dine in a<br />
beautiful garden setting and have fresh<br />
dishes prepared from scratch, from local and<br />
organic foods. “It’s about getting people<br />
connected back with the source <strong>of</strong> their food<br />
and in turn, their health,” states co-founder<br />
Joe McKenna. Joe overcame his own battle<br />
with cancer through the use <strong>of</strong> fresh foods<br />
and juices, and has now been inspired to<br />
share this with everyone. So check out Zen<br />
Garden Market, and understand your food,<br />
as they say “From Garden to Grub.” Visit<br />
zengardenmarket.com.<br />
<br />
ALPHA Audiology<br />
In March 2003, ALPHA Audiology<br />
Hearing Health Services opened at<br />
1047 Jenks Avenue in a quaint, aqua<br />
green cottage chosen from more than thirty<br />
locations in a 50 mile radius. Prior to their<br />
opening, one Pennsylvania-owned clinic<br />
was available in Bay for 350,000 residents in<br />
the five county area.<br />
Artworks, Amanda Fagan.<br />
Enter independent ALPHA Audiology,<br />
owned and operated by the Taylors.<br />
Audiologist Dr. Anne Marie Taylor, CCC-A,<br />
and her husband, Practice Manager T-Bob<br />
Taylor, emphasize, “We focus on diagnostic<br />
testing, review and concise recommendations<br />
for traditional hearing needs, pre-andpost-surgery,<br />
syndromes and other hearing<br />
concerns including protocols regarding<br />
Cochlear Implants. Precise, ANSI certified<br />
calibrated equipment and sound rooms are<br />
essential for accurate testing.”<br />
More than 500 practitioners, military bases<br />
and hospitals have interacted directly.<br />
Explains Dr. Taylor, “Hearing aids are not<br />
the answer for everyone. Many are sold<br />
prematurely without consideration <strong>of</strong> medical<br />
concerns and are <strong>of</strong>ten over-priced. We feel<br />
blessed to have been able to purchase the<br />
most state-<strong>of</strong>-the art technology and continue<br />
as a recognized Southeast leader. Previously,<br />
Auditory Steady State Response (ASSR),<br />
Eustachian Tube Dysfunction, Auditory<br />
Processing Disorder (APD), Hi-Frequency<br />
Tympanometry, and in-depth Newborn<br />
Evaluations were not available unless you<br />
journeyed to friends in Tallahassee, UF<br />
Shands Gainesville, Nemours Pensacola,<br />
and UA Birmingham.”<br />
“We get visitors and referrals concerned about<br />
Tinnitus, Meniere’s, Sudden Hearing Loss,<br />
Syndromes, Auditory Processing Disorder,<br />
Otosclerosis, Physical & cranio-facial<br />
abnormalities. OSHA, legal & other hearing<br />
needs are also precisely tested,” adds Dr.<br />
Taylor. “Now we’re the oldest Audiological<br />
company in this part <strong>of</strong> the Panhandle. We<br />
directly serve residents and Doctors including<br />
Allergists, Neurologists, Pediatricians,<br />
Pulmonologists, Otololaryngologists (ENTs)<br />
and others who join us in focusing on what is<br />
best for the patients.”<br />
Nationally Dr. Taylor is among a growing<br />
number <strong>of</strong> female owners <strong>of</strong> wholly<br />
independent Audiology clinics, noting, “We<br />
are changing healthcare options, including<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering direct payment-at-testing discounts.<br />
More than half <strong>of</strong> this area doesn’t have<br />
insurance or hesitates because they don’t<br />
know what’s covered. “<br />
Explains T-Bob, “ENTs do not do their own<br />
Audiological testing. Licensed Audiologists<br />
perform the tests and make Audiological<br />
recommendations. Freedom to choose all<br />
health care providers, including Audiologists,<br />
is a federal right.” Medicare, TriCare, and<br />
other funding agencies do not require prior<br />
visit to an ENT. Federal, state, legal entities<br />
including Early Intervention, CHS, CMS,<br />
Disability Determination, Voc Rehab and<br />
others now have an on-going relation with<br />
ALPHA Audiology.<br />
Often asked about free tests, Dr. Taylor states,<br />
“Hearing screenings are <strong>of</strong>ten geared toward<br />
hearing aid sales and can easily miss medical<br />
needs.” The standard for Audiology is a<br />
Doctorate <strong>of</strong> Audiology from an accredited<br />
university. Hearing instrument specialists,<br />
BC-HIS, in-house experts, and audiology<br />
assistants are not Audiologists and are not<br />
required to have degrees. It is illegal to<br />
misrepresent testing or credentials.<br />
Dr. Taylor earned her Doctorate <strong>of</strong> Audiology<br />
from Arizona School <strong>of</strong> Health Sciences<br />
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BUSINESS Spotlights<br />
From left, Dr. Anne Marie Taylor, CCC-A and her<br />
husband, Practice Manager T-Bob Taylor.<br />
A.T. Still University. She has a Master’s<br />
Degree in Audiology and undergraduate<br />
degrees in Communicative Disorders (Speech<br />
Therapy) and Elementary Education from<br />
Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge.<br />
For more information call (850) 763-7707 or<br />
visit alpha-audiology.com.<br />
<br />
EarthCents Programs Can Help<br />
You Save Money & Energy<br />
EarthCents is a menu <strong>of</strong> energy<br />
efficiency and conservation programs<br />
for new and existing homes as well<br />
as businesses. EarthCents programs can help<br />
you reduce your electricity bill and protect<br />
the environment.<br />
History <strong>of</strong> Gulf Power and Energy<br />
Efficiency<br />
In the early 1970s, Gulf Power introduced the<br />
energy efficiency standard for homebuilding,<br />
the GoodCents home program that has been<br />
used by utilities nationwide. In addition, Gulf<br />
Power was the first to <strong>of</strong>fer an innovative<br />
home energy management program. Our<br />
energy efficiency programs have helped<br />
our customers reduce their energy demand<br />
in Northwest Florida by 350 megawatts —<br />
enough to power 100,000 homes.<br />
Energy Select<br />
Pay less for your electricity 87% <strong>of</strong> the time.<br />
Energy Select is a nationally recognized<br />
interactive energy management system that<br />
will let you program selected appliances<br />
to automatically respond to four different<br />
electricity prices depending on the time <strong>of</strong><br />
day, day <strong>of</strong> week and season. Installation is<br />
free and you’ll receive free surge protection<br />
as well. The program costs $4.95 per month<br />
and includes a programmable thermostat that<br />
controls your heating and air conditioning<br />
system, electric water heater and pool pump.<br />
You’ll s reduce your CO2 output by 1,692<br />
lbs. per year.<br />
EarthCents Home<br />
An EarthCents Home will save you<br />
money, and is earth friendly! A major part<br />
<strong>of</strong> our new energy-efficiency initiative is<br />
the EarthCents Home. It builds upon the<br />
strong foundation <strong>of</strong> the GoodCents Home<br />
and incorporates many <strong>of</strong> its features. The<br />
new EarthCents Home will be enhanced<br />
to exceed EnergyStar standards as well<br />
as the International Energy Conservation<br />
Code. Build an EarthCents home and<br />
save up to 25% +annually on your energy<br />
costs — and reduce your carbon footprint<br />
by more than 9,500 lbs. <strong>of</strong> CO2 per year.<br />
Continued on Page 25<br />
Let the Energy Experts help you<br />
turn your home into a great way to save.<br />
It doesn’t matter if you’re building a new house or remodeling your existing one, Gulf<br />
Power can show you lots <strong>of</strong> ways to save money and energy with our EarthCents<br />
Home program. Turning your home into an EarthCents Home can help cut your<br />
energy bill by up to 40%. We’ll show you the right amount <strong>of</strong> insulation to use and<br />
the most energy-efficient HVAC system and appliances to install for your specific<br />
floor plan. See how easy it is to make your home quieter, cleaner and more comfortable<br />
while possibly even increasing its resale value. You’ll find that your savings will really add<br />
up just by changing a few things here and there. Because a little change will do us good.<br />
To learn more about this and other EarthCents programs that can help you save money<br />
and energy, call 1-877-655-4001 or visit us online at gulfpower.com.<br />
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P R I N T I N G<br />
PUBLICATION SPECIALIST<br />
425 East 15th Street<br />
Post Office Box 18<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>, FL 32402-0018<br />
1-800-677-BOYD(2693) • 850-763-1741<br />
Fax: 850-769-6526<br />
www.boyd-printing.com<br />
Is it working with experienced pr<strong>of</strong>essionals to create a quality<br />
product? Is it watching their ideas come together before their eyes?<br />
Or is it the bottom line, knowing they are getting the most for their<br />
hard earned money. We say it’s all these and more.<br />
From the simplest business card to a full<br />
color magazine printed on our new GOSS<br />
SUNDAY 2000/24 page (57” wide)<br />
4 Unit Heat Set Web Press, or one <strong>of</strong> our<br />
Heidelberg 28 x 40 8-color Speedmaster<br />
presses we will work with youto achieve<br />
your printing goals, time and time again.<br />
AT BOYD BROTHERS WE DON’T WANT ORDERS,<br />
WE WANT SATISFIED CUSTOMERS<br />
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A Few Minutes with<br />
Jim Boyd, Sr.<br />
Boyd Brothers Printing, located in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>, is one <strong>of</strong> the largest<br />
print operations in the entire U.S. The business began in 1931 and<br />
has steadily grown in the past 78 years into a 100,000 square foot<br />
operation encompassing two buildings and employing 100 people.<br />
Marta Rose recently had the priviledge <strong>of</strong> taking a tour <strong>of</strong> the<br />
facility and interviewing the owner <strong>of</strong> the operation, Jim Boyd, Sr.<br />
Pictured from left: Jim Boyd, Jr. and Jim Boyd, Sr.<br />
MR: What is the history <strong>of</strong> Boyd<br />
Brothers?<br />
Jim Boyd Sr.: My father, Alton Boyd, had a<br />
crippled leg and needed to learn a trade he<br />
could do sitting down. He went to a trade<br />
school in Alabama to learn to be a Linotype<br />
(hot metal typesetter) operator. He went to<br />
work for a local newspaper/job print shop as<br />
a linotype operator in 1929. In 1931 his employer<br />
Lillian West had to cut his salary from<br />
$25 per week to $ 15 because <strong>of</strong> the depression.<br />
He borrowed $175 from friends and<br />
family and purchased the equipment from<br />
the widow <strong>of</strong> a printer in Brundige, Alabama<br />
who had recently passed away. He moved<br />
the equipment to <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> and founded<br />
Boyd Printing Company. His brother, John<br />
joined the business several years later. An<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice supply division was added about the<br />
time <strong>of</strong> WW II.<br />
I joined the company in 1968 after receiving<br />
my MBA from Emory. I got my BS from<br />
Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon) in<br />
graphic arts management. Jim, Jr. joined the<br />
business in 1996. He has a BS from Emory<br />
and got his law degrees from Villanova in<br />
Philadelphia. Jim, Jr. is now President and<br />
CEO and I am Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Board. We<br />
are the only common stock holders in the<br />
corporation.<br />
The original location was on lower Harrison<br />
Avenue. It moved several times until we<br />
built a building for our printing plant in 1960<br />
on East 15th street. Our <strong>of</strong>fice supply store<br />
continued to be located downtown on Grace<br />
Avenue until it moved to 15th Street also.<br />
We sold the <strong>of</strong>fice supply division in 1991.<br />
What services do you <strong>of</strong>fer?<br />
We <strong>of</strong>fer both sheet fed <strong>of</strong>fset and heat set<br />
web <strong>of</strong>fset. We have in house prepress(layout<br />
and design), sheet fed presses that can print<br />
on sheet sizes from 20” to 40”, and complete<br />
finishing. Our bindery includes cutting, folding,<br />
saddle stitching die cutting, foil stamping<br />
and mailing.<br />
What are some <strong>of</strong> the ways Boyd<br />
Brothers has gone green?<br />
Boyd Brothers strives to responsively manage<br />
the resources utilized during the printing<br />
process to help preserve and sustain the environment.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the ways we have become<br />
environmental friendly include:<br />
• Our house sheets are New Page Sterling<br />
which is an FSC certified paper, that means<br />
the pulp to make this paper comes from responsibly<br />
managed forests.<br />
• All paper waste has been recycled for over<br />
twenty years.<br />
• Soy based inks are used which release less<br />
volatile organic chemicals than petroleum<br />
based inks.<br />
• Older printing presses have been replaced<br />
with new energy efficient presses that require<br />
less make ready and less running time. The<br />
presses have efficient variable cut<strong>of</strong>fs that<br />
optimize the use <strong>of</strong> paper and reduce paper<br />
waste.<br />
• Our printing fountains for our presses are<br />
alcohol free.<br />
• A new solvent recovery system has been<br />
installed which takes the water out <strong>of</strong> our<br />
system, distills it and recovers 95 percent <strong>of</strong><br />
the sludge formerly produced. The amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> solvent required has been reduced by 60<br />
percent.<br />
• A digital workflow system was installed in<br />
our prepress area in 2000 which eliminated<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> film and chemistry and digitally<br />
generates printing plates.<br />
• Process Management Technology was recently<br />
installed which doubles the life <strong>of</strong> the<br />
plate developer in the plate making process.<br />
• Clients can post their files to our FTP site<br />
on line and view pro<strong>of</strong>s online eliminating<br />
transporting files and pro<strong>of</strong>s for approval.<br />
• All <strong>of</strong> our used aluminum printing plates<br />
are recycled.<br />
• Fluorescent lighting is used throughout<br />
both printing facilities.<br />
• Our facilities have been smoke free since<br />
1995 to maintain interior air quality for our<br />
employee’s health.<br />
Who are some <strong>of</strong> Boyd Brother’s<br />
customers?<br />
Our customers are mainly concentrated<br />
around the Southeast. Our largest customer<br />
is in Atlanta and we print approximately 30<br />
different apartment guides in the Eastern US.<br />
The locations range from Houston to Detroit<br />
to New England to Miami. The contract for<br />
the apartment guides necessitated the move<br />
into heat set web printing with the purchase <strong>of</strong><br />
our new Goss Sunday 2000 57” wide press.<br />
We do a lot <strong>of</strong> printing for FSU and U <strong>of</strong> FL.<br />
We may be the only thing the schools agree<br />
on as we print the football media guides for<br />
both schools. We print many lifestyle magazines<br />
for cities around the Southeast. We are<br />
the printer <strong>of</strong> the Circuit magazine which<br />
you are now reading. Less than 2 % <strong>of</strong> our<br />
business comes from Bay County.<br />
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Tell me about your Heidelberg<br />
press.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> our sheet fed presses were made in<br />
Germany by Heidelberg. Our two 40” presses<br />
can print from roll stock or sheet stock.<br />
The roll stock is actually cut to the desired<br />
size sheet as it is fed in the press. <strong>This</strong> allows<br />
us to use only the size required (19” to 28”)<br />
and we minimize waste paper. These presses<br />
can print 8 colors on one side in one pass or 4<br />
colors on both sides in one pass. That allows<br />
us to print 16 magazine pages such as The<br />
Circuit in one pass through the press. The<br />
sheet fed press can print up to 13,000 copies<br />
per hour. The new heat set web can print 24<br />
magazine pages up to the rate <strong>of</strong> 65,000 per<br />
hour, plus they come out folded.<br />
Can you tell me a little about<br />
your family?<br />
My wife Nancy is from New York and I<br />
met her on a blind date while in college in<br />
Pittsburgh. She has an extensive career in<br />
education and is presently the Assistant Superintendent<br />
<strong>of</strong> Bay District Schools. Our<br />
daughter Robin is married and living in Dothan.<br />
She and her husband Reid Dove have<br />
two children, Anna Reid, 10 and Hal, 8. Jim,<br />
Jr.’s wife Cille is a <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> native (Cille<br />
Redding) and is a practicing attorney. They<br />
have two children, Fisher, 6, and J. Alton, III,<br />
5. Spending time with our four grandchildren<br />
has to be our favorite thing.<br />
Nancy and I both love to travel and photograph<br />
our visits. We have been to some<br />
beautiful places over the years and really<br />
enjoy remembering our visits in our photographs.<br />
Jim, Jr. is very involved with<br />
his family. They love to visit Shell Island.<br />
Cille’s family owns a cabin in Wyoming and<br />
love visiting there.<br />
What is it about the business<br />
that you love?<br />
Both Jim, Jr. and I do love what we do. I<br />
have been working here in some fashion<br />
since I was 14 years old. Jim, Jr. worked<br />
every summer from middle school until college.<br />
I guess we both have printers ink in our<br />
veins. Printing is one <strong>of</strong> the few businesses<br />
that still makes something. Luckily for me<br />
Jim, Jr. decided he would rather be a printer<br />
than a lawyer.<br />
<br />
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the annual<br />
ISSUE<br />
A<br />
<strong>Chamber</strong><br />
Closer Look at<br />
Computers and<br />
the Environment –<br />
Keeping it Green<br />
When it comes to being<br />
green, what role does our<br />
increasing dependence on<br />
computers and the internet play? The majority <strong>of</strong> us use a computer<br />
on a daily basis – how can we implement changes in our use <strong>of</strong><br />
technologies that will benefit the environment?<br />
Estimates show that a 10-30% reduction in paper usage is possible<br />
with appropriate use <strong>of</strong> available technology. By using email, instant<br />
messenger, a webcam, or other forms <strong>of</strong> internet based communication,<br />
we can help save the 4 billion trees that are cut down each year in<br />
North America alone. In addition, sending mail electronically keeps<br />
cars and postal service vehicles <strong>of</strong>f the road, subsequently reducing<br />
fuel consumption and car engine emissions significantly. The same<br />
can be said regarding our use <strong>of</strong> the internet for our shopping needs,<br />
which allows consumers to conveniently shop “at the click <strong>of</strong> a<br />
mouse.”<br />
As new technologies enter the market approximately every two years,<br />
e-waste is a mounting concern. There are many options available<br />
for computers besides just throwing them away. Many computers<br />
can actually be reused and refurbished - consider donating your old<br />
computer to someone in need – the elderly, your local Goodwill, a<br />
favorite charity, or a local school. The other viable option is recycling.<br />
If thrown away or taken to the nearest landfill, computers can release<br />
toxins to the environment, potentially polluting the water we drink<br />
and the air that we breathe. By eliminating e-waste, the environment<br />
is protected, resources are saved, and organizations in need will<br />
benefit.<br />
Beyond the actual equipment, being an internet user has many<br />
members were recently asked to share information with<br />
us on recycling, conservation, sustainable living, our ecology, and<br />
all things Green Earth related. Here is a compilation <strong>of</strong> their<br />
practices, opinions and knowledge.<br />
advantages. We can access information about everything green –<br />
from recycling and hybrid cars to the hole in the ozone layer. Learning<br />
what you can do, sharing that information with others and putting<br />
ideas into action are the very essence <strong>of</strong> “being green.”<br />
Useful Links:<br />
Recycling Electronics: www.electronicsrecycling.org/Public/<br />
default.aspx<br />
Local Recycling: www.co.bay.fl.us/waste/drop<strong>of</strong>f.php<br />
Greening America, One Home at a Time<br />
A new company, Green Street Mortgage Lenders, has come to town<br />
with a mission <strong>of</strong> helping our residents reduce their electric bills. With<br />
the rising costs <strong>of</strong> electric coupled with the down economy, it’s really<br />
putting a strain on our residents. An energy efficient mortgage allows<br />
a homeowner and home buyer to make up to $8,000 in qualified energy<br />
efficient improvements without any out <strong>of</strong> pocket expense. For<br />
making the upgrades, a homeowner is rewarded by several entities.<br />
For instance, the homeowner earns up to a $2,400 Energy Tax Credit<br />
from the IRS, up to $1,000 rebate from Gulf Power, and a $500 rebate<br />
from the State <strong>of</strong> Florida.<br />
So how does one get an Energy Efficient Mortgage? Green Street<br />
Mortgage Lenders, Inc. has streamlined the process making it simple<br />
for the homeowner. The first step is to get pre-qualified by your Green<br />
Street Mortgage Lenders, Inc. advisor. After you’ve been pre-qualified<br />
for the mortgage, the next step is to perform the HERS (Home<br />
Energy Rating System) audit on the home. An independent auditor<br />
will come to your home and complete a comprehensive analysis <strong>of</strong><br />
the homes energy usage and identify any major problem areas. During<br />
your consultation with the energy auditor, he will come up with a<br />
custom energy improvement plan and guide you in the best choice <strong>of</strong><br />
improvements to make that are specific to your home. Once you’ve<br />
settled on what improvements you’d like to make, money for the im-<br />
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the annual<br />
ISSUE<br />
provements are placed in escrow and your closing is scheduled. After<br />
the work is finished, a followup inspection is performed to make<br />
sure that the work was done properly. The end result, a home owner<br />
can make these improvements with no out <strong>of</strong> pocket<br />
expense, receive almost $4,000 dollars back in rebates<br />
and incentives, and reduce their electric bill between<br />
40% to 60%. If given a choice between a traditional<br />
mortgage and an Energy Efficient Mortgage, there’s<br />
really no reason why anyone would not want to take<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> an Energy Efficient Mortgage. For more<br />
information, please visit our website at www.greeenstreetlenders.com.<br />
Sustainable (and Green) Commuter<br />
Transportation<br />
Each year, the average panhandle commuter spends<br />
almost two thousand dollars (excluding loan payments)<br />
driving themselves to work and home again.<br />
Using AAA’s 2008 average per mile cost to drive, a 14-mile round<br />
trip can cost as much as $1,908.72 or more. That is a pretty significant<br />
portion <strong>of</strong> income for folks making less than $30k<br />
per year. Ride On is here to help.<br />
We <strong>of</strong>fer FREE coordination <strong>of</strong> commuter programs<br />
for individuals and employers. Included is the administration<br />
<strong>of</strong> rideshare programs, assisting with the establishment<br />
<strong>of</strong> TAX FREE incentives for transit and<br />
vanpool fares as well as costs associated with biking<br />
to work. Participation is voluntary, and coupled with<br />
a FREE emergency ride home program, Ride On is<br />
a program every employer should be <strong>of</strong>fering to their<br />
staff. Ride On helps make commuter transportation<br />
affordable, reliable, and sustainable (not to mention<br />
environmentally friendly). For more information, call<br />
Hope at (850) 769-4854 or visit www.smogsmells.<br />
com. Ride On is a program <strong>of</strong> the West Florida Regional Planning<br />
Council made possible by the Florida Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation.<br />
Bay County Audubon Wins State Award<br />
Audubon <strong>of</strong> Florida selected Bay County Audubon Society to receive<br />
the 2009 statewide Best Chapter Education Program Award. The<br />
award is based on diversity, innovation and promotion<br />
<strong>of</strong> conservation. <strong>This</strong> is the fifth statewide award<br />
in four years for Bay County Audubon Society.<br />
The current activities <strong>of</strong> the Education Committee included<br />
fifty outreach events and activities and three<br />
long-term projects. These included twelve opportunities<br />
to promote youth bird watching and provided<br />
twenty-nine classrooms with the Audubon Adventures<br />
Program that reached over 615 students. Educational<br />
activities were directed at all age groups, from newborns<br />
to seniors. The Chapter reached adults in the<br />
community through events such as Earth Day, Winter<br />
Visitors Welcome Day and the Redfish Tournament.<br />
The committee also organized a local meeting for<br />
the Eagle Watch Program that helped in educating the appropriate<br />
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation<br />
Commission personnel. Work on establishing a<br />
permanent hands-on exhibit on back yard birds at the<br />
Junior Museum <strong>of</strong> Bay County was initiated, and is<br />
scheduled to be completed by June 2010.<br />
Green Gardening Tips from Audubon<br />
If you have pine trees in your yard you probably get<br />
tired <strong>of</strong> raking and bagging up pine straw. Unfortunately,<br />
some people resort to having their trees cut<br />
down to save some work. What they may not realize<br />
is the fact that pine trees and other trees provide<br />
shade to help cool your house and yard during the hot<br />
summers. Also, during storms and hurricanes, pine<br />
trees will block a lot <strong>of</strong> the wind that may damage a<br />
house, since they are flexible and will bend with the<br />
wind. Pine trees also provide essential food and nesting habitat for<br />
wildlife.<br />
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the annual<br />
ISSUE<br />
But what about all that pine straw? You can simply run over it with<br />
your mulching lawn mower and that will chop it up into fine pieces<br />
that will be utilized as fertilizer by your lawn. Another option is to<br />
rake it up in long piles and then mow over it. <strong>This</strong> will reduce the<br />
volume by about 70%. Then, you can rake it up and cart it to your<br />
mulch pile where it will become rich mulch in a few months. Acid<br />
loving plants like azaleas and camellias will utilize it in place <strong>of</strong> store<br />
bought fertilizer. A 3-foot square enclosed area is sufficient and you<br />
can use fencing material like chicken wire stapled around 4 posts in<br />
the ground. Add some water occasionally to speed the process up.<br />
You can also add any other yard debris, c<strong>of</strong>fee grounds, vegetable<br />
scraps and peelings.<br />
If these options won’t work for you, simply dump the clean pine<br />
straw out by the yard, picking out all the pinecones, branches and<br />
other debris. Place a sign (optional) saying “free pine straw” and<br />
landscapers and neighbors will probably spot it and haul it <strong>of</strong>f to use<br />
in other yards. The last time I did that, the large pile was gone in 3<br />
hours. Any <strong>of</strong> these options is preferable to bagging and much better<br />
for the environment.<br />
Olive Garden’s Green Team<br />
Olive Garden began efforts last year with implementing a “Green<br />
Team” initiative in all their restaurants. They have worked hard at<br />
controlling energy costs and usage with a standardized “power-up”<br />
program that regulates when turning on cooking equipment, air conditioning,<br />
heating and irrigation. The Green Team is established in<br />
each restaurant to monitor this progress and to make recommendations<br />
for improvement.<br />
Better Business Bureau Encourages Businesses to<br />
Reach Out to Both Baby Boomers and Millennials<br />
with Green Marketing Programs<br />
Today, more than 40 million baby boomers are also “green boomers”<br />
who say they are more likely to purchase environmentally-friendly<br />
products and services from companies that are socially responsible.<br />
Given these facts, your BBB <strong>of</strong>fers advice to help guide your business’<br />
social responsibility efforts to boomers and other consumers.<br />
Many products advertised as “green” or “organic” can sway purchasing<br />
decisions, but companies also position themselves as socially<br />
conscious to attract customers. Such a position begs the question<br />
though, what does it mean to be green and how can you communicate<br />
it in your advertising?<br />
To help promote your company’s green efforts to all audiences, BBB<br />
<strong>of</strong>fers the following advice for making “green” claims in advertising<br />
and marketing:<br />
Tell the truth. A recent study by a Canadian-based marketing firm<br />
found that many products aren’t as earth-friendly as they say they are.<br />
Few things destroy a company’s credibility with consumers faster<br />
than false advertising.<br />
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the annual<br />
ISSUE<br />
Make concrete claims. An honest advertiser will not make vague<br />
statements such as “environmentally friendly” or “sustainable” without<br />
examples to back up the claim. Making fuzzy claims can get you<br />
into trouble with any and all consumer segments.<br />
Provide evidence. You need to be able to explain how you’re making<br />
the world a better place. Consider creative ways <strong>of</strong> quantifying your<br />
company’s impact such as: How many hours have your employees<br />
volunteered? Who has benefited and how have they benefited from<br />
your firm’s efforts.<br />
Get a stamp <strong>of</strong> approval. There are independent third-party organizations<br />
that will certify your environmentally-friendly statements<br />
such as EcoLogo (www.terrachoice-certified.com/en/) or Green Seal<br />
(www.greenseal.org). The recent BBB/Gallup Trust in Business Index<br />
found that less than half <strong>of</strong> American consumers (49%) say they<br />
have a great deal or quite a lot <strong>of</strong> trust in businesses that they regularly<br />
deal with, so consumer’s ability to trust your claims matters – and<br />
certification helps.<br />
Get expert help. As a result <strong>of</strong> the green-frenzy, many marketing<br />
and advertising firms specialize in branding companies as environmentally<br />
friendly and socially responsible. For additional information<br />
and advice you can trust, start with www.bbb.org.<br />
Environmentally Friendly Hotel Conserves<br />
Resources, Saves Money and<br />
Attracts Customers<br />
The Florida Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental<br />
Protection (DEP) welcomes<br />
the Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort<br />
& Spa to the Florida Green Lodging<br />
Program. The voluntary state initiative<br />
provides the lodging industry with<br />
free technical assistance, encouraging<br />
hotels and motels to adopt cost-saving<br />
“green” practices that reduce waste<br />
and conserve natural resources.<br />
“Seeing businesses implement green<br />
practices is not only good for business,<br />
it’s good for Florida’s environment,”<br />
said DEP Sustainable Initiatives Director<br />
Deas Bohn. To become a designated member <strong>of</strong> the Florida<br />
Green Lodging Program, hotels must implement a variety <strong>of</strong> green<br />
practices, including but not limited to water conservation measures,<br />
a linen reuse program, energy efficiency, waste reduction, the use <strong>of</strong><br />
green cleaners and high efficiency air filters.<br />
“Environmental awareness is foremost in the minds <strong>of</strong> the travel and<br />
tourism industry in Florida,” says General Manager Jeff Segan. “By<br />
implementing action steps to ‘green’ our <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> resort, our efforts<br />
can ensure that the Bay Point Marriott Golf Resort and Spa is contributing<br />
to the preservation <strong>of</strong> our beautiful Florida environment.”<br />
SunWorks Solar<br />
SunWorks Solar has been helping businesses, municipalities and<br />
homeowners harness free sunshine since 1973. As a respected<br />
pioneer in our industry, we are known for installing customized solar<br />
solutions. Our focus is on choosing the right products to help our<br />
clients lower their electric bills, increase energy efficiency and reduce<br />
carbon emissions. From our headquarters in Jacksonville, we serve<br />
the entire Southeast and Caribbean. We are authorized dealers for<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the world’s most respected and innovative solar product<br />
manufacturers.<br />
We work diligently each day to earn our reputation as an innovator in<br />
custom solar solutions. We are proud to be:<br />
• The exclusive installer for Home Depot customers throughout<br />
Florida, • The exclusive contractor for LEED-accredited builders<br />
throughout the Southeast; • The exclusive trainer for Solar Energy’s<br />
renowned Solar University (yes, we train our competitors!); • The<br />
exclusive partner for Energy Labs, a leader in cutting edge solar<br />
thermal technology; • An authorized installer for SunPower, a leader<br />
in solar electric technology.<br />
Let us help you save with a customized solar solution. For more<br />
information visit www.sunworkssolar.com.<br />
Turning Over a New Leaf<br />
In a real estate transaction the closing is the final step, and when you<br />
consider everything in one closing<br />
transaction you will most likely consume<br />
upwards <strong>of</strong> 250 sheets <strong>of</strong> paper.<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> this, SETCO decided to<br />
conserve natural resources and went<br />
green long before “going green” was<br />
en vogue. As early as 2003, SETCO<br />
elected to make a substantial investment<br />
in state-<strong>of</strong>-the-art technology in<br />
the move to make the “paperless <strong>of</strong>fice”<br />
a reality.<br />
The first step in the implementation<br />
<strong>of</strong> that strategy was the acquisition <strong>of</strong><br />
our “paperless closer” program. After<br />
some period <strong>of</strong> internal adaptation and<br />
external education, the system quickly<br />
opened other technology opportunities. The State <strong>of</strong> Florida’s approval<br />
<strong>of</strong> electronic recordation and signatures led to SETCO’s selection as a<br />
BETA site for testing this new technology in several Florida counties.<br />
Get Bronze at Club Sun Tanning Salons<br />
Club Sun Tanning Salons have begun implementing the all-important<br />
three R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle to do our part to help save the<br />
earth and deliver that bronzed glow our customers crave.<br />
One way Club Sun has begun “reducing” is by using thinner paper<br />
Continued on Page 24<br />
22 THE CIRCUIT November/December 2009
Capitalizing on a New<br />
Regional Utilization <strong>of</strong> the New Northwest Florida –<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> International Airport as an Engine for<br />
Environmentally Responsible Economic Development<br />
By Rick Norton, Jones Lang LaSalle<br />
O<br />
n May 18, 2010, the first commercial flight at<br />
the new Northwest Florida –<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> International<br />
Airport is scheduled to land, ushering<br />
in a new era in airport design, construction and<br />
operations. State-<strong>of</strong>-the-art security, which has<br />
been designed to incorporate seamlessly into the infrastructure,<br />
advanced baggage handling systems and additional forwardthinking<br />
designs will allow the Airport to efficiently handle air traffic<br />
and passenger expansion.<br />
These progressive features,<br />
coupled with the unprecedented<br />
and keen focus on<br />
environmental responsibility,<br />
will allow the Airport<br />
to serve as a model for<br />
airports across the United<br />
States. On the local front,<br />
the new Airport provides an<br />
opportunity to serve as an<br />
industry leader in a slightly<br />
different fashion: promoting<br />
the goal <strong>of</strong> new employment<br />
opportunities through<br />
the attraction <strong>of</strong> businesses<br />
seeking to embrace the advantages<br />
<strong>of</strong> the new Airport<br />
and “green” development.<br />
<strong>This</strong> past July, the <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong>-Bay County Airport<br />
and Industrial District hired Jones Lang LaSalle, a global real estate<br />
firm headquartered in Chicago, to develop and execute a plan for<br />
the attraction <strong>of</strong> businesses to (new) Airport-owned property which<br />
will be adjacent to the runways and the main terminal. Jones Lang<br />
LaSalle, tapping into its worldwide network and its breadth <strong>of</strong> experience<br />
advising cargo, manufacturing, and aviation-related corporations,<br />
is finalizing a development and marketing plan to target businesses<br />
with a specific desire to capture the advantages <strong>of</strong> operating<br />
on airfield. Most importantly, however, Jones Lang LaSalle’s plan<br />
is specifically designed to foster a sustainable vision – both environmentally<br />
and economically – for business and industrial growth<br />
throughout the Northwest Florida region.<br />
Upon its completion, the Northwest Florida – <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> International<br />
Airport will include approximately 1,400 acres <strong>of</strong> land adjacent<br />
to runways and facilities which will be designated for use primarily by<br />
aviation-focused business ventures. While the development <strong>of</strong> such<br />
a large aggregation <strong>of</strong> land – combined with the collaborative efforts<br />
<strong>of</strong> The St. Joe Company – will take a number <strong>of</strong> decades to complete<br />
in its entirety, the opportunity to attract companies with an interest in<br />
Northwest Florida and an interest in sustainable construction & operations<br />
has already begun.<br />
As it possesses the country’s<br />
first terminal building<br />
to begin its life fully LEED<br />
certified and has developed<br />
an environmental mitigation<br />
plan that ensures a net<br />
environmental benefit to<br />
the region, the new Airport<br />
has created an atmosphere<br />
<strong>of</strong> environmental responsibility<br />
second to none in the<br />
United States.<br />
Jones Lang LaSalle’s top<br />
priority has been (and continues<br />
to be) to create and<br />
execute a marketing plan<br />
that promotes economic<br />
development through the<br />
responsible attraction <strong>of</strong><br />
employment opportunities<br />
which fit the region’s targeted industry sectors (Transportation/Logistics,<br />
Health Sciences, Renewable Energy & Environmental, and<br />
Aviation/Aerospace & Defense) and provides average wages exceeding<br />
the regional mean. In addition, the increase in corporate responsibility<br />
and sustainability efforts worldwide have created an opportunity<br />
for the Airport to assume an environmental “leadership role.” As<br />
such, Jones Lang LaSalle’s extensive market reach, its global team <strong>of</strong><br />
real estate advisors and over 700 LEED-certified pr<strong>of</strong>essionals eagerly<br />
embrace the opportunity to assist tenants who will provide a significant<br />
economic boost to Northwest Florida, while at the same time<br />
supporting the Airport’s initiative <strong>of</strong> environmental responsibility.<br />
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the annual<br />
ISSUE<br />
for our EFT contracts and change forms. Instead<br />
<strong>of</strong> mailing birthday coupons to customers, we’ve<br />
begun utilizing email. The company that supplies<br />
our vitamin water, MR International’s H10O, began<br />
using bottles that contain less plastic. We use<br />
CFL spiral light bulbs that only need one-fourth<br />
the energy <strong>of</strong> traditional, incandescent bulbs and<br />
last ten times longer. We have begun recycling<br />
spent tanning lamps which contain mercury and<br />
need to be disposed <strong>of</strong> properly. Lamp recycling<br />
businesses can even recycle the metal on the tips<br />
<strong>of</strong> bulbs. Eyewear is a common item that is sanitized<br />
and then reused.<br />
Club Sun, along with MR International, goes<br />
green by selling organic lotions, lotions packaged<br />
in recyclable bottles and bags made <strong>of</strong> recycled<br />
plastic. Stop by any Club Sun to get a free recycled<br />
bag and a $25 tanning gift card! Ask for<br />
the “Green MR Offer” to get yours. To find the<br />
nearest location to you (and cut down on vehicle<br />
emissions!) visit www.clubsuntanning.com.<br />
Go Green! Go Harbour Green!<br />
Protecting human health and the environment is<br />
among the highest priorities to Harbour Green<br />
Apartment Homes. We comply with all federal,<br />
state and local environmental statutes, regulations,<br />
enforceable agreements and permits applicable<br />
to our business activities. The Harbour Green<br />
Maintenance and Management Team make sure<br />
to inform our residents, vendors and contractors<br />
<strong>of</strong> our expectations and that they comply with all<br />
environmental laws, codes and regulations.<br />
Harbour Green partakes in the “Environmental<br />
Awareness Program” which requires employees<br />
to undergo thorough training, testing and certification<br />
for environmental compliance. We feature<br />
sunny solariums, water heaters, dryers and<br />
stoves that are operated with natural gas, as well<br />
as hydrothermal heating to conserve energy. To<br />
conserve the earth’s precious water supply our irrigation<br />
has rain sensors, and we have installed<br />
water saving showerheads, and low flow toilets.<br />
We will continue to be the example that living a<br />
Green life is available to apartments dwellers.<br />
Harbour Green Apartment Homes aims to provide<br />
an inviting community atmosphere and superior<br />
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Call (850) 236-9599 for more information.<br />
24 THE CIRCUIT November/December 2009
BUSINESS Spotlights<br />
Continued from Page 12<br />
Geothermal Heating and Cooling<br />
Use the Earth to heat and cool your home.<br />
Geothermal heating and cooling systems take<br />
advantage <strong>of</strong> the Earth’s relatively constant<br />
temperature — a renewable energy source —<br />
and save as much as 40% on energy costs. You<br />
can receive a $400/ton rebate when you install<br />
a geothermal system at your home or business.<br />
Customers who install one in their existing home<br />
can reduce CO2 by 6,313 lbs. per year.<br />
Solar Thermal Water Heating<br />
Heat your water with the power <strong>of</strong> the sun — with<br />
our new Solar Thermal Water Heating program.<br />
You can receive a $1,000 rebate when a qualified<br />
contractor installs a qualified solar thermal water<br />
heating system. You also may be eligible for an<br />
additional $500 rebate from the State <strong>of</strong> Florida,<br />
as well as a 30% Federal Tax Credit available to<br />
tax payers through tax year 2016. As a program<br />
participant, you’ll receive a free home Energy<br />
Check Up which includes energy savings tips,<br />
free compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), and<br />
guidelines for successful solar thermal water<br />
heating installations. Here’s the great part — you<br />
can save up to 75% on your annual water heating<br />
cost and reduce CO2 by 5,776 lbs. per year.<br />
Energy Check Up<br />
Get your home’s energy-efficiency health<br />
checked for free! Gulf Power’s energy experts<br />
can help you identify no-cost and low-cost ways<br />
to reduce energy costs through free energy audits<br />
in-person, online, or by mail. By implementing<br />
recommendations from an Energy Check Up,<br />
residential customers can see a savings <strong>of</strong> up to<br />
2% annually on their energy bill and reduce CO2<br />
by 583 lbs. per year.<br />
Energy Education<br />
Through community awareness, school partnerships<br />
and programs, direct mail, workshops and<br />
other initiatives, Gulf Power strives to increase our<br />
customers’ understanding <strong>of</strong> the money-saving<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> energy efficiency and conservation<br />
which will also result in reduced carbon dioxide<br />
emissions. To find out more about EarthCents<br />
programs that can save you money and energy,<br />
call (877) 655-4001 or visit gulfpower.com.<br />
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For all the reasons to visit the beach,<br />
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Peoples First employees, including<br />
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<strong>Chamber</strong> Committee Updates<br />
F OCU S<br />
ON THE FUTURE<br />
Empowering Students to See<br />
Their Own Potential<br />
Education Partnership<br />
We are underway with a new classroom<br />
mentoring program focusiong on the<br />
keys to success in the real world. <strong>This</strong><br />
program will link high school classrooms<br />
with local business leaders to encourage<br />
students to prepare now for their future<br />
careers. An application and materials can<br />
be accessed online at www.PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org<br />
on the committees page. Those interested<br />
in participating, please contact Lynn@<br />
PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org.<br />
Governmental Affairs<br />
In late October the committee hosted<br />
Representative Jimmy Patronis, Jr. for<br />
a round table discussion. Amendment<br />
4, <strong>of</strong>fshore drilling, excessive fishing<br />
regulations, the sustainability <strong>of</strong> FSU PC<br />
and transportation plans for the area were<br />
some <strong>of</strong> the many issues he discussed. The<br />
committee will be leading a local Floridian’s<br />
for Smarter Growth campaign and will<br />
have other associations and organizations<br />
involved. <strong>This</strong> group opposes Amendment 4<br />
aka “Hometown Democracy” which would<br />
be detrimental to our area if it is passed. For<br />
more information on Floridians for Smarter<br />
Growth contact Lindsay@pcbeach.org or<br />
got to www.Florida2010.org.<br />
Green Leadership<br />
The committee took part in the 24th Annual<br />
International Coastal Clean-up Day on<br />
September 19 at Rick Seltzer Park on S.<br />
Thomas Drive. A good crowd turned out to<br />
help keep our beaches “clean and green.”<br />
On Saturday, November 14 the committee<br />
will assist the Ronald McDonald House<br />
with their “I CAN, U CAN, WE CAN”<br />
Recycling Can Drive at Gulf World Marine<br />
Park on Front <strong>Beach</strong> Road. From 9:00<br />
am to 2:00 pm the community is invited to<br />
stop by and drop <strong>of</strong>f aluminum cans. The<br />
committee is also helping promote Nike’s<br />
“SOLE IN, PEACE OUT” shoe recycling<br />
program, asking <strong>Chamber</strong> members to bring<br />
in their old pairs <strong>of</strong> sneakers to the collection<br />
bin in the <strong>Chamber</strong> Lobby; visit www.<br />
NikeReUseAShoe.com.<br />
Membership Committee<br />
The <strong>Chamber</strong> will hold a special Member Appreciation Day for our members on Friday,<br />
November 13 at Bonefish Grill in the Grand <strong>Panama</strong> Village, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. Bonefish<br />
Grill is serving up fish tacos, gourmet burgers, signature specialties and draft beer, and Jesse Deese<br />
will be singing and performing on acoustic guitar. <strong>Chamber</strong> Members, mark your calendars for<br />
this fun afternoon…we want to see you there!<br />
YP @ THE <strong>Beach</strong><br />
Young Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals Today. Leaders Tomorrow.<br />
Young Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals @ THE <strong>Beach</strong> is planning a<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional development lunch for Wednesday, November 18 at the Red Bar in Grayton<br />
<strong>Beach</strong>. Destin Mayor Craig Barker will provide insight into leadership and pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
development. For committee information contact Kristopher@PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org.<br />
NAVIGATE TO SUCCESS<br />
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009<br />
4:00 - 5:15 PM<br />
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Navigator, the <strong>Chamber</strong>’s small business<br />
initiative, is holding its next workshop,<br />
Resolution Revolution, at Calypso prior<br />
to the <strong>Chamber</strong>’s After Hours Business<br />
Mixer on November 19. <strong>This</strong> high intensity<br />
workshop will help attendees engage in<br />
a process to create a motivating vision <strong>of</strong><br />
what their pr<strong>of</strong>essional and personal success<br />
will look like in 2010. “Investing time to<br />
prioritize and plan will provide laser-like<br />
focus and direction to launch you into an<br />
incredibly successful and thriving new<br />
year,” says coach Lisa Adams, founder<br />
<strong>of</strong> Thrive Partnership, LLC. To attend,<br />
R.S.V.P. to Hillary@PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org by<br />
Tuesday, November 17. Be sure to check<br />
out Navigator’s YouTube Channel at www.<br />
youtube.com/NavigatorPCB.<br />
Market your company to more than 20,000<br />
<strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> member companies and<br />
their employees at NO COST! The Memberto-Member<br />
Discount Card Program<br />
encourages nearly 900 <strong>Chamber</strong> members<br />
to prefer <strong>Chamber</strong> member businesses<br />
when making their buying decisions. The<br />
Member-to-Member Discount Directory<br />
can be found on our website at PC<strong>Beach</strong>.<br />
org. Offers can be removed or changed at<br />
any time by communicating the change via<br />
email to Hillary@pcbeach.org.<br />
Navigator awarded its first two Small<br />
Business Person <strong>of</strong> the Year awards at<br />
Friday at the <strong>Beach</strong> on October 9, to two<br />
businesses in recognition <strong>of</strong> their dedication<br />
and contributions to our <strong>Chamber</strong>. Gary<br />
Martin <strong>of</strong> Vision Payment Solutions, and<br />
Lisa Adams <strong>of</strong> Thrive Partnership LLC.<br />
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Member News<br />
Supper at Grace<br />
Supper at Grace is the wonderful weekly<br />
meal <strong>of</strong>fered free <strong>of</strong> charge every Thursday<br />
evening to the poor, the homeless, the needy<br />
and the lonely <strong>of</strong> our community at Grace<br />
Episcopal Church in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>.To<br />
help support the costs, Grace is presenting<br />
a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on<br />
Tuesday, November 10 from 6:00 to 8:30 pm<br />
in the church’s Wilhite Hall, 9101 <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Pkwy., near the corner <strong>of</strong> Moylan<br />
Road and Highway 98. Doc from Carousel<br />
will speak about wine and food pairings,<br />
substantial hors d’oeuvres will be served and<br />
a silent auction will also take place. Tickets<br />
are $15 and must be purchased in advance<br />
from the Grace Church Parish Office.<br />
Thanksgiving Dinner is the flagship for<br />
Supper at Grace. The turkey is donated by<br />
Pineapple Willy’s, along with trimmings and<br />
desserts from area markets, restaurants and<br />
home-cooking from the Grace parishioners.<br />
Grace parishioners, friends and volunteers<br />
spend many hours to assure that everything is<br />
“just right” for their guests, even giving each<br />
a gift bag <strong>of</strong> nutritious foods to take home.<br />
A Tradition <strong>of</strong> Responsibility<br />
Hallmark Cards began recycling paper in the<br />
1940s, have used recycled paper in products<br />
and packaging since the 1970s, and established<br />
a corporate-wide environmental conservation<br />
program in the 1990s. Some <strong>of</strong> the measures<br />
the company has introduced in years past are<br />
routine business practice today:<br />
• We actively participate in the Environmental<br />
Protection Agency’s WasteWi$e and Energy<br />
Star Building programs.<br />
• Since the early 1990s we’ve reduced solid<br />
waste by 70% and hazardous waste by 90%.<br />
• School-age youngsters have been turning<br />
scraps from Hallmark’s manufacturing processes<br />
into art projects at Kaleidoscope, a<br />
creative experience for children, since 1969.<br />
• A waste-to-energy program at our distribution<br />
center in Enfield, Conn., has resulted<br />
in an ongoing zero% waste program since<br />
1998. Materials not recycled are used as<br />
electrical generator fuel.<br />
• Surplus stationery, greeting cards, paper<br />
party supplies, and other products are donated<br />
to educational and human service organizations<br />
for redistribution to people in need.<br />
Emerald Coast RV <strong>Beach</strong><br />
Resort<br />
Nestled in a lush, award-winning tropicalgarden<br />
setting just <strong>of</strong>f Front <strong>Beach</strong> Road,<br />
Emerald Coast RV <strong>Beach</strong> Resort is the perfect<br />
destination for both short and long-term RV<br />
vacations. Wide sites with cement pads, both<br />
pull-thru or back-in, <strong>of</strong>fer plenty <strong>of</strong> space for<br />
the biggest <strong>of</strong> rigs. Each site is meticulously<br />
landscaped and has its own picnic table<br />
and patio light. Guests enjoy deluxe 50/30<br />
Amp service, WiFi, premium cable service,<br />
spotlessly-clean, private tiled restrooms<br />
and showers, security gate, business service<br />
center and morning c<strong>of</strong>fee. Our heated pool<br />
and spa, party deck, beautiful clubhouse, onsite<br />
horseshoe, tournament-quality shuffleboard<br />
court, hiking & biking paths, children’s<br />
playground, fishing pond, paddle-boats, sand<br />
volleyball court and seasonal beach shuttle<br />
service provide our guests with a multitude<br />
<strong>of</strong> ways to fill their days. Our concierge is<br />
always happy to arrange a day <strong>of</strong> Deep Sea<br />
Fishing, a trip to Shell Island, golf tee-times<br />
or recommend one <strong>of</strong> our favorite restaurants.<br />
Pictured from left: Grace Church parishioners;<br />
Emerald Coast RV <strong>Beach</strong> Resort.<br />
SMALL BUSINESS<br />
DEVELOPMENT CENTER<br />
THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT<br />
CENTER IS A RESOURCE OF EXPERTISE,<br />
TRAINING & CONSULTING POSITIONED<br />
TO ASSIST ENTREPRENEURS IN<br />
DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL AND<br />
THRIVING BUSINESSES.<br />
FALL & WINTER MONTHLY<br />
WORKSHOPS:<br />
Steps to Starting a Small Business (3 hrs)<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Wednesday, November 11, 8:30 - 11:30 am<br />
Wednesday, December 2, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
SBDC, Lynn Haven<br />
Business Plan Development,<br />
Part I & II (6 hrs)<br />
Fee: $40<br />
Thursday, November 19, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
Thursday, December 10, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
SBDC, Lynn Haven<br />
Tax Planning & Record Keeping (3 hrs)<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Tuesday, November 17, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
SBDC, Lynn Haven<br />
Tuesday, December 15, 6:00 - 9:00 pm<br />
GCCC, Student Union East Rm. 244<br />
SBA Loan Packaging (3 hrs)<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Tuesday, December 8, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
SBDC, Lynn Haven<br />
Introduction to Government Contracting<br />
Opportunities (3 hrs)<br />
Fee: $20<br />
Tuesday, November 3, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
Tuesday, December 1, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />
SBDC, Lynn Haven<br />
SBDC: Small Business Development Center<br />
in Lynn Haven. Located at 2500 Minnesota<br />
Ave, one block east <strong>of</strong> Highway 77 at the<br />
corner <strong>of</strong> 25th and Minnesota Ave. in Lynn<br />
Haven.<br />
(850) 271-1108<br />
GCCC: Gulf Coast Community College in<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>. Located east <strong>of</strong> the Hathaway<br />
Bridge at the corner <strong>of</strong> Highway 98 and 23rd<br />
St. in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
(850) 872-3823<br />
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Member News<br />
Greenify Your Body<br />
By Kristy McKinney<br />
Whether you have purchased a fuel efficient<br />
automobile, an energy star washing machine,<br />
switched to all natural cleaning products,<br />
or drink your daily water out <strong>of</strong> a reusable<br />
plastic bottle, we all, in some way, have<br />
made a minor change that over time will<br />
make a major difference. But, what about<br />
our bodies? Do we give our body the proper<br />
tools it needs to run efficiently each day?<br />
Water makes up 60% <strong>of</strong> your body weight,<br />
therefore it is responsible for every system in<br />
the body functioning properly. How much<br />
water do you consume each day? If your<br />
answer is less than one gallon, you are doing<br />
your body a disservice. Try buying a pretty<br />
acrylic water bottle, fill it with ice cold water,<br />
keep it with you and refill throughout the day.<br />
Are you getting your RDA <strong>of</strong> Vitamins<br />
and Minerals? Most people do not. Quite<br />
frankly, most don’t even supplement with a<br />
Multi Vitamin & Mineral. Do your body a<br />
favor…visit the website fitday.com and plug<br />
in a journal <strong>of</strong> the foods and drinks you take<br />
in daily. It will quickly tell you the percentage<br />
<strong>of</strong> vitamins and minerals you have consumed<br />
each day. You will see what specific nutrients<br />
you are lacking and work to improve those.<br />
For instance, if it says you are deficient<br />
in Calcium and Vitamin C, you can go to<br />
dietandfitnesstoday.com and search for foods<br />
that are high in Calcium and Vitamin C.<br />
Are you exercising regularly? You have<br />
time for the things that are a priority in<br />
your life; make your health a priority!<br />
You may be too tired because <strong>of</strong> your lack<br />
<strong>of</strong> exercise. The endorphins that are released<br />
while exercising boost your mood and energy<br />
level. In order to be able to run and play with<br />
your kids without getting worn out, you must<br />
exercise. You are doing your kids a favor<br />
by keeping yourself healthy and active and<br />
at the same time, you are teaching them the<br />
importance <strong>of</strong> following a healthy lifestyle.<br />
<strong>This</strong>, when learned at a young age, will stay<br />
with them throughout their life.<br />
Are you a label reader? Do you prepare your<br />
meals at home or eat out most <strong>of</strong> the time?<br />
Do you drink sugar-laden sodas that are full<br />
<strong>of</strong> empty calories? The cold hard facts are<br />
that you get out <strong>of</strong> your body what you put<br />
into it. Your daily calories should come from<br />
clean, healthy, natural sources. Steer clear <strong>of</strong><br />
high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated<br />
oils. Eat things with a small ingredient<br />
list, full <strong>of</strong> ingredients you can pronounce.<br />
Switch to Ezekial bread (found in the freezer<br />
section). Switch to Greek yogurt and fat<br />
free milk. Use olive oil rather than butter or<br />
margarine. Eat very little animal fat, which<br />
is mostly saturated. Eat whole grains rather<br />
than white starchy carbs.<br />
These changes will have your body running<br />
much more efficiently. You will sleep better,<br />
feel better and be hungry more frequently<br />
because you are eating clean foods and your<br />
metabolism will be functioning at a higher<br />
rate. You will eat more frequently, ideally<br />
six times a day, and your body fat will go<br />
down as your lean muscle tissue increases.<br />
You will stay hydrated. You will come out<br />
<strong>of</strong> the gym ready to go outside and really<br />
PLAY with your kids. Your hair, skin and<br />
nails will look better than ever, because they<br />
are full <strong>of</strong> nutrients. You have now <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />
GREENIFIED your body! Please feel<br />
free to contact mckinneyfitness.com with<br />
questions on how to make your body run<br />
more efficiently.<br />
NEW BUSINESS<br />
A RECENT ADDITION TO BAY COUNTY<br />
IS THE ALL-NEW JOHN LEE NISSAN ON<br />
HARRISON AND 23 RD<br />
A local businessman, John Lee, purchased<br />
the former Lloyd Nissan dealership in early<br />
June 2009. Since purchasing the Nissan<br />
franchise Mr. Lee has moved his other<br />
dealership, <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Mazda, to the<br />
former Lloyd Cadillac Pontiac Buick GMC<br />
facility which is located at the same lot<br />
(corner <strong>of</strong> Harrison and E. 23rd St.).<br />
Mr. Lee has also re-opened the former<br />
Lloyd Collision Center. <strong>This</strong> 21,000 square<br />
foot body shop was closed by the previous<br />
owners, Sonic Automotive Group, based<br />
in Charlotte, NC just before the sale <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Nissan franchise.<br />
At the heart <strong>of</strong> Mr. Lee’s business success<br />
is the revolutionary Lifetime Warranty<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered free <strong>of</strong> charge on all new Nissan<br />
and Mazda vehicles, as well as select preowned<br />
vehicles. <strong>This</strong> lifetime warranty is a<br />
nationwide warranty which provides a true<br />
lifetime warranty regardless <strong>of</strong> where the<br />
customer lives.<br />
Since the addition <strong>of</strong> Nissan and the body<br />
shop, which is newly named John Lee<br />
Collision Division, the number <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
has increased from fifteen to over seventy<br />
in a few short months. <strong>This</strong> has helped to<br />
revitalize the local economy and is growing<br />
as the news spreads about John Lee Nissan/<br />
Mazda. The employees are motivated to<br />
help this dealership succeed, and there is a<br />
sense <strong>of</strong> excitement and pride as they carry<br />
out their duties. Mr. Lee states that happy<br />
employees create happy customers.<br />
Mr. Lee understands that time is the one<br />
thing that most people don’t have enough<br />
<strong>of</strong>. He sells a great deal <strong>of</strong> used cars which<br />
includes all vehicle brands (Toyota, Honda,<br />
Chevrolet, Cadillac, Ford, etc.) and believes<br />
these customers deserve the ability to return<br />
to the dealership for service instead <strong>of</strong><br />
sending them to another dealership. <strong>This</strong><br />
was the driving force behind opening the<br />
Express Super Service Center and being<br />
able to service and repair these other makes<br />
and models.<br />
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dance craze in town!<br />
Nu Wave Medical Center<br />
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Dance for Life!<br />
Champagne Open House<br />
2nd and 4th Tuesdays!<br />
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850-249-3530 *** www.dancelifefitness.com<br />
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Lymphederma Treatment<br />
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850.249.6363<br />
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Member News<br />
BAY COUNTY AUDUBON<br />
AUDUBON PRESENTS ITS 41ST ANNUAL<br />
TRAVEL & ADVENTURE FILM SERIES<br />
Sponsors <strong>of</strong> Hope<br />
Sally, Silvie and Heaven Britton are<br />
American citizens born in Costa Rica,<br />
where their parents were serving as fulltime<br />
missionaries at the time. Their earliest<br />
memories were <strong>of</strong> helping others; especially<br />
youth and the elderly. Being that their family<br />
was large (eight kids) they learned at an early<br />
age to share, and developed a healthy work<br />
ethic as all were expected to not only help<br />
with the chores around the house, but watch<br />
out for their younger brothers and sisters.<br />
By the time they were teens they had also<br />
lived in France and Brazil, ending up in<br />
Plano Texas where they graduated from<br />
high school. All three would go on to study<br />
television production and post-production<br />
and then enter full-time employment at their<br />
family studio. The Brittons came to Bay<br />
County six years ago on vacation, fell in love<br />
with the beaches, the people and the lifestyle,<br />
and simply stayed.<br />
The Britton girls real passion, however,<br />
is their charity work as volunteers for<br />
“Sponsors <strong>of</strong> Hope.” In recent months they<br />
donated two truckloads <strong>of</strong> clothing to local<br />
area churches and the Rescue Mission for<br />
Bay County’s most needy, and have given<br />
wheelchairs and eyeglasses to help <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> young people.<br />
These young ladies also regularly help<br />
four local nursing homes with any basic<br />
necessities their residents may need. Soon<br />
they hope to teach local youth how to sail,<br />
with a sailboat that was recently donated to<br />
the organization. Most recently the Britton<br />
girls have been gathering linens and towels<br />
for needy families and are planning to cheer<br />
up Bay County children at Christmas. Linen<br />
and toy donations (only) can be dropped <strong>of</strong>f<br />
at AAA Self Storage, 2125 Lisenby Avenue<br />
in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>.<br />
For information on how you can help,<br />
please contact Sally, Silvie or Heaven at<br />
sponsors<strong>of</strong>hope@yahoo.com or by phone<br />
at (850) 319-1755<br />
Locals Helping Locals<br />
Who would have thought a gaggle <strong>of</strong> little ducks could help out in such a big way? The<br />
Grand <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Resort hosted the Annual Duck Race and Cocktail Party to help raise<br />
money for <strong>Beach</strong> Care Services (BCS). <strong>This</strong> year $10,600 was raised. Pastor Ramon Duvall<br />
from <strong>Beach</strong>side Fellowship was emcee. The Acoustix played music poolside, and duck riders<br />
braved the evening air and chilly water, all for a good cause.<br />
BCS is a non-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization that provides emergency assistance. Founded 10 years ago,<br />
BCS has helped thousands <strong>of</strong> beach residents pay bills, fill prescriptions and buy gas or trolley<br />
passes to get to work. <strong>Beach</strong> Care Services is an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff<br />
members and a volunteer board. It is funded completely by contributions from local churches,<br />
businesses, individuals and civic groups. The bills for operating expenses are paid by Bill and<br />
Eric Buskell.<br />
Upper Left Photo by Linda Lucas, Bay County Bullet: Rick Russell and Cyndi Ainsworth win the<br />
first round <strong>of</strong> the Duck Races. Right Photo: Sally, Heaven and Silvie Britton.<br />
For more than 47 years Bay County<br />
Audubon members have been involved in<br />
activities ranging from assessment <strong>of</strong> local<br />
bird populations to taking action on local<br />
conservation and environmental issues. We<br />
are involved in all areas <strong>of</strong> environmental<br />
concern and conservation efforts, not only<br />
here in Bay County, but also on a state basis<br />
with Audubon <strong>of</strong> Florida and on a national<br />
basis with National Audubon Society.<br />
For the 41st year the Bay County Audubon<br />
Society will present its Travel & Adventure<br />
Film Series. The color motion pictures<br />
are presented and personally narrated on<br />
stage by the cinematographer. Proceeds<br />
from ticket sales are used for educational<br />
programs in Bay County public schools<br />
to promote wildlife protection and<br />
rehabilitation, conservation education, and<br />
land preservation.<br />
The films will be held at J. R. Arnold High<br />
School, 550 Alf Coleman Road at 7:00 pm.<br />
2010 films include:<br />
January 7: Beneath the Jungle and<br />
Beyond by Dale Johnson<br />
February 4: Yellowstone: Trails and Tales<br />
by Sandy Mortimer<br />
February 11: Cruising Russia, St.<br />
Petersburg to Moscow by Clint Denn<br />
Tickets are available at the door: Season<br />
Passes cost $12.00; individual programs<br />
cost $5.00; and students 18 and under are<br />
free. For more information contact Richard<br />
Ingram, Publicity Chair at (850) 871-1736<br />
or visit www.baycountyaudubon.org.<br />
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Serving the <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Area<br />
Quality Service Since 1984<br />
Preventative Maintenance Plans<br />
Free Estimates<br />
Service/Repairs<br />
Duct Cleaning Service Installations<br />
12 Month Financing Available<br />
www.millshvac.com<br />
(850) 234-8177<br />
Lic # CMC 1249267<br />
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around Town<br />
Updates on Community, Education, Workforce & Government<br />
The Energy Puzzle: Putting<br />
the Pieces Together<br />
Cmdr. Jessica Pfefferkorn<br />
The Department <strong>of</strong><br />
the Navy participated<br />
in Energy Awareness<br />
Month in October.<br />
Throughout<br />
the Navy and here<br />
at NSAPC, we focused<br />
our attention<br />
on this event as Energy<br />
Action Month.<br />
DoN is aligning its energy awareness theme<br />
with the Department <strong>of</strong> Energy: A Sustainable<br />
Energy Future—We’re Putting All the<br />
Pieces Together. <strong>This</strong> theme encourages<br />
individuals to make energy conscious decisions,<br />
in the workplace and at home, to help<br />
solve the Navy’s energy challenges.<br />
The Navy’s emerging energy strategy is centered<br />
on energy security, energy efficiency<br />
and environmental stewardship that together<br />
will enable us to remain the world’s preeminent<br />
maritime power. Energy security<br />
is critical to mission success. Energy security<br />
safeguards our energy infrastructure and<br />
shields the Navy and Marine Corps from<br />
volatility in the energy market. Energy efficiency,<br />
being energy-smart in the little things<br />
we do every day, gives us immediate payback<br />
and allows for investing in the future. Powering<br />
down your workstation at the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
day can amount to huge savings when multiplied<br />
by more than 2000 computers on base.<br />
Investing in environmentally-responsible<br />
technologies afloat and ashore will not only<br />
save money but will reduce greenhouse gas<br />
emissions and cut our dependence on fossil<br />
fuels.<br />
Navy people are all responsible for energy<br />
efficiency and promoting a healthy environment<br />
for a sustainable future. So what are we<br />
doing locally to help reach Navy and DOD<br />
energy goals? According to our Public<br />
Works “Energy Czar” Wells Parker, a whole<br />
lot! Energy projects currently underway<br />
will lower our total energy and water use by<br />
about 5% each per year annually. Our 2009<br />
base-wide Energy Conservation Project, representing<br />
a $1.7 million investment across an<br />
aggregate <strong>of</strong> over 70 buildings, pays for itself<br />
three times over during the 30-year lifespan<br />
<strong>of</strong> the assets.<br />
Across NSA <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong>, we have replaced<br />
over 20,000 lights with premium efficiency<br />
lights in the last 3 years, slashing lighting<br />
power use in our buildings by up to twothirds.<br />
Our MWR basketball gym is a shining<br />
example, wherein new premium 150 watt<br />
light fixtures actually produce more light than<br />
the old 400 watt lamps they replaced.<br />
Starting in 2010, one <strong>of</strong> the training pools at<br />
the Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center<br />
will be heated by solar energy. You may<br />
have noticed we’ve already gone solar with<br />
street lights at the north NDSTC parking lot,<br />
the NDSTC jogging path on Sandpiper, and<br />
by the Osprey Lane path bridge. These initiatives<br />
are phase 1 <strong>of</strong> multi-year shift toward<br />
energy independence.<br />
Efforts like these have resulted in Naval Surface<br />
Warfare Center <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Division’s<br />
recognition by Federal Energy Management<br />
Program and NSA PC achieving back-toback<br />
SECNAV Gold awards for 2008 and<br />
2009. A big round <strong>of</strong> thanks for our success<br />
is due to the diligence <strong>of</strong> command and<br />
department energy monitors around the base.<br />
But these achievements are made possible<br />
only through good energy stewardship by<br />
every one <strong>of</strong> us, every day.<br />
The Costs and Benefits<br />
<strong>of</strong> Higher Education<br />
Dr. Ken Shaw, FSU PC Dean<br />
Our community is<br />
very fortunate to<br />
have access to high<br />
quality higher education<br />
in this region.<br />
Florida State University<br />
was recently<br />
ranked #48 in the<br />
2010 U.S. News and<br />
World Reports Top<br />
50 Public Universities.<br />
These high quality programs are <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
at FSU <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> and are taught by bright<br />
and caring pr<strong>of</strong>essors whose goals are to help<br />
students be successful in the real world. We<br />
are also fortunate to have great colleges in<br />
Northwest Florida that help students obtain a<br />
quality associate <strong>of</strong> arts degree; these colleges<br />
provide FSU <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> with students<br />
who are academically grounded and ready to<br />
pursue a bachelor’s degree.<br />
I <strong>of</strong>ten hear that higher education is becoming<br />
unaffordable, so I decided to tackle this<br />
problem and find out what are the costs and<br />
benefits <strong>of</strong> higher education. I first chose to<br />
look at the savings a student would have if<br />
they obtained their bachelor’s degree locally<br />
rather than going away to school. I found<br />
that the cost savings were significant.<br />
At current tuition prices, a student obtaining<br />
an associate <strong>of</strong> arts degree at Gulf Coast<br />
Community College and then obtaining<br />
a bachelor’s degree at FSU <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
would pay $12,596 in tuition costs, based<br />
upon completion <strong>of</strong> 60 credit hours at each<br />
institution.<br />
If a student decided to attend Florida State<br />
University in Tallahassee, the total tuition<br />
costs would be $18,304. Adding housing<br />
costs at $7,000/year would bring the total<br />
tuition and housing expenses to $46,304, assuming<br />
completion <strong>of</strong> 120 credit hours over<br />
a four-year timeframe. The cost savings <strong>of</strong><br />
obtaining a higher education locally are substantial.<br />
In tuition alone, the savings are over<br />
$5,700 and with housing expenses, the savings<br />
are over $33,700!<br />
Though the $12,596 costs seem high, obtaining<br />
a bachelor’s degree will provide many<br />
benefits to a student. The primary financial<br />
benefit to obtaining a bachelor’s degree versus<br />
only a high school diploma is that <strong>of</strong> an<br />
increase in future earnings. Statistics from<br />
2006 reflect the median annual earnings <strong>of</strong><br />
full-time, full-year wage employees and salary<br />
workers ages 25-34. The report showed<br />
that the median annual salary for high school<br />
graduates is $29,000/year and the median<br />
annual salary for 4-year college graduates is<br />
$43,500. The difference in salaries between<br />
the high school graduate and the college<br />
graduate is $14,500, a value that is greater<br />
than the tuition costs for a 4-year degree obtained<br />
locally.<br />
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around Town<br />
Updates on Community, Education, Workforce & Government<br />
There are many additional benefits to obtaining<br />
a bachelor’s degree; some are listed<br />
below:<br />
1. College graduates are typically better<br />
prepared to understand and engage in the<br />
world, the country, the state, and community<br />
in which we live.<br />
2. College graduates obtain better jobs and<br />
have additional opportunities available to<br />
them.<br />
3. Due to increased earnings potential, college<br />
graduates are more likely to enjoy an<br />
improved quality <strong>of</strong> life.<br />
4. Statistics indicate that college graduates<br />
give back to their community more <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
than those with less education, thus enhancing<br />
and improving not only their own quality<br />
<strong>of</strong> life, but the lives <strong>of</strong> many others as well.<br />
Investing in a higher education provides<br />
significant economic and cultural benefits<br />
for the graduate now and for generations to<br />
come! It is clear that the benefits far outweigh<br />
the costs.<br />
GCCC’s Annual Report<br />
Dr. Jim Kerley, GCCC President<br />
Gulf Coast Community<br />
College is<br />
pleased to announce<br />
that we recently<br />
published our 2008-<br />
09 Annual Report.<br />
The main purpose<br />
<strong>of</strong> the report is to<br />
measure our performance<br />
against the<br />
boldly stated goals<br />
set forth in our five-year Strategic Plan. As<br />
you may recall, the plan was created utilizing<br />
the input <strong>of</strong> faculty, staff, students, and<br />
community stakeholders and reflects our<br />
desire to continuously improve in providing<br />
world-class education opportunities to our<br />
community.<br />
Everything we do throughout the college and<br />
each new initiative taken by our faculty and<br />
staff ties in to one <strong>of</strong> the following goals:<br />
• Expanding learning opportunities<br />
• Fostering success <strong>of</strong> our students<br />
• Collaborating with our community<br />
• Advancing economic development<br />
At this point we are one year into our current<br />
strategic plan and I am thrilled to say that<br />
we have exceeded many <strong>of</strong> our stated goals.<br />
Some <strong>of</strong> the highlights are:<br />
• GCCC showed a 5 percent increase in enrollment,<br />
reflecting an increase in the need<br />
for the community college mission during<br />
troubling economic times.<br />
• The college increased e-Learning courses<br />
<strong>of</strong>fered by 14 percent as we strive to make<br />
education more readily available to students.<br />
• Dual enrollment (high school students taking<br />
college courses) increased by 11 percent,<br />
the highest participation rate in the state.<br />
• Five new degree/certificate programs were<br />
created to expand educational opportunities.<br />
• The college enjoyed substantial increases<br />
in all areas <strong>of</strong> student satisfaction as measured<br />
by the Community College Survey <strong>of</strong><br />
Student Engagement, a top national metric.<br />
• GCCC increased cooperation with FSU<br />
PC by launching the CONNECT! Program,<br />
<strong>of</strong>fering students a seamless transition from<br />
GCCC’s associates program to a bachelor’s<br />
program at FSU PC.<br />
Now more than ever, we believe it is <strong>of</strong> the<br />
utmost importance to continue to <strong>of</strong>fer new<br />
opportunities in order to better meet local<br />
workforce needs and to increase fulfilling<br />
career options for everyone. We promise to<br />
keep you abreast <strong>of</strong> our progress and invite<br />
you to take a close look at our annual report.<br />
An electronic version is available for your<br />
review at www.gulfcoast.edu and thank you<br />
for your continued support and feedback.<br />
Tourist Development<br />
Council<br />
Dan Rowe, President & CEO, <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Convention & Visitors Bureau<br />
In addition to stunning<br />
beaches, <strong>Panama</strong><br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>fers many unexpected<br />
natural<br />
wonders for visitors<br />
seeking a little adventure<br />
in the great<br />
outdoors.<br />
Eco-Seekers can<br />
enjoy hiking along scenic trails, camping<br />
along the shore, unparalleled fishing, kayaking<br />
tours, <strong>of</strong>f-road cycling, diving and more.<br />
And, with everything from airboat adventures<br />
to glass bottom boat tours and marine<br />
rescue programs, there are many ways in<br />
which to experience and observe the surrounding<br />
wildlife <strong>of</strong> our coastal region.<br />
Even more exciting, <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
will soon be easily accessible to outdoor<br />
enthusiasts around the world, as we’re just<br />
a few short months away from the debut <strong>of</strong><br />
daily flights arriving to Northwest Florida –<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> International Airport. On May<br />
18, 2010, the nation’s newest airport begins<br />
air service and opens the gates to a state-<strong>of</strong>the-art,<br />
eco-conscious terminal designed to<br />
qualify for LEED certification.<br />
The rich beauty and appeal <strong>of</strong> the Northwest<br />
Florida region has caught the eye and<br />
attention <strong>of</strong> the nation as America’s leading<br />
low-cost carrier, Southwest Airlines, made a<br />
milestone announcement to the world with<br />
its intent to provide daily air service to the<br />
new airport beginning in May 2010.<br />
On October 21st, coupled with the announcement<br />
<strong>of</strong> plans to expand service to include<br />
eight daily flights into northwest Florida,<br />
Southwest Airlines also shared this exciting<br />
news: “Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV)<br />
today announced at its annual Media Day a<br />
‘green plane,’ an innovative idea that marries<br />
efficiency, environmentally responsible<br />
products, customer comfort, and reduced<br />
waste and weight. <strong>This</strong> plane, a Boeing 737-<br />
700, will serve as a test environment for new<br />
environmentally responsible materials and<br />
Customer comfort products.”<br />
It is a flying testament to the airline’s philosophy<br />
that environmental decisions make good<br />
business sense. All <strong>of</strong> the initiatives being<br />
tested on this Green Plane, when combined,<br />
will equate to a weight savings <strong>of</strong> almost five<br />
pounds per seat, thus saving fuel and reducing<br />
emissions, along with adding recyclable<br />
elements to the cabin interior and reducing<br />
waste.<br />
“Southwest is committed to continuing to<br />
lead the industry in emissions reductions<br />
through fuel efficiency. Efficiency in fuel<br />
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around Town<br />
Updates on Community, Education, Workforce & Government<br />
consumption benefits our Company as well<br />
as the environment, and this has been part<br />
<strong>of</strong> our business model since the beginning,”<br />
said Gary Kelly, Southwest’s Chairman,<br />
President, and CEO. “As we look to the future,<br />
we know climate change remains <strong>of</strong> vital<br />
importance to our industry, our Company,<br />
and our Customers, so Southwest works hard<br />
every day in every area to be a responsible<br />
steward <strong>of</strong> the environment.”<br />
“Southwest is proud to lead the aviation industry<br />
in environmental stewardship and<br />
honored to be working with these eco-friendly<br />
vendors and our partners at Boeing,” Kelly<br />
says. “We are excited to test their forwardthinking<br />
products and expect these green<br />
products to not only help the environment,<br />
but also create a fuel and materials cost saving<br />
for Southwest.”<br />
In addition to the green plane, Southwest<br />
also announced the November 1st kick<strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong><br />
its more robust onboard recycling program,<br />
which is a co-mingled system that will allow<br />
the airline to capture more recyclable material<br />
and divert it from the waste stream.<br />
Environmental Stewardship is a responsibility<br />
Southwest takes seriously. For more information<br />
visit southwest.com/cares.<br />
Florida Energy Sector<br />
Partnership<br />
Kim Bodine, Executive Director, Gulf<br />
Coast Workforce Board<br />
Fighting global<br />
warming and transforming<br />
into a green<br />
economy is a massive<br />
and defining<br />
challenge. In order<br />
to address this challenge<br />
in Florida, the<br />
Gulf Coast Workforce<br />
Board has<br />
partnered with other<br />
regional workforce boards and Workforce<br />
Florida on a grant proposal called the Florida<br />
Energy Sector Partnership and Training<br />
Grant.<br />
If funded, the grant will support training and<br />
retraining <strong>of</strong> workers to meet the demands <strong>of</strong><br />
the green economy. The majority <strong>of</strong> training<br />
will focus on incumbent workers in need <strong>of</strong><br />
skill upgrades, as well as laid-<strong>of</strong>f workers in<br />
need <strong>of</strong> retooling for green job placement. Industries<br />
being targeted include manufacturing,<br />
government, education, healthcare, building/<br />
constructions, architects, engineers, community<br />
association managers, automobile technicians,<br />
and other pr<strong>of</strong>essionals implementing<br />
energy efficiency and renewable energy.<br />
Locally, the program will leverage the training<br />
<strong>of</strong> Gulf Coast Community College’s Alternative<br />
Energy Engineering Technology (AET)<br />
certificate, upcoming Sustainable Design<br />
Technical certificate, and Continuing Education<br />
opportunities: LEED Green Associate<br />
Prep, Green Supply Chain, and Green Sales<br />
Associate training. Florida Solar Energy Center<br />
and Purdue University will also be leveraged<br />
for curriculum development and train the<br />
trainer programs.<br />
The Florida Energy Sector Partnership and<br />
Training Grant is a $6 million dollar proposal<br />
to the US Department <strong>of</strong> Labor. The award<br />
announcement is expected in January 2010.<br />
TROY Update<br />
Lisa Kitto, Site Director, Troy<br />
University-PC/Tyndall AFB<br />
When I first realized<br />
the theme <strong>of</strong><br />
this Circuit edition<br />
revolved around<br />
“going green” I immediately<br />
thought<br />
there would be<br />
nothing TROY related<br />
that I could<br />
contribute on the<br />
subject that would<br />
be <strong>of</strong> any interest to the readers. However,<br />
Lori Wolverton our resident optimist said to<br />
me she would be happy to investigate the<br />
topic and I was pleasantly surprised with the<br />
efforts <strong>of</strong> her research. Lori discovered that<br />
within the Troy University family our faculty,<br />
staff members, and students are actively<br />
involved in many “Go Green” efforts.<br />
Our Department <strong>of</strong> Biological & Environmental<br />
Sciences <strong>of</strong> Troy University is very<br />
proud <strong>of</strong> faculty members Dr. Alicia Whatley,<br />
Dr. Michael Stewart, and Dr. Christi<br />
Magrath, along with former graduate student<br />
Ms. Smirti Bhattarai, who were recently<br />
published in the journal Aquatic Ecosytem<br />
Health and Management. Toni Robinson<br />
and Eddie James <strong>of</strong> our Southeast Region<br />
spearheaded a “Go Green” effort by recycling<br />
batteries and ink cartridges. They were<br />
able to send over 200 ink cartridges to Pet<br />
Smart Charities which are then used to fund<br />
food and medication for animals in shelters.<br />
Additionally, Lori discovered a majority<br />
<strong>of</strong> TROY locations have established a recycling<br />
plan for bottles, cans and paper and<br />
soon our billboard vinyls will be recycled to<br />
make purses, bags, and satchels.<br />
In August <strong>of</strong> this year our campus in Troy,<br />
Alabama initiated “Trayless” dining. By<br />
switching to laminate serving dishes, the<br />
need for plastic trays was eliminated and the<br />
end result is a reduction in food waste as well<br />
as a savings <strong>of</strong> 200 gallons <strong>of</strong> water a day, per<br />
thousand meals served.<br />
And finally, our Continuing Education Program<br />
has a course in the Personal Enrichment<br />
Department titled “Going Green at the<br />
Workplace.” <strong>This</strong> course is taught online by<br />
Brad Bergman. Mr. Bergman holds an MBA<br />
with a specialization in Technology Management.<br />
He currently works as a renewable<br />
energy pr<strong>of</strong>essional and teaches classes as an<br />
adjunct pr<strong>of</strong>essor.<br />
As a University, I am pleased to be able to<br />
relay that we are doing things to protect our<br />
environment and will be looking for other<br />
ways as well, and encourage all others to do<br />
the same. For more information about the<br />
course “Going Green at the Workplace,”<br />
please visit the TROY website at www.troy.<br />
edu or call us at (850) 747-0634.<br />
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Holiday<br />
Entertaining<br />
Resolved.<br />
Don’t miss our article<br />
in <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Living<br />
magazine, Nov./Dec. issue!<br />
Find out why you should call<br />
Vittles Companies Catering<br />
for your private<br />
& business holiday planning.<br />
Creative • Experienced • Affordable<br />
850-215-7033<br />
Private rooms are available for your holiday event<br />
Triple J Steakhouse • Loco’s • PoFolks<br />
Customized menus available.<br />
15701 <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Parkway<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong>, FL 32413 • Highway 98 and Pier Park<br />
Phone: (850) 235-4225 Fax: (850) 235-8869<br />
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• Roll Off Containers<br />
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EVENT CALENDAR<br />
visit PCBEACH.ORG FOR A FULL LIST OF COMMUNITY EVENTS<br />
Fridays<br />
November 13, 2009<br />
Edgewater <strong>Beach</strong> Resort<br />
NETWORKING: 7:30-8:00 am<br />
PROGRAM: 8:00-9:00 am<br />
Join Randy Curtis, Airport Authority and Kevin<br />
Johnson, VP Economic Development at St. Joe<br />
Sponsored by PBS & J and KBR<br />
December 11, 2009<br />
Edgewater <strong>Beach</strong> Resort<br />
NETWORKING: 7:30-8:00 am<br />
PROGRAM: 8:00-9:00 am<br />
Al Wendstrand, Florida’s Great Northwest<br />
Sponsored by Knology<br />
C H A M B E R<br />
After Hours Business Mixers<br />
Thursday, November 19, 2009<br />
Calypso<br />
5:30-7:30 pm<br />
Sponsored by Carr<br />
Riggs & Ingram<br />
Thursday, December 17, 2009<br />
Holiday Party at Breakers<br />
5:30-7:30 pm<br />
SEEKING SPONSORS<br />
For two First Friday’s at the <strong>Beach</strong> on January 8, 2010 and July 9, 2010<br />
FSU Holley Academic Center<br />
One Speaking Sponsor per event: $2,000 Table sponsors: $500 each, limited to four<br />
Contact Hillary for details and sponsorship benefits. (850) 235-1159 Hillary@PC<strong>Beach</strong>.org<br />
Albert F. Mapp, Jr. MD PA<br />
Charlie Coram’s Place on 23rd<br />
Children’s Home Society<br />
Colours at Bay Town<br />
Custom Technical Services <strong>of</strong> North FL<br />
Dance Life Fitness, Inc.<br />
Emerald Coast Obstetrics & Gynecology<br />
Emerald Coast VFW Post 10555<br />
Gwynne K. Ebanks<br />
Healthpoint Medical Group<br />
Healthy Start <strong>of</strong> Bay, Franklin & Gulf<br />
Ironman Florida<br />
John Lee Nissan <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Mazda<br />
Jones Lang LaSalle<br />
Magnolia Private Residence Club<br />
Martin Theatre<br />
Mattress America<br />
Metabolic Research Center<br />
Mills Heating & Air<br />
Ocean Towers <strong>Beach</strong> Club<br />
O’Sullivan Creel, LLP<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> Rescue Mission<br />
Payroll Matters <strong>of</strong> North Florida, Inc.<br />
Preferred Risk Group, LLC<br />
R. B. Baker Construction, Inc.<br />
Rodeheaver & Harris Insurance, LLC<br />
TheMPService, LLC<br />
Cyndi Ainsworth, VP Member Services<br />
Social media is essential for increasing the awareness <strong>of</strong> your brand,<br />
influencing your reputation and creating heavier traffic to your website.<br />
With all <strong>of</strong> the new and fascinating technological avenues <strong>of</strong><br />
communicating, how does your personal communication score?<br />
Effective communication skills are vital to building personal and<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional relationships. We <strong>of</strong>ten find ourselves communicating<br />
smoothly in one situation, while we are stumbling to find the proper<br />
words in another. You may be content with your present communication<br />
skills, but there is always room for some improvement. Here are<br />
some useful strategies for effective communication.<br />
• Be yourself, be honest and straight forward, say what you mean and<br />
the other person will be drawn to you.<br />
• Observe your colleagues, who speak effortlessly and effectively<br />
while presenting their thoughts and ideas in meetings and in networking<br />
situations. Learn from them.<br />
• Listen attentively, ask questions and be respectful <strong>of</strong> their opinion.<br />
• Encourage the other person to speak, show that you are interested in<br />
what they have to say and focus on understanding their views.<br />
• Strengthen your communication skills by practicing at After Hours,<br />
Friday at the <strong>Beach</strong> meetings and other <strong>Chamber</strong> events.<br />
Don’t be afraid to get out from behind the computer and start having<br />
some fun! Begin today by building pr<strong>of</strong>essional and personal<br />
relationships with other chamber members and remember, <strong>Chamber</strong><br />
members do business with other chamber members who they know<br />
and trust.<br />
Pastor Ramon Duvall, <strong>Beach</strong>side Fellowship<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is certainly among the most beautiful places<br />
on earth. The sand, the sea and a cornucopia <strong>of</strong> indigenous plant<br />
and animal species all harmonize together to make our environment<br />
unique in the world. Just a few moments <strong>of</strong> the sun’s warmth and the<br />
timeless beat <strong>of</strong> the waves upon the sand constitute the best therapy<br />
available on our planet. We are truly blessed to have the opportunity<br />
to live and work in the midst <strong>of</strong> such unparalleled beauty.<br />
We strive to be good stewards <strong>of</strong> our environment, and to respect the<br />
amazing creation around us. In this way, we preserve what we now<br />
enjoy for those who follow in our footsteps. The magnificence that<br />
surrounds us on <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> is made complete by the many<br />
wonderful people who spend their lives working and playing here.<br />
You are an important part <strong>of</strong> our environment. You are an integral<br />
part <strong>of</strong> our community, and your work as an Ambassador fosters the<br />
sense <strong>of</strong> unity and caring for which we are known.<br />
Every function you attend provides opportunity for business networking<br />
and growing relationships. When you invest your time celebrating<br />
with others, you open the door to your own celebration: a<br />
celebration <strong>of</strong> success, peace, joy, and fulfillment. Thank you for<br />
being an active participant in our Ambassador activities. I appreciate<br />
each one <strong>of</strong> you, and I am grateful for your support <strong>of</strong> the mission<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> <strong>Chamber</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Commerce</strong>. If you have any<br />
questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at (850) 960-6026 or<br />
call the <strong>Chamber</strong> at (850) 235-1159. I’ll see you at the next event!<br />
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members<br />
Ribbon Cuttings . New & Renewing <strong>Chamber</strong> Members . Ambassador Update<br />
Renewals - 1 Year<br />
Acton Up With Downs, Inc.<br />
ATL Landscaping & Maintenance, Inc.<br />
Bill Bryd Kia<br />
Coast to Coast Rentals<br />
DeJa-Vu<br />
Dennis Lichorwic, DMD<br />
Econfina Creek Canoe Livery, LLC<br />
Howell & Golden, PA<br />
Lisa & Co. Event Planning, Consulting and Design<br />
Press Print Graphics, LLC<br />
Rudolph Engineering & Construction<br />
Solace Day Spa & Salon<br />
Student Breaks, LLC<br />
Tri State Plumbing, Inc.<br />
Vacation On Demand<br />
Renewals - 2 Years<br />
Dade Paper/Gulf States<br />
Executive Office Furniture, Inc.<br />
Henkle Law Firm<br />
HP Pools, Inc.<br />
Jim Free Realty<br />
Nova Engineering and Environmental, Inc.<br />
Renegade Sports Center<br />
Southern Resorts<br />
System Laundry Management and Linen Rentals Co.<br />
Viamedia<br />
Renewals - 3 Years<br />
Alexan Back <strong>Beach</strong>/Trammell Crow Residential<br />
FSU-<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Women’s Civic Club <strong>of</strong> <strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong><br />
Renewals - 4 Years<br />
Gulf Crest Condominiums<br />
Irby Electric Express<br />
Landmark Holiday <strong>Beach</strong>/Vacation Resorts Int’l.<br />
McInnis Builders, LLC<br />
WBPC-FM (B95.1)<br />
Renewals - 5 Years<br />
Aqua Condominiums<br />
Carillon <strong>Beach</strong> Institute<br />
Mike’s Diner<br />
Renewals - 6 Years<br />
Ben Kernan<br />
Joey’s C<strong>of</strong>fee<br />
Joni’s <strong>Beach</strong> Rentals, Inc.<br />
Labor Ready Worldwide<br />
Surfside Storage, Inc.<br />
WAVEnet Technologies, Inc.<br />
Renewals - 7 Years<br />
AT&T Advertising Solutions<br />
BaySolutions<br />
Calypso<br />
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors<br />
Keith Mortensen<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Senior Center<br />
Verizon Wireless, 9/9<br />
Red Robin, 9/11<br />
Nu Wave Medical Center<br />
Sallie Mae, Inc.<br />
Thomas Stroud<br />
Renewals - 8 Years<br />
Charles Haines, Jr.<br />
Panhandle Educators Federal Credit Union<br />
Renewals - 9 Years<br />
Bay Arts Alliance<br />
Burg Management Company<br />
Enterprise Rent-A-Car<br />
PAKMAIL on the <strong>Beach</strong><br />
Papa John’s Pizza /R & L Enterprises<br />
Renewals - 10 Years<br />
Boys & Girls Club <strong>of</strong> Bay County<br />
The Storage Center<br />
Renewals - 11 Years<br />
The St. Joe Company<br />
Renewals - 12 Years<br />
Calhoun Chiropractic Center, P. A.<br />
Donald F. Nations Real Estate<br />
Healthsouth Emerald Coast Rehabilitation Hospital<br />
Renewals - 13 Years<br />
Liz and Jane Clothes<br />
Lollye On The <strong>Beach</strong><br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Beach</strong> Visitor’s Map<br />
Front <strong>Beach</strong> Road CRA, 9/9<br />
Grand Lagoon, 10/1<br />
Dance Life Fitness, 10/16<br />
State Attorney, Glen Hess<br />
Trustmark Bank<br />
Renewals - 14 Years<br />
Copy Products<br />
Paradise Sound Resort Entertainment<br />
Renewals - 15 Years<br />
Cher’s Hallmark Shop<br />
Publix Supermarket Breakfast Point, Inc.<br />
Renewals - 16 Years<br />
Advanced Eye Care <strong>of</strong> Bay County<br />
Hombre Golf Club<br />
Knology Connecting Bay County<br />
<strong>Panama</strong> <strong>City</strong> - Bay County International Airport<br />
Renewals - 17 Years<br />
Gulf Glo Banners & Signs<br />
The Shores Homeowners Association<br />
Renewals - 18 Years<br />
Kilgore’s Karpet & Ceramic Tile, Inc.<br />
Renewals - 19 Years<br />
Ebro/Washington Co Kennel Club<br />
Renewals - 20 Years<br />
Gulf Highlands <strong>Beach</strong> Resort HOA<br />
Renewals - 22 Years<br />
Inacomp Data and Voice Systems, Inc.<br />
Peoples First Community Bank<br />
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