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Hawkins' Construction Expanded operations throughout the Southeast included opening an office in Destin, FL. To head up these efforts Hawkins has hired Ms. Nancy Abood as the Director of Business Development for Northwest Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
Ms. Abood is highly recognized in the industry for her experience and knowledge in public administration, real estate development, architecture and general contracting.
“Hawkins is strategically preparing the company for the growth that naturally occurs after market slowdowns. I am flattered by the confidence that the company has in my hiring for such an exciting opportunity and look forward to carrying their dream to fruition" says Abood.
InDyne, Inc.’s Integrated Security Solutions (ISS) Division located in Fort Walton Beach and supports various federal agencies including the Department of Defense (DOD) as well as civilian companies with design-build complex security systems. ISS is a commercial spin-off of the security system operations on the Eglin Test and Training Complex (ETTC) Contract at Eglin Air Force Base. In 2008, InDyne opened the ISS Division in Fort Walton Beach.
The ISS central mission is unique among the security system installation industry. ISS is a security system installation/integration organization capable of conceiving, designing, building, installing, testing and certifying complex systems consisting of varied components from any manufacturer. Moreover, their unique experience in system installations is supported by our own organic support functions and highlights ISS as a leader in the field of security systems integration.
The ISS Division of InDyne employs approximately 25 people in the Ft. Walton Beach, Pensacola, and Shalimar area, with extensive experience in all aspects of security systems design, engineering, installation and support.
NWF Regional Airport & FWB Chamber
MAC Welcome Military Home - Military dignitaries, Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee (MAC), Northwest Florida Regional Airport, Okaloosa County Commissioners, City officials and residents were on hand June 18, to cut the ribbon for a welcome area at the Airport for incoming and outgoing military members. The area, decorated with flags from various branches of service, will also be a gathering place for special events that include military veterans.
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, at its Niceville Operations has achieved CMMI® Maturity Level 3. The Niceville Operation, which specializes in the design, development and production of warheads for tactical missiles, rockets, ammunition and bombs, incorporates CMMI best practices into its system engineering processes throughout the life cycle of these products.
CMMI best practices enable organizations to amalgamate management and engineering activities to their business objectives, implement robust practices and incorporate lessons learned to ensure that the products and services meet customer expectations. The Systems Engineering Institute (SEI) advocates CMMI as the best process improvement-model available for product and service development and maintenance. Achieving a Capability Level 3 rating for all 18 process areas evaluated demonstrates General Dynamics’ commitment to continual improvement.
As the third top fundraiser, the Beach Community Bank 2009 Tour de Cure Team raised over $4,200 for the American Diabetes Association.
Landrum Human Resource Companies, Inc., an industry leader in staffing and human resources ranked number 70 on the 2009 Florida Trend Top 200 Private Companies list. This is Landrum’s ninth consecutive year to be recognized and the only Pensacola based company to earn a spot on the 2009 list.
As stated in the Florida Trend magazine, this exclusive list of the state’s 200 largest privately help companies is ranked according to 2008 revenue. To qualify for consideration for the Florida Private 200 list, a company must be headquartered in Florida and be privately held, with less than 80% of its ownership held by any other single company.
Silver Sands Factory Stores’ marketing and public relations team was recognized at the Florida Public Relations Associations Image Awards ceremony in Pensacola for their Midnight Madness campaign. The marketing and public relations campaign attracted over 60,000 people to Silver Sands on Black Friday. The team won an Image Award which is presented to the top-scoring entry in each category and the Grand All Image Award for the best Image award-winning entry in the division. Angela Triplett, public relations manager, was also recognized as the 2009 Communicator of the Year.
Pictured from left to right: Ashley Watkins, marketing coordinator; Myra Williams, vice president of marketing; Angela Triplett, public relations manager and Traci Stokes, marketing director.
Freedom Walk LLC, a Mixed-Use Development, located near the Crestview High School and Davidson Middle School, on Old Bethel Drive, Crestview, FL, a company represented by the Platinum Real Estate Associates of RE/MAX Southern Realty. Freedom Walk Apartments will consist of 240 garden style units, which will be adjacent to the newly planned Crestview YMCA, and Freedom Walk Village, a 100,000 square feet retail and commercial center.
Silver Sands Factory Stores has welcomed many new retailers to their location. Opening this summer is the southeast’s first Restoration Hardware Clearance Center, the first Gymboree Outlet in NW Florida and a Swarovski Boutique.
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin will be hosting several events at Grand Park including a Labor Day concert with David Seering on September 6 to benefit the Mattie Kelly Arts Founddation and Beaux Art Festival & Ball in conjunction with the Cultural Arts Association on September 25-26 benefiting several local charities. are The Walking Company and Emerald Coast Coffee & Grille.
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin also welcomes The Walking Company and Emerald Coast Coffee & Grille this summer.
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation and Grand Boulevard at Sandestin ®
will present “A Musical Farewell to Summer” on Sunday, September 6th at 7:00 p.m. at Grand Park in Grand Boulevard.
Entertainer/singer David Seering and The Classic Brass will take to the stage at 7:00 p.m. in Grand Park performing music from Broadway, Big Band to the best of Chicago. Admission is free and open to the public. This premier community event is sponsored by Trustmark Bank, CSI/CHELCO, Coastal Business Products, Seabreeze 106.3 FM and The Walton Sun.
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation will host a pre-concert reception at Tommy Bahama’s Tropical Cafe at 5:30 p.m. To purchase tickets, contact the MKAF office at 650-2226. During the concert, enter a raffle drawing to win fabulous prizes from the merchants of Grand Boulevard to benefit arts and education programs. For reservations or more concert information, please call 650-2226 or visit online at www.mattiekellyartsfoundation.org
Okaloosa Habitat for Humanity has started planning their next Women Build.
What is a Women Build? It is a build site that encourages women to step on the job-sites and build homes in a comfortable environment. Sometimes women who are on a mixed site will shy away from using tools like the circular saw, but on the Women Build site ladies will eagerly step forward to learn new skills. The Women Build is not about excluding men; it's about including women.
Habitat is creating email list to keep everyone aware of the plans over the coming months. We encourage women to sign up early to make sure that you don't miss out on any of the activities planned. If you are not on this list or are unsure if you are and would like to be included in the future happenings of the Women Build, please email your preferred email address to christy@habitatfwb.org. Visit us online at www.habitatfwb.org
Jeanne Dailey of Newman-Dailey Resort Properties, Inc is the 2009 United Way Chairman and kicked off the United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties Loaned Executive Training on August 54h. The United Way Loaned Executives are local business employees that volunteer to conduct onsite educational programs at businesses for the United Way Campaign.
If you do not have an United Way Campaign presentation scheduled for your employees or business contact Rhonda Davenport at the United Way Office and get involved! 850-243-0315 or visit www.united-way.org.
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