BUSINESS BRIEFS
Jurkowich joins Resort Realty

Jurkowich

Mark Lee, Broker with Resort Realty, is delighted to welcome Karen Jurkowich, Realtor®, to their elite team of agents. Jurkowich has a fine reputation in Real Estate, and brings with her noteworthy dedication to the community in which she lives and works. She holds a B.S. degree in Management Science from California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Calif. To enhance her Real Estate acumen she received designations as a Certified Negotiations Specialist, Certified Home Marketing Specialist, Certified e-Marketing Specialist, and is a member of the Council of Residential Specialists. She has been recognized for her ability to provide her customers with an unparalleled level of service.

Jurkowich serves on the Board of Directors of the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce, is Chairman of the Board of Directors for National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of NWFL, and is incoming Vice President for the Pensacola Beach Optimist Club. On Sundays she can be seen directing the choir at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church on Pensacola Beach. In 2005 and again this year she will be producing and directing the Pensacola Beach Optimist Club's Holiday program 'Joy for the Beach!'

Resort Realty is the leading Pensacola Beach real estate company with over $45,000,000 in closed sales since 1/1/07 and $81,500,000 in listings.

Mr. Scoops Gelato opens in Gulf Breeze

Mr. Scoops Gelato has openend in Gulf Breeze at 911 Gulf Breeze Pkwy in the Seagreen Center behind Remax on the Coast and across from Billy Bob's Barbecue.

Italian Ice Cream, pizza and sandwiches made with highest quality ingredients, specialty coffees and desserts. The store is open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays noon until 8 p.m.

Watch for their insert in this week's issue for full menu information.

IT GulfCoast to discuss Linux PC operating system

ITGULFCOAST, Information Technology Association of the Gulf Coast, is hosting their monthly meeting on Wednesday Aug. 22 at PJC Downtown campus at 11:30 a.m. The topic for the meeting is free and open source desktop solutions.

In recent years, the Information Technology world has witnessed the rapid growth of free and open source software (FOSS). FOSS solutions are are built by worldwide communities of professional developers and are often available free of charge. Linux is a PC operating system developed by the open source community over the last 15 years. It is available in a wide variety of distributions most of which are completely free to users--bundled with the latest in open source productivity, entertainment, multimedia, and email software that, in terms of usability, rival those produced by Apple or Microsoft.

Brett Hoff, owner of Open Source Enterprises and cofounder of the Pensacola Linux Users' Group, will present some of the latest Linux distributions. The cost for lunch is $12 per person. A variety of box lunches will be available.

Meeting is open to a the public. For more information call 850-932-4713.

Workforce Pensacola Conference

Hosted by the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and Workforce Escarosa, this one-day conference will explore the strategies of our business and education community to develop a high performing workforce on Wed Aug. 22.

Conference panelists will discuss our community's workforce and education initiatives, and discuss strategies for addressing future workforce generations.

This will also be an opportunity to network with representatives from business, government, workforce development and education. Registration Fee is $65. For more information visit the website at http://www.workforcepensacola. com.

Unlock the power of your workforce

Workforce Escarosa needs the response from area employers about a nationally recognized skill credential program designed to help local employers find the right employees.

The Florida Ready to Work Credential Program offers employers and job seekers a dynamic tool which compares core skills and skill levels needed by the employer with those of the job applicants. The program utilizes the nationally recognized Act Work Keys and participants take several assessment tests to determine their skill level. Certificates are awarded at three levels - gold, silver bronze depending upon the individual assessment scores.

If Workforce Escarosa's Ready to Work team garners enough support from the business community, the state funding will be awarded to fully implement this exciting and crucial workforce development program.