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The latest technology news from TalTech Alliance, the Greater Tallahassee Area, and the industry at large.

Is your business hiring? WORKFORCE plus invites area businesses to participate in the upcoming Job Fair and Expo.

WORKFORCE plus, Tallahassee’s local workforce expert, invites area hiring businesses to participate in the  “JOBS=PAYCHECKS NOW” Job Fair & Expo – a rewarding and professional experience for job seekers and employers in the Big Bend Area. This event will take place on Thursday, January 19, 2012 at the Leon County Civic Center and will give businesses the opportunity to actively recruit valuable new employees. This year’s event marks the 9th annual job fair!

The Cade Museum Prize - $50k to Early Stage Florida Inventors and Entrepreneurs

The Cade Museum Prize is an incentive competition for early-stage inventors and entrepreneurs in Florida.  The primary goal of the Prize is to provide seed capital for projects that are moving in the direction of a product or service that has a practical application.  While we accept all types of entries, the most competitive are those in the early stages that are developing a truly innovative idea.  We also believe in the power of a team and favor ideas with a multi-disciplinary team (or company) formed for the purpose of advancing the idea.

TalTech Alliance on Phone Book's Front Cover

If you take a second glance at the LocalEdge Phone Book recently released, you may find a familiar logo on the cover, superimposed on a beautiful BevShots image. TechExpo 2012 will be here before you know it.

LocalEdge Phonebook Cover - With TechExpo Logo

Local Non-profit TallyTies Needs Help With Web Presence

Local non-profit organization TallyTies is looking for assistance with their website and a few other related areas and are hoping that someone in the TalTech Alliance community can help out. TallyTies is a non-profit co-founded by local businessman Brian Sealey a little over a year ago. Last year they worked with the Guardian ad Litem program and recently were recognized by the State office as the Community Advocate of the Year award. Now, in their second year, they are working with Second Harvest.

AIF invites all TalTech Members to Attend IT Council Meeting Tomorrow

 

We apologize for the late notice, but Jose Gonzalez, VP of Governmental Affairs has extended a special invitation to all TalTech members to participate in their next IT Council meeting tomorrow with special guest, Terry Kester, CIO of FL-DFS.  There is a call-in number for those who cannot attend in person.  Jose's invitation follows:

Startup Round Extends Special Invitation to the TalTech Alliance Community

 

Startup Round, the monthly networking event sponsored by the JMI, is extending an invitation to all friends of TalTech Alliance.  See below for the invitation.


 

Startup Round – Tallahassee, Sponsored by “The Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship”

 

Local Launch of Comcast Internet Essentials Program at Griffin Middle School

TalTech Alliance Corporate Member Comcast will launch its Internet Essentials Program to students who are eligible for the free lunch program. Parents will be able to purchase internet service for their children for as little as $9.99 per month! In addition to this, computers and laptops will also be available for purchase at a reduced price. The local launch will be held at Griffin Middle School on Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in Griffin’s newly renovated Media Center as Senator Bill Nelson and Comcast kick off an initiative that will help bridge the digital divide.

Startup Weekend Invites Public To Attend Closing Ceremonies Tonight (Sunday, 10/2/2011)

Startup Weekend Tallahassee, the first such event in the Tallahassee region, has experienced such a strong turnout that they are inviting the public to the closing ceremonies. At least a dozen new high-tech startups have been forming from scratch this very weekend, all competing for the $20,000 prize to be awarded to the most compelling and viable new company.

Come to TCC's Student Union Ballroom this evening by 5PM and discover all the hot new digital start-up ideas that our local community has hatched, and see which Tallahassee-local high-tech startup business wins the $20k award!

TalTech's First Golf Tournament A Success

I want to thank everyone who assisted in preparing for and running our first ever TalTech Alliance Golf Tournament, as well as those who participated. Thanks to you, we had a very successful tournament on Monday. We hope to have some pictures posted soon.

Registration went pretty smoothly, apart from some minor mistakes I made in getting some of the comps and last minutes registrations on the list (Sorry Chris!) We ended up with 14 teams, 56 players. A very respectable turnout.

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