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Brevard Business BBN News Vol. 28 No. 7 February 15, 2010 A Weekly Space Coast Business Magazine Veteran Brevard banker Bishop joins BankFirst; new territory alignment Brevard community. In fact, Daryl and I go By Ken Datzman way back to the old Flagship Bank days in Melbourne, where we worked together. Community banks in the region Daryl has been a banker in this county for continue to fine–tune their operations and 25–plus years and knows a lot people here. better position themselves to serve We’re excited he’s joined BankFirst,” customers, in what many economists Welch, BankFirst’s Brevard County believe will be another challenging year for president, said. businesses. Bishop was most recently with Old BankFirst opened the year with a key Southern Bank, a community bank in hire and also has divided the Brevard Orlando. He was working in that market market, a 72–mile–long county, into three after signing a two–year noncompete territories headed by individual area agreement, locally, upon his departure presidents, all reporting to Mick Welch, from FBB. Banks typically have top–level BankFirst’s top executive on the Space employees sign such agreements, particu- Coast. larly if they have proprietary information One of the three newly named area or special customer relationships. presidents for BankFirst in Brevard is “I was making the commute every day Daryl Bishop, the founding president and to Orlando,” said Bishop, who is now former chief executive officer of Florida BankFirst’s Central Brevard president. Business Bank in Melbourne. “When the opportunity presented itself to The Stetson University and Florida get back into Brevard banking, it was a Tech graduate, one of the region’s most complete win. This is a community I know BBN photo — Adrienne B. Roth visible bankers over the past couple of very well and to be able to work alongside decades, came aboard BankFirst two people I have worked with in the past is a BankFirst has divided the 72–mile–long county into three territories and named area presidents for each weeks ago, said Welch. huge plus. And, I am with a solid financial market. Daryl Bishop, center, a longtime Brevard bank executive, has joined BankFirst as Central Brevard area president. Gilbert Russell, right, has been promoted to South Brevard area president and Jack Gould “We’re glad to have Daryl on our team. to North Brevard area president. They report to Mick Welch, left, BankFirst’s Brevard County president. He’s been a longstanding banker in the Please see BankFirst in Brevard, page 19 Gaining control over your e–mail inbox a way to boost productivity worker stops what they’re doing to check your e–mail. Instead of leaving your e–mail “People give power to the ding and the By Elwin Green an e–mail that just arrived, it takes four program running all day and notifying you flash, just as someone might interrupt a Scripps Howard Service minutes to return their full attention to each time a new e–mail arrives, check your romantic dinner to answer the phone,” she their work, Egan said. e–mail at set intervals. For most people, said. Countless people begin a new year with So it takes only 15 e–mails to use up an Egan said, five e–mail checks a day is That’s bad for a romantic dinner, and resolutions to lose a few pounds. But hour of time. plenty, and many people could get by with perhaps even more people could boost their Add to that the fact that the average two. Please see E–mail, page 16 productivity, and consequently their self– employee receives 15 to 80 e–mails a day, esteem, by losing a few hundred e–mails. and the potential waste of employee time “E–mail has become the biggest — and company money — stops looking INC. NEWS, interrupter of the universe,” says Martha small. BUSINESS BREVARD Egan, an executive coach from Reading, For those who want to get serious about PAID Pa. She says companies rarely notice the trimming their e–mail inboxes, here is the POSTAGE US impact of those interruptions because it short course (for Egan’s full treatment, visit STANDARD occurs in such small increments. www.inboxdetox.com). PRESORTED But those increments pile up. When a First, take ownership of when you view BBN DIGEST PMC earns Gold Seals for Quality from Joint Commission, now has 9 TITUSVILLE — Parrish Medical Center has earned two more Gold Seals of Approval for health–care quality. Get down to The Joint Commission awarded Parrish Medical Center with the Disease–Specific Care certification for both “Hip and Knee–Joint Replacement.” This brings the hospital’s total number of Gold Seals to nine, and makes PMC one of business with only five facilities in the nation to have earned that number of Gold Seals from The Joint Commission. PMC’s nine Disease–Specific Care certification Gold Columbia College Seals for Quality are in the areas of acute coronary syndrome (heart–attack treatment), breast health, diabetes management, heart–failure care, hip replace- Columbia College ment, knee replacement, palliative care, stroke and wound Open the door for opportunity with care. a business degree or certiﬁcate. “When we introduced the Parrish Human Motion Institute (HMI) a year ago, we knew we had a top–notch new ad emailed joint–replacement program, and achieving these two most s"ACHELOROF!RTS3CIENCEIN"USINESS recent Gold Seals from the Joint Commission confirms it,” said George Mikitarian, PMC president and chief execu- Administration tive officer. s-ASTERIN"USINESS!DMINISTRATION The Parrish HMI emphasizes a comprehensive, integrated approach that includes prevention, assessment, s"USINESSCERTIlCATES treatment and rehabilitation of bones, muscles and joints. It includes physicians who specialize in orthopedics, neurosurgery, physiatry (physical medicine and rehabilitation), and sports medicine. Total hip– and knee–replacement procedures, for which PMC received the latest Joint Commission certifications, are performed by orthopedic surgeons in the HMI pro- On campus. Online. Or both. gram. “We continue to be very proud of our care partners Tracy Dillinger ‘09 (employees, physicians and volunteers) for working every Toll free: (877) 999-9876 day to constantly improve and achieve simply amazing results,” said PMC Board Chair J.J. Parrish III. www.ccis.edu/iwantmore To earn this and the other seven distinctions, PMC underwent an extensive, on–site evaluation by Joint 1020 Central Ave C-9 Commission reviewers. Patrick Air Force Base, FL The program is evaluated against Joint Commission standards for Disease–Specific Certification through an assessment of the program’s processes. These include the Guiding you through the world program’s ability to evaluate and improve care within its of employee benefits: own organization, the emphasis on patient self–manage- Health, Dental, Disability, & Life Insurance VH%`V:H1C1 1V ment, and interviews with patients and staff. • Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) • Section 125 Plans • Voluntary Benefits Other Guy Best–selling author coming to Brevard • RFP Development & Scoring :7 `VV Q`]Q`: 1QJ James Grippando will be the featured author at the Brombacher annual “Friends of the Cocoa Beach Library Book and R R Author Luncheon” at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, at pick up new ad emailed International Palms Resort (formerly the Holiday Inn Oceanside). Grippando is a best–selling author of 16 1-25-10 novels, including the critically acclaimed “Jack Swyteck” PUT YOURSELF IN OUR PLACE series. He lives in Florida, where he was a trial lawyer for page 3 12 years. His latest novel, “Money to Burn,” is a “thriller B WoodlakeOFFICE & RETAIL SPACE ripped from the headlines of today’s financial world.” LOCATED IN PALM BAY Copies of “Money to Burn,” which will be released by pickAND MELBOURNEup Harper Collins on Feb. 23, will be available for $25.99. 725-1240 Tickets to attend the event are available at the Cocoa 1980 North Atlantic Ave. 321.799.9401 2-08-10 Beach Public Library for $20 per person. Call 868–1104 for Suite 1007 [email protected] FREE RENT more information about the program. The library is at 550 Cocoa Beach, FL 32931 www.brombacher-insurance.com page 9 N. Brevard Ave. BREVARD BUSINESS NEWS / 2 Call Adrienne Roth at 321-951-7777 for Advertising Information FEBRUARY 15, 2010 BBN DIGEST Junior League of South Brevard to host ‘Kids in Kitchen’ program Junior League of South Brevard will participate in the national organization’s educational program “Kids in the Kitchen,” an annual initiative that helps address childhood obesity and nutrition. More than 200 Junior Leagues from the Association of Junior Leagues Interna- tional are taking part in the event. The program is designed to raise awareness and help reverse the rapid rise of childhood obesity and its associated health issues. Junior League of South Buena Vida Brevard’s Kids in the Kitchen event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, at the Melbourne Auditorium. This year’s program will feature former “Food Net- new ad emailed work” celebrity chef George Stella. He is a spokesperson for the International Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen and participates in these events across the United States. Stella will be presenting his fun “Kids Iron Chef Challenge” and “Kids Fruit Kebob Table.” Youngsters will have a chance to compete against each other in the Iron FULL COLOR Chef Challenge, as well as build their own fruit creation from Stella’s elaborate fruit display. “The Junior League’s Kids in the Kitchen program provides a platform to empower youth to make healthier food choices and help reverse the growth of childhood obesity and its associated health issues through fun and educational activities,” said Stella.

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