dave murzin

850 Consulting Group LLC

[UWF Football @UWFFootball]

Argos are Built For What’s Next. 8/27/26 begins a new era for UWF Football. We’ll see you at kickoff.

[Florida Chamber Foundation @FLChamberFDN]

The 2026 #Learners2EarnersSummit is officially underway at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay! Showcasing data-driven insights and tools for Florida leaders, our President & CEO, Mark Wilson, and VP of Talent Development for the Future of Work, Corrie Melton, just hit the stage to highlight why it is essential for business, education, workforce, and policy leaders to unite in adequately preparing today’s learners to become tomorrow’s earners.

For resources and data-centric insights on where to focus your internal resources to build your organization’s talent pipeline, visit: https://t.co/8fus3Wp31q.

ICYMI: Check out Mark’s op-ed published yesterday in Florida Politics: https://t.co/UdQES6qStr

[Northwest Florida State College @nwfstatecollege]

🏆❤️🖤 STATE CHAMPIONS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP! ❤️🖤🏆

Northwest Florida State College has been named the Commissioner's Choice Winner in the Florida Department of Education's Statewide Welding & Fabrication Challenge celebrating America's 250th Anniversary!

Our Welding Program's handcrafted B-25B Mitchell replica, the "Mighty Mitchell," was selected as the top project among @FLCollegeSystem institutions, recognizing the exceptional skill, creativity, and dedication of our student welders and faculty.

This project represents more than 2,000 hours of craftsmanship and honors the legacy of the Doolittle Raiders, whose connection to Northwest Florida inspired the creation of our Raider mascot and remains a proud part of our College history.

Congratulations to our talented welding students, faculty, and staff who brought this vision to life. Your work is now being recognized across the State of Florida as a lasting tribute to America's 250th Anniversary.

From the welding lab to statewide recognition—what an incredible achievement! It's great to be a RAIDER!
#NWFSC #RaiderNation #America250 #Florida250 #SkilledTrades #Welding #MightyMitchell #NWFSCWorkforce
@America250FL
@Mel_Ponder

[dave murzin @davemurzin]

@Mel_Ponder FANTASTIC!

[Mel Ponder @Mel_Ponder]

Go Raiders! Commissioner’s Choice Award for the Florida Dept of Education’s Statewide “America 250” Welding & Fabrication Challenge. Outstanding job by Skilled Trades Director, Scott Bennett, and his team of amazing welding students and instructors! Honoring #DoolittleRaiders

[American Magic @AmerMagicTeam]

As America turns 250, we’re investing in what comes next. A $250 tax-deductible gift powers the future of American sailing. Donate today: https://t.co/ePU2YymVyf

[Florida SBDC at UWF @FloridaSBDC_UWF]

Ready to turn your business idea into reality? Join our Starting a Business workshop in Pensacola! Learn about funding, licensing, & local market demands to launch with confidence. 🚀

📅 July 14
🕒 9 AM - 12 PM CT
📍 Greater Pensacola Chamber

Register: https://t.co/MRzVwky2ag

[NorthEscambia.com @northescambia]

Donut Strike For Manna Returns June 24-26

https://t.co/NnOK3z3O5K

[Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs @FLVetsAffairs]

The United States Flag represents freedom and liberty. Wishing everyone a Happy Flag Day from the dedicated men and women of FDVA! #FDVA #America250 #FLVets🇺🇸

[VISIT FLORIDA @VISITFLORIDA]

Pensacola has stories to tell.

Some fly overhead. Some are anchored along the coast.

America 250: A Portrait of Florida begins here. Episode one explores Pensacola’s naval roots and the hundreds of years of history that shaped our state.

Watch the full episode at https://t.co/64an1BiPTG.

Produced by Visit Florida for the Florida Semiquincentennial Advisory Commission’s America 250 commemorations.

[Florida Department of State @FLSecofState]

#OTD in 1915, Okaloosa County was founded by the Florida Legislature. The name comes from a steamboat that brought passengers up and down the Blackwater River from Milton to Pensacola. The word Okaloosa is a Choctaw word meaning ‘black water’.
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@OkaloosaCounty
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[FloridaCommerce @FLACommerce]

FloridaCommerce Announces $27 Million Available to Florida’s Rural Communities to Support Infrastructure and Economic Development &gt;&gt; https://t.co/uCLLvfiw34

[NorthEscambia.com @northescambia]

Vendor Applications Now Open For Annual Century-Flomaton Joint Fireworks Show

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[Pensacola Florida @VisitPensacola]

The Pensacola Beach Air Show featuring the Blue Angels is next month! Looking to watch the show on a boat? 🛥️ Read our latest blog on everything you need to know.
https://t.co/r6lqeHTSBd

[Hidden History @HiddenHistoryYT]

Most people know the Army stormed Normandy. The Navy bombarded the shore. The Air Force owned the sky.

Nobody thinks about the Coast Guard.

They should.

The United States Coast Guard is not a combat force. Their entire purpose, the reason they exist, is to save people from the sea. They are trained to swim into storms, to pull drowning sailors from sinking ships, to run toward disaster when everyone else is running away.

On June 6, 1944, the Germans gave them more drowning men than they had ever seen in their lives.

The Coast Guard brought 800 men to Normandy. Five major assault transports were USCG-crewed. Eleven tank landing ships. Twenty-four troop carriers running soldiers directly onto Omaha and Utah Beaches. The USS Bayfield served as the command ship for the entire Utah Beach sector, the nerve center through which an entire army was directed ashore. The USS Samuel Chase led the assault group landing the 1st Infantry Division, the Big Red One, onto the eastern flank of Omaha.

But the thing almost nobody knows about is Rescue Flotilla One.

60 small Coast Guard cutters, nicknamed Matchbox ships because of how easily they burned, were assigned a single mission: pull men out of the water. As the landing craft were torn apart by German fire, as soldiers drowned in the surf under the weight of their own equipment, as wounded men on the beach were swallowed by the incoming tide, Rescue Flotilla One was already moving.

Their swimmers jumped into the Channel. Tethered to their boats by lines, they swam toward the men going under, grabbed them, and dragged them back. They did this 2,000 yards from shore. Under active German machine gun fire. Under mortar fire. Under artillery.

Again and again, all day long.

Two miles offshore a lookout spotted men from a sunken British landing craft floating in the Channel. One cutter went to them and pulled 24 soldiers and four Royal Navy sailors from the water before they went under.

One Coast Guard LCI was hit 25 times by German fire and kept going. Coxswain Delba Nivens kept driving his craft toward the beach after a grenade caught fire aboard his boat.

By the end of June 6, Rescue Flotilla One had pulled 400 men out of the sea.

400 men who would have drowned. 400 men who went home. 400 men whose families exist today because a Coast Guardsman jumped into the English Channel under machine gun fire and refused to let go.

Out of 800 Coast Guardsmen at Normandy, 15 were killed.

Every branch that fought on D-Day deserves its place in history. But the men who spent that day swimming between the dead to find the living, tethered to a burning ship with the whole weight of the German army trying to kill them, did something that has no good word for it.

They saved people. That's what they were built for.

On the worst day in the history of the sea, they were exactly who they were supposed to be.

[Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs @FLVetsAffairs]

Today, we commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. Let's honor Florida’s Veterans who fought for freedom in Europe during WWII. On June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, and more than 9,000 soldiers were killed or injured. Their sacrifices enabled our servicemembers to advance across Europe and help defeat Nazi Germany. #FDVA #FLVets🇺🇸

[CareerSource Florida @CareerSourceFL]

The Master Credentials List keeps workforce training aligned with in-demand jobs, and we want to make sure your industry is included. Applications close June 30. Don't wait; they take 30–45 min to complete. Apply → https://t.co/hWQl71Ztxg

[Florida SBDC at UWF @FloridaSBDC_UWF]

Fuel your business growth! 📈 Join @FloridaSBDC at UWF for the FREE Connect to Capital event online

📅 June 10 | 9 AM - 10 AM
📍 Webinar
✅ Focus: Securing loans, grants, &amp; financing

Register now: https://t.co/Js2YSEJoSb

[dave murzin @davemurzin]

@steveschale Happy "Anniversary " Sir. Your efforts have impacted millions of lives in the 30 years so far. Keep changing the world!

[FL Division of Emergency Management @FLSERT]

🌀 Today marks the official start of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season! As you navigate the road to being prepared, make sure you plan for each stop below!

1. Know Your Zone, Know Your Home
2. #MakeAPlan
3. Build a Disaster Supply Kit
4. If You're Halfway Full, You're Halfway There
5. You Only Need to Evacuate Tens of Miles, Not Hundreds

Visit https://t.co/Md7xapT8Ee for more!