View of St. Augustine S.E. Station, and overhead supports for cable. View looking southwest from Riberia St., November 26. 1926.

On Your next trip to St. Augustine. Don’t miss…..

The St. Augustine Distillery’s Historic Ice Plant Building

Finding a place big enough to house a distillery and convenient enough to allow folks to visit and learn what we were creating, was no small task. The Historic Florida Power & Light Ice Plant was the one building that had everything we needed. St. Augustine Distillery is located inside of Florida’s oldest ice manufacturing plant. Our building was completed in 1917, and served as the model for FP&L ice plants across the State of Florida. Portions of our south wall actually date back to 1905! Ice manufacturing was essential to local fishing and shrimping industries, as well as agriculture, prior to modern refrigeration. All produce and seafood shipped by rail was cooled by ice made in our building. At one time, this facility produced 125 tons of ice in one day! The Ice Plant is a contributing building to the Lincolnville Neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places and was the first of its kind to make commercial block ice in Florida over 100 years ago……

During renovations to our facility, we uncovered steel beams and the bridge crane that moved the enormous ice blocks back and forth. As we learned more about the role of ice production and distilling in North Florida, we discovered an era when distilling was about crafting quality spirits rather than corporate efficiency. This is a legacy that we honor throughout our building and in producing our small-batch craft spirits such as vodka, gin, rum, and bourbon whiskey. In 2017, we will be celebrating the centennial of our building with events, specialty releases, and more. Stay tuned for more information!

Until your next trip to the Distillery . . .

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Hey FB Friends and Family. I have a large client in St. Petersburg who needs 10 customer service associates to start 01/05/2017. They are doing interviews next Thursday. I am including the job description here. If you or you know of anyone with the experience, let me know right away. They can email me directly at pmardon@integritystaffing.com and reference this post. Thanks.

10 Customer Service Associate’s – St Petersburg, FL 33716

Contract Role through July 2017!

Start Date: 01/05/2017

Pay Rate: $14/Hour

Schedule: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a 1 hour lunch.

About Integrity Staffing: We are the people putting people back to work. We are the leaders of the new normal and we have been since 1997. Providing jobs, solutions and a deep competence for a new economy. We supply the skills that propel life forward. We inspire individuals to find their third, fourth and their umpteenth gear. We are an engine of opportunity. We are the gateway from good to great.

Welcome to the new normal. Welcome to Integrity Staffing Solutions. Engine of Opportunity.

Our Client was founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983. They are a diversified financial service holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management.

Through its three broker/dealer subsidiaries, our client has approximately 6,700 financial advisers serving in excess of 2.7 million client accounts in more than 2,700 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $500 billion.

They have been recognized nationally for its community support and corporate philanthropy. The company has been ranked as one of the best in the country in customer service, as a great place to work and as a national leader in support of the arts

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, uses basic knowledge and skills obtained through experience and on-the-job training to provide professional service and accurate responses to inquiries about products and services in a timely manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Provides professional customer service and efficient support to internal and external customers regarding required operational and compliance processes, policies and time-frames.

Acts as a liaison between the branches and operations in all aspects involving client accounts.

Answers and responds to routine phone and email inquiries regarding account information, while escalating the most complex issues to a more experienced associate

Informs management of potential problems or status of high-risk accounts and situations.

Learns and interprets department policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Performs a variety of operational procedures within the department.

Performs general clerical activities, including faxing, copying and filing.

Reviews, updates, maintains, and services accounts, monitoring client account activity and/or compliance with operational processes, policies and regulatory requirements.

Keeps records of interactions and transactions, recording details of inquiries, complaints, and comments, as well as actions taken.

Takes ownership of issues and follows through until fully resolved

Develops and maintains constructive and cooperative working relationships.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

Principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, and other office procedures and terminology.

Skill in:

Interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written) sufficient to interact with associates at all levels of the organization and convey information effectively.

Mathematical abilities sufficient to process and balance daily business transactions.

Operating standard office equipment’s and using required software applications, including Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and Access) sufficient to create documents, spreadsheets, and business correspondence.

Reasoning and problem solving to research and resolve general problems.

Servicing a high volume of calls while providing excellent customer service.

Ability to:

Participate in on the job training and other learning activities to develop knowledge and understanding of regulations, services, policies, and other aspects of the role.

Demonstrate efficiency and flexibility in performing detailed transaction tasks in a fast-paced work environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.

Effectively gather all relevant information in order to analyze and research business issues in order to make decisions.

Learn and apply new information, skills, and processes, quickly including the various regulations and systems.

Organize, manage, and track multiple detailed tasks and assignments with frequently changing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced work environment.

Provide courteous, timely service when addressing client issues and transactions.

Recognize and attend to important details.

Educational/Previous Experience Requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent and minimum of 1 year of experience in customer service experience in an office setting.

If you have the above experience and immediately available, please apply NOW for consideration.

Prior to placement, an FBI fingerprint check and drug test must be successfully passed.

Integrity Staffing Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Join METRO for an evening of celebration and update on Capital Campaign fundraising progress featuring a beer and wine bar, light hors d’oeuvre, and more to celebrate Metro’s Capital Campaign and silent auction. The silent auction will close at 7:45pm, with all proceeds benefiting the Capital Campaign fund.

The Capital Campaign is a fundraiser aiming to reach a target of one million dollars in order to proceed with extensive renovation, updates, and expansion of clinical and community center space for the LGBTQ community at the St. Petersburg location, 3251 3rd Ave N., St. Petersburg.

Metro’s Capital Campaign runs now through early 2017. Currently, a variety of silent auction items are available to view and bid on in-person at Metro St. Petersburg. Tours of the facility prior to the start of construction, including viewing plans for renovations, are currently available and encouraged for all interested supporters to fully understand the scope and need of this project. The silent auction runs through Thursday, December 8th, when Metro will host a reception at the St. Petersburg Metro location, 3251 3rd Ave N., St. Petersburg.

Contact jamesk@metrotampabay.org for more information, including naming sponsorship opportunities or to schedule a tour