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Winn-Dixie won't close Navarre store

Thursday, 29 July 2010 08:40 Written by Jennifer Hensley

Grocery store giant Winn-Dixie announced the imminent closing of 30 of its southern stores this morning.

None of the Florida Panhandle stores is included in the list.

The Jacksonville-based chain announced the closures on its website this morning. The closures affected "underperforming" and "unremodeled" stores. The Navarre store, located just west of the Navarre Causeway Bridge in a large shopping complex, will not be affected.

For more on this story, check out the Aug. 5 edition of the Navarre Press.

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Local eatery closes – for now

Thursday, 08 July 2010 09:48 Written by Jennifer Hensley

A local buffet restaurant recently closed their doors – with plans to reopen as soon as today, July 7.

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Kemp named chairman of Florida Press Association

Friday, 18 June 2010 14:09 Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 June 2010 09:13 Written by Staff Reports

Jim Doughton, of the Gainesville Sun, passed the chairman's gavel of the Florida Press Association Board of Directors, to Sandi Kemp, publisher of the Navarre Press, during the annual FPA and FSNE Convention in Sarasota Friday. Kemp then became chairman of the FPA Board of Directors.

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New jobless claims up sharply as layoffs persist

Thursday, 17 June 2010 10:09 Written by AP News

The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed.

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SBA opens local office at visitor’s center

Wednesday, 19 May 2010 03:52

To expedite assistance to small business owners affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, the Florida Small Business Administration has taken up office space at the Navarre Visitor's Information Center.

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