Business Archive

With Hurricane Isaias expected to impact the Gulf Coast, Baptist Health Care is closely monitoring conditions and making adjustments to ensure the safety of their patients and team members. As of this morning, the network of healthcare offices and hospitals said several locations will remain open through the storm but some specialty care centers will close. 

A new coffee shop may be coming to Tiger Point.

A franchisee with Ellianos Coffee, a restaurant chain started in 2002, has submitted plans to bring the restaurant to the 3400 block of Gulf Breeze Parkway (Highway 98).

Bagelheads, a local chain restaurant serving breakfast and lunch items, has announced plans to come to Gulf Breeze.

Cutie Patootie Charcuterie and Sweets, a food truck in Midway, has been recognized by Fodor’s Travel as one of the top 10 food trucks in the U.S.

Andy D’s Beachside Restaurant and Dock Bar on Navarre Beach was the site of a burglary just after midnight Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The University of West Florida has been designated one of 16 new Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education by the U.S. secretary of transportation through the Maritime Administration for developing engineers and technical professionals powering Gulf Coast shipbuilding.

This designation certifies UWF’s ability to produce exceptional graduates for the maritime workforce through high-quality education and training.

SpringHill Suites Navarre Oceanfront/Peregrine Hospitality was recognized for its front of the house hospitality work at an awards banquet Sept. 16.

As students settle back to school, one Northwest Florida program is helping children strengthen their reading and math skills with some unexpected study partners — horses.

At Life Horse at Grand Review Farm in north Santa Rosa County, founder Stacy Waterous leads the Horse Powered Reading program. Just as it sounds, the program uses activities with horses to help children practice reading and math skills.

Florida residents will be receiving tax relief on firearms, ammunition and a range of hunting, fishing and camping supplies September through Dec. 31.

On Monday, Sept. 14, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the start of Florida’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday. This is the second year of the tax holiday.

The largest heavy-lift catamaran vessel ever built in the U.S. is docked in Pensacola Bay. You may have noticed its 250-foot-tall yellow body along the horizon.

The TX-10,000, named for its twin-gantry system rated to lift 10,000 tons, has been at the Port of Pensacola on and off since July. According to the Port of Pensacola, the vessel arrived July 18.