Business Archive

Local businessman Blaine Flynn, CEO of Flynn Built, has a generous heart for his community. This week he wrote a check to the Santa Rosa County School District to pay off the debts from any unpaid student meals in Santa Rosa County.

District 2 State Representative Alex Andrade sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis last week praising his leadership and begging him to intervene on behalf of local employers, many of which are struggling to maintain business as usual with a severe shortage of employees.

Driving from west Navarre to Tiger Point, there are limited food options along the way and local business owner Steven Aitken plans to create a solution. He currently owns Aitken’s OnDemand, a landscaping and irrigation company on the south side of U.S. Highway 98 in Midway.

America’s largest retailer is once again making a push for more homemade or homegrown products on its shelves.

A request to have a food truck festival in a Navarre Beach public parking lot once a month sparked a discussion at the April 22 Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners monthly work session.

The SandBar at Windjammers is open for the season and, for the first time, serving alcoholic beverages.

Bed tax numbers for Santa Rosa County increased 28.42% in February over last year, representing the fifth straight increase for the fiscal year beginning in October.

One wouldn’t typically pair a print/shipping store with an all-occasion gift shop full of home décor and goods, jewelry, chalk paint and pet accessories.

That’s exactly what happened at Pak ‘N Fax and Treasures by the Sound in Navarre.

If you blink you might miss it. An older small gray building that sits in the heart of Navarre at the corner of U.S. Highway 98 and its intersection with State Road 87 is the home of the oldest and only remaining Navarre cottage dating back to 1940.

If you have noticed lane closures and Gulf Power crews along U.S. Highway 98 lately, you may have had some questions.

The Navarre Press did. Here’s some information on what’s going on, how long it is going to last and when you’ll notice lane closures.