Business Archive

This month, dozens of pet owners have reported on social media that their dogs became ill after staying at ZOOMIES Pet Hotel in Navarre, prompting complaints to state regulators and questions about whether the illnesses are connected.

The most commonly reported illness is kennel cough, a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by bacteria and viruses, including Bordetella. Symptoms include coughing or wheezing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge, lethargy and decreased appetite.

Plans have been submitted to Santa Rosa County for a food truck development on Prado Street in Navarre, just south of E Esplanade Street.

The ‘Meadows’ development will feature a two-story building and four food truck pads. The addresses for the development are 1820 and 1824 Prado St.

Ascension Sacred Heart Navarre Emergency Room is holding an event to get families ready for school.

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 1, the ER will host a ‘back to school’ event featuring local first responders, games for children, a bounce house, free children’s haircuts and school supplies.

Pensacola State College recently received a $5 million appropriation from the Florida Legislature for the construction of a new health science and nursing facility at the college’s South Santa Rosa County campus.

While PSC officials haven’t broken ground on the project, the new facility promises to expand what the Midway-area campus has to offer.

Navarre Montessori Academy, located at 9540 Navarre Parkway, has closed. Its final day of operation was June 26.

Academy owner Kiani Richardson made the announcement Wednesday, June 24, in a letter to parents of children attending the school.

Buffalo Rock, the beverage bottling and distribution company, is giving back to the Emerald Coast.

In honor of its 125th anniversary, the company is investing $125,000 across its footprint, including the Gulf Coast. A portion of that investment is going toward Feeding the Gulf Coast and will help the nonprofit provide more than 37,000 meals to families.

When you drive along U.S. Highway 98 and look south between Tiger Point Boulevard and Soundside Drive, you’ll see multiple developments under construction.

The two developments are an apartment complex and a Goodwill store. They are separate projects.

For many, a rug is an afterthought — something to make a room look a little more appealing and serve as a relatively soft cushion between one’s feet and the floor.

While rugs often get overlooked, one Navarre woman has made it her life’s work to turn the rug into an art piece.

Will Condon has been named chief executive officer of Ascension Sacred Heart Health System, a five-hospital ministry serving Northwest Florida, effective July 1. He recently served as interim market lead following three years as Pensacola market president.

Southern Raceway is set to welcome World of Outlaws Late Model Series in February 2027 as part of the Late Model Series’ tour through the Sunshine State.