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The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber is pleased to announce Innisfree Hotels as the Chamber’s Business of the Month for April 2016.

Tallahassee – In a major ruling, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said that a state law limiting attorney’s fees in workers-compensation insurance cases is unconstitutional.

By its own definition, esprit means lively and vivacious, so it was only fitting that Paul Rollins and his son Patrick name their first distilled spirit Esprit de Krewe vodka.  The flavor of the vodka unparalleled. The name given by the father and son duo distillers pays homage to Paul’s military career as well as what they see as the spirit of the Gulf Coast.  The two own and operate a hidden gem in Gulf Breeze known as Rollins Distillery, the first licensed distillery in the Florida Panhandle.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A new Florida law requires life insurance companies annually check to see if policy holders have died and then try to track down beneficiaries when they have.

Laurie Gallup, a high-profile member of the watchdog, volunteer Tourist Development Council has resigned, citing frustration with Santa Rosa’s government bureaucracy.

Jacksonville, Fla. (AP) — Two men ousted from top executive positions at Wounded Warrior Project say their leadership upheld the intent of donors who contributed millions to one of the nation’s largest veteran support groups.

Eleven local students demonstrated their business plans to a panel of judges representing some of the area’s leading businesses last Tuesday at the Pensacola Little Theater.

As the apartment complexes are constructed on the side of Highway 98 and rooftops begin to multiply in the area, citizens of Navarre have high hopes for the future of the area. New neighbors and businesses are almost always a welcome facet to any community. In fact, according to the recent retail market power analysis for Navarre, supplied by the Nielsen Company, Navarre has one of the most favorable markets in the county for business opportunities. According to the data, there are many industry gaps whereby the supply in Navarre does not meet the demand, which means Navarre money is being spent out of the area. These gaps represent opportunities for businesses wishing to set up shop in the area.

Gov. Rick Scott has announced that Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in February, down from 10.7 percent in December 2010. This milestone marks the state’s lowest unemployment rate in eight years. Florida’s annual private-sector job growth rate of 3.4 percent has consistently exceeded the nation’s for 47-consecutive months. Over the year in February, Florida businesses created 235,200 new private-sector jobs. Since December 2010, 1,056,000 private-sector jobs have been created in Florida.

Sherwin-Williams, which has long claimed to “cover the Earth” with its paints, is buying rival Valspar for about $9 billion in a move that it says will expand its reach in Asia and Europe.