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From a 500-employee gun manufacturing plant to a 300-worker distribution center, Santa Rosa county is seeking to attract a diverse list of potential employers to its three industrial parks or other locations.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce named Navarre resident Tamara Fountain as its new president and CEO last week. Monday, Fountain officially took up the mantle.

Much like dinosaurs and telegraph machines, extinction may be on the horizon for landline phones in Florida.

TripAdvisor has picked its top 10 restaurants of Navarre, and the names are familiar to many locals. But keeping a business, especially a restaurant, in the top is challenging, Scooter’s Fish House owner Scooter Taylor said.

When Alex Brummett graduated from Navarre High School in 2014, he knew college was not an option.

In the business world, knowing who you are selling to can be as important as knowing what you are selling.

People are the most important asset in a company, but they are also the most time-consuming part of a manager’s work.

Visitors to Navarre Beach will be able to get some barbecue with their snow cones after the county zoning board cleared Rocky D’s BBQ to continue operations.

After ranking in the bottom three of state universities, the University of West Florida (UWF) has been named the third best performing university in the state based on rankings by the Florida Board of Governors and state-directed measurement.

As the population of Santa Rosa County grows, especially in communities south of I-10, the economy grows, too. New residents come with new buying potential and offer a growing workforce.