Business Archive

United Way of Santa Rosa (UWSR) recently named Debra Baez as operations & campaign director. Reporting directly to executive director, Guy Thompson, in this dual-role position she assists with day-to-day operations and manages the annual county-wide workplace giving campaign.

The August jobs numbers released Friday in Tallahassee reflect continuing momentum for Santa Rosa County, where employment grew by about 500 from the same period a year earlier and the joblessness rate fell to 4.8 percent from 5.7. 

Cutler Dawson was in town Tuesday to check out the latest Navy Federal Credit Union branch. It opened in June in Gulf Breeze and is one of eight concept branches in the company.

In the wake of the largest infestation of Oriental Fruit Flies in Florida’s history, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Adam Putnam has declared a state of agricultural emergency. 

Santa Rosa RV Resort, formerly St. Rosa Sound RV Resort, is under new ownership and changes to the campground are already underway including the name.

A National Labor Relations Board ruling that modified the definition of an employer could hurt small businesses including franchises and subcontractors, according to industry groups that advocate for those companies.

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 26th Annual Gulf Breeze Community Expo Friday and Saturday Oct. 2 and Oct. 3 at the Gulf Breeze Community Center. The Expo is a free indoor event showcasing businesses serving the Gulf Breeze and Pensacola Bay areas. The doors open to the public from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday evening starting with the Taste of Gulf Breeze, the popular event where local restaurants, bars, and food vendors offer their tasty fares throughout the business exhibition areas.  Saturday’s business showcase is also free to the public and begins at 9 a.m. and continues until 2 p.m.  Saturday’s showcase features local businesses, children’s activities, and door prizes.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Commerce and Coffee Aug. 28 Raider style.  The meeting served as a hometown pep rally for the Navarre High School football team as they prepared for their home opener against Pensacola’s Catholic High School.  Head Coach Jay Walls and Dr. Steve Jordan with the Andrews Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center were the featured speakers.

Navarre wing lovers went on an emotional rollercoaster last week when District 4 Commissioner Rob Williamson’s announced Aug. 19 that a $2.5 million Buffalo Wings & Rings restaurant was coming to Navarre. The announcement on his Facebook page included a “thank you” to Santa Rosa County and the Holley-Navarre Water System for their part in bringing the chain to Navarre.

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber recently recognized its ambassador of the quarter for the first and second quarters of 2015.