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Following billions of dollars in property damage from Hurricane Irma, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued an emergency order to protect consumers in the wake of the storm.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hired local consultant Tamara Fountain as the new CEO/President in August. Under her leadership, the chamber has added one new member every day and Fountain says that is just the beginning.

In the afternoon hours of Sept. 6, uncertain projection models for the future of then category 5 Hurricane Irma began to shift north putting the peninsula of Florida in the direct line of fire.

Florida businesses could see workers’ compensation insurance premiums decrease in 2018, after a tumultuous period that included a double-digit rate hike late last year and a lobbying battle about whether to revamp workers’ compensation laws.

When University of West Florida students have an idea for a new business or product, the Center for Entrepreneurship has resources ready to help them succeed.

Like deja vu, property insurance rates could be on the rise yet again this year as Citizens Property Insurance has filed to raise rates for a variety of policy types across the state.

Solar eclipses are not the only thing putting the sun in headlines this week. Representatives from Gulf Power, local military bases and Coronal Power flipped the giant ceremonial switch Tuesday on the Gulf Coast Solar Center Portfolio.

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.