Small businesses big for holiday shopping
What is black and small and ends with cyber?
The answer is one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year for retailers of all size, the weekend following Thanksgiving.
Salaries vs. discretionary income
This article is part of a series on economic indicators that will be running on the Business page for the next few weeks. Each week will feature data and discussion on a topic that indicates the overall health and trends of Santa Rosa County’s economy.
Sales tax shuffle
This article is part of a series on economic indicators that will be running on the Business page for the next few weeks. Each week will feature data and discussion on a topic that indicates the overall health and trends of Santa Rosa County’s economy.
Workers’ comp rates pushed lower
Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altamier issued an order Oct. 31 that would require future workers’ compensation rates to be even lower than initially proposed.
Unemployment low in Santa Rosa County
This is the first installment of a series on economic indicators that will be running on the business page for the next few weeks. Each week will feature data and discussion on a topic that indicates the overall health and trends of Santa Rosa County’s economy.
A+ Mini Storage sold
A+ Mini Storage, located on U.S. Highway 98 in Navarre, was sold to a national company this month according to a press release from the seller’s representative Argus Self Storage Sales Network Broker Affiliates.
AppRiver acquired by global investment firm
Majority ownership of south Santa Rosa County’s second-largest employer shifted last week from the company’s founders to a global multibillion-dollar private equity firm based in California.
Rat droppings temporarily close Los Cabos Mexican Grill
A Mexican restaurant in Navarre was temporarily closed Oct. 5 after a state inspector discovered rodent droppings on the to-go cups and under shelves as well as other violations.
AppRiver acquired by global investment firm
Majority ownership of south Santa Rosa County’s second-largest employer shifted last week from the company’s founders to a global multibillion-dollar private equity firm based in California.
Is Santa Rosa County business friendly?
When online retail giant Amazon announced they were looking for a spot to build their second headquarters (and to bring thousands of jobs to go with it), economic development offices for cities and counties across the country scrambled to get their applications ready.






