Business Archive

With the election season finally put to bed, the National Retail Federation has become far more optimistic about consumer holiday spending in the coming weeks.

In an area known for steady population growth, The Sound at Navarre Beach apartments has added another 250 living arrangements for the influx.

Effective Dec. 1 federal employment law regarding overtime and wages will change dramatically, more than doubling the salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay for 4 million employees in the U.S. according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Since 2009 when Stan Colie Nichols first took office as Tax Collector of Santa Rosa County, he has been giving unspent revenues back to various county agencies and taxing authorities representing the citizens of the county. 

A total renovation to add an interactive playground and electronic ordering kiosks to the Navarre McDonalds on U.S. Highway 98 will begin Jan. 9 according to Owner/Operator David Costa.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulations (FLOIR) has been busy these past few weeks, raising Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation coastal policy costs by an average 10.9 percent for consumers and finalizing a rate hike of 14.5 percent for workers’ compensation costs to employers across the state.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulations (FLOIR) approved a 14.5 percent rate increase for workers’ compensation insurance Tuesday, Sept. 27 raising costs for business owners across the state.

There were lines out the door waiting to get into the Navarre Conference Center Saturday morning, Oct. 1 in anticipation of the Navarre Women’s Expo hosted by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (NBACOC).

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber recently celebrated milestones of two Gulf Breeze businesses with ribbon cuttings.

Business owners and entrepreneurs can gain useful tools for working with government entities Monday, Oct. 10, at the latest Jump Start Your Business Workshop.