In celebration of Mardi Gras, the new Navarre Fishing Pier management team served beer and wine and hosted live entertainment on the deck Feb. 22. The group plans to reopen the pier bar March 14 after facing weather-related and other unexpected delays, including demolition of the previous bar by the former pier operator.
A local resident and chamber of commerce enthusiast – Kristen Loera – will begin leading the Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce tomorrow. The chamber’s board of directors announced Loera’s selection Feb. 20. Loera replaces Josie Cotti, who announced her resignation from the chamber in January.
You don’t have to drive very far before you see “now hiring” on business reader boards around the Navarre area. Owners and managers know it won’t be long before spring breakers head south to the beaches and into their restaurants and stores.
About a year ago Santa Rosa County Commissioner Jim Melvin and University of West Florida President Judy Bense decided to team up. The duo set out to do what they could to improve the area, thinking of innovative ways to work together. Now they are being credited with spurring a partnership aimed to provide resources to boost business in Santa Rosa.
Although the new operators of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier had hoped to open a restaurant on the premises by mid-February, those plans have been delayed.
A report released by a Florida nonprofit research organization showed the state added 192,000 jobs during 2013, 42 percent more than the previous year. The report was welcome news to those in Santa Rosa County.
Sales of single family homes, as well as condos and townhouses in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties in 2013 outpaced the state’s average, according to a Florida Realtors® report released Feb. 11.
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber of Commerce is interviewing candidates this week to replace Josie Cotti, as the organization’s president and chief executive. The chamber accepted resumes through Feb. 5.
Cotti said once the resume deadline passed, the chamber’s search committee determined which candidates would be interviewed. We had an overwhelming response to our search,” said Cotti. “About a fourth of the candidates were from out of state, some as far away as TX and MA.”
A report released by a Florida nonprofit research organization showed the state added 192,000 jobs during 2013, 42 percent more than the previous year. The report was welcome news to those in Santa Rosa County.
