Business Archive

The Pensacola Bay Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, which has been the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s tourism arm for 25 years, started off 2014 as a standalone entity directed by an 11-member board of local hospitality leaders and tourism professionals.

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is receiving praise for an 18-month effort to lure ST Aerospace to the 1400-acre Pensacola International Airport.  Lease negotiations are currently underway for plans which would bring at least 300 new jobs.  “It will be a game changer for the area,” said Shannon Ogletree, director of the Santa Rosa County Economic Development Office. 

The Navarre Area Board of Realtors will take sole possession of the Navarre Community Center, located on Navarre School Road, this year as discussions about building a new community center in Navarre are still underway.

To provide additional support for small and emerging businesses and budding entrepreneurs in Santa Rosa County, the Santa Rosa Economic Development Office (EDO) has partnered with the University of West Florida’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to offer a Certified Business Consultant for one-on-one consultation at the EDO’s Milton office.  

Residents of Santa Rosa County trying to sell their homes in 2014 could do so quicker than expected if 2013 Florida real estate trends continue.

The Club at Hidden Creek rolls out improvements (July 25)

The Club at Hidden Creek debuted a massive renovation project in July that General Manager Dave Taylor says will help the club “return to the glory days” when Hidden Creek was often referred to as the best course in the region.

TALLAHASSEE — Floridians are paying the highest homeowner insurance rates in the nation even though the state has not been hit by a hurricane in nearly a decade.

Less than one month after State Attorney Bill Eddins’ Office concluded the review of a complaint over altered minutes and found no wrongdoing, Santa Rosa County Tourist Development (TDC) officials received a warning from Santa Rosa County Attorney Angela Jones.  Jones issued an email to council members concerning a possible violation of Florida’s Sunshine Law.

Residents throughout the Florida Panhandle will see a 3.2-percent increase in their power bill starting in January. One year later, rates will rise again by another 1.8 percent, adding up to a total of a five-percent increase.  

Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser, Gregory S. Brown, CFA, has worked with staff to create a user-friendly website that will afford business owners of Santa Rosa County the opportunity to file their tangible personal property online.