Business Archive

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.

Businesses large and small will be feeling the effects of the Affordable Care Act as soon as January or February of 2014.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment fell in 28 U.S. states last month, and employers added jobs in 34 states. The gains suggest recent improvements in the job market have occurred in most regions of the country.

A University of West Florida faculty researcher has invented a device that aids in detecting harmful organisms in water, and the university has signed its first international licensing agreement for the invention.

A Panama City information technology company is expanding, and the move is expected to generate 300 new jobs and $2.25 million in capital investment.  iSirona, which provides solutions for medical device integration, is set to triple its workforce to over 400 employees.

The Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce will host the 19th annual Christmas in the Park celebration Saturday Dec. 7 from 1-6 p.m. The event will feature Christmas related festivities and a Christmas Parade from 2:30-3:30 p.m., which will begin near the Navarre Public Library and run South down Presidio Street to end near Esplanade Street

Business is good in the State of Florida, and State Representative Doug Broxson provided a few examples while serving as guest speaker at last Friday’s Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) monthly membership meeting.