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Aerosync Support, Inc., a leader in helicopter repairs, modifications and upgrades, is moving to the Santa Rosa Industrial Park in Milton. Aerosync has purchased the former West Coat Metal Roofing building and is making a capital investment of more than $1.75 million to the facility. With the anticipated creation of 25 jobs at an average rate of $60,000, Aerosync qualified for a performance-based incentive program aimed at increasing high-skilled, high-wage jobs in Florida.

The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual awards and installation banquet Friday night at The Soundside, Hurlburt Field.

People who owe old debts to the Social Security Administration are getting a reprieve this tax season: The federal government won’t be seizing their tax refunds.

Santa Rosa turns away Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin was turned away twice this year by Santa Rosa County as the company searched for hangar space. Shannon Ogletree, SRC Economic Development director, said the short timeframe was the reason for denying the request in January. When Lockheed Martin inquired again in September about hangar options, they were again advised that there were no hangars in Santa Rosa County that would work. Ogletree said they would require a long-term agreement with the company before moving forward with any such projects.

Florida’s minimum wage increased by 12 cents Jan. 1 to $8.05 an hour.

It’s a common dilemma: The family wants to go out for dinner, but can’t agree on what to eat . Honey and Randy Smith have been there plenty of times with their three kids, so when they decided to open a restaurant in Navarre, they knew it had to be Culver’s.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott proclaimed Friday that he achieved a key promise from his 2010 campaign, as the state has added more than 700,000 jobs since he took office.

The Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) held its annual awards ceremony and holiday luncheon at the Navarre Conference center on Dec. 10.

The publishers of a journal that reports on inmate rights is preparing for trial over Florida’s ban on the publication in state prisons.

Following a multi-state investigation, PointRoll, Inc., a Gannett Corp. subsidiary, entered into a $750,000 settlement with Florida after it was accused of setting cookies on certain Safari Internet browsers.