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.
JACKSON, Miss. — The five states that border the Gulf of Mexico are getting $113 million to improve the environment, the first small chunk of $2.5 billion that BP and Transocean were fined as a result of criminal pleas last year following the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
A cool idea just got a little better as Horizons-The Arc of the Emerald Coast hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating its ice machine located in the parking lot across from Navarre Park on the north side of Highway 98.
Gulf Power customers might notice a slight increase on their utility bills in 2014, as beginning in January the company will be charging higher “recovery charges.”
