In northwest Florida markets, single family home sales have increased four straight months when compared with last year’s numbers. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the number of sales in the condo and townhouse market has declined during the same period.
All area counties with the exception of Walton saw increases in their unemployment rates from May to June 2014. For Santa Rosa, Escambia and Okaloosa counties, June marked the second consecutive month that their unemployment rates had increased. Despite the increases, only Escambia County’s unemployment rate remained above the state and national averages.
Ty Bilbrey had been the general manager at The Club at Hidden Creek for less than a week, but he already knew what his focus needed to be to make the operation successful, customer service.
Local companies and those from throughout Florida have the opportunity to apply for grant funds to train employees that have been with their companies for at least a year. According to the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, the Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Program was created to provide grant funding continuing education and customized training for full-time employees at existing Florida businesses.
When the founders of Southern Pipe and Supply left Russia in 1901, they thought their ship was headed to New York City, but its final destination was Mobile, Alabama. If the ship would have actually been heading to New York City, then the history one of the Southeast’s most admired privately-held companies would have been much different.
Just like retail consumers who spend time online researching products, company real estate executives and site selection consultants also use the Internet during the early stages of their searches for new business locations. To capitalize on the trend, Gulf Power has launched an interactive website – floridafirstsites.com – which features 13 industrial properties in northwest Florida and four of them in Santa Rosa County.
Just like retail consumers who spend time online researching products, company real estate executives and site selection consultants also use the Internet during the early stages of their searches for new business locations. To capitalize on the trend, Gulf Power has launched an interactive website – floridafirstsites.com – which features 13 industrial properties in northwest Florida and four of them in Santa Rosa County.
When most people think about economic development, they think of companies choosing to locate and create jobs in a new community. But according to Bentina Terry from Gulf Power, recruiting new companies is only one part of economic development.
