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Centennial Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Home BancShares, Inc., with a location in Navarre, recently acquired all the deposits and substantially all the assets of Doral Bank’s Florida Panhandle operations through an alliance agreement with Banco Popular of Puerto Rico, the successful lead bidder with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on the failed Doral Bank of San Juan.

Holley residents are rejoicing after news that the community’s sole convenience store is slated to reopen under new management  by the end of the month.

The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber recently recognized its first Businesses of the Month for 2015.

CareerSource Escarosa and the CareerSource Florida network recently celebrated the one-year anniversary of the launch of a unified brand. On Feb. 10, 2014, Florida became the first state in the nation to achieve aligned brands for its state board consisting of 24 regional workforce development boards and nearly 100 career centers.

It was an introvert’s worst nightmare.

Santa Rosa School Board member Carol Boston will be a featured speaker Saturday, Feb. 28, at an interactive leadership workshop for women sponsored by the Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida. The event will take place at 40 South Alcaniz St. in Pensacola in facilities provided by IHMC (Institute for Human and Machine Cognition) and will run from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thanks to a statewide program that supports students from middle through high school, 23 Navarre graduates are attending college on a full scholarship.

Several key regional partners in Northwest Florida are launching a collaborative campaign titled Greater Pensacola Career Pathways.

Santa Rosa Medical Center has appointed Doug Sills as chief executive officer effective Jan. 31.

A boss who’s worried about an outbreak of measles in the workplace needs to tread lightly.