Apr 24, 2014
Logistics big business, big opportunities
About 30 elected officials and business leaders attended a Florida Chamber of Commerce half-day conference in Pensacola April 18 highlighting the importance of trade and logistics to the region and the state. The conference was the third regional rollout for the chamber’s Trade & logistics Study 2.0.
Apr 24, 2014
Lagerheads reopens on Navarre Beach Fishing Pier
The Navarre Beach Fishing Pier bar, Lagerheads on the Gulf, reopened April 19 after having been closed for about 10 days. County Administrator Hunter Walker and County Attorney Angie Jones advised the management team that their contract prohibited operating the bar without food being served.
Apr 17, 2014
Pier restaurant delays prompt shut down of bar
After a complaint from William Phillips to Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Jim Melvin, the county asked operators of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier to close down a bar opened March 15 until the facility’s restaurant is up and running.
Apr 17, 2014
Family Dollar to close stores
New York (AP) – Dollar stores are feeling the pinch from mounting financial pressures on low-income shoppers.
Apr 17, 2014
CVS goes cold turkey; may pressure rivals, or not
It has long been gospel among retailers that tobacco pulls so much business into stores, with smokers also picking up water, gum or a bag of chips that dumping it would be a sales killer.
Apr 10, 2014
Stamp roller promotes eco-marketing
A Gulf Breeze resident has designed an eco-friendly marketing tool that won’t leave a carbon footprint. However, the new branding platform will leave a different kind of print. That is, a sand print of a message made from a portable foam stamp roller.
Apr 10, 2014
Tolbert says Tom Thumb store in Holley is closing
Vonnie Tolbert owns property on Hwy. 87 South which he has leased for decades to Tom Thumb convenience stores. Tolbert says the company is not renewing their lease, which ends May 31.
Apr 10, 2014
Zoning board considers photography studios
The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board at its meeting tonight will consider amending the county’s land development code to allow photography studios to be operated as home-based businesses. The code currently prohibits a number of types of businesses from operating in a residence including fortune telling, massage parlors, modeling studios, photography studios and similar services.
Apr 10, 2014
Keeping the lights on
Gulf Power has 436,000 customers and in 2013, their electricity was on 99.98 percent of the time. Gulf Power released March 27 reliability statistics for 2013.
Apr 3, 2014
Pier restaurant delays continue
Coastal Concessions partners teamed up with local restaurateur Bob Benaquis to win the bid to operate the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier and open a full-service restaurant at the county-owned facility.