Business Archive

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.”

TALLAHASSEE — Florida is handing out more than $2 million in grants to aid military installations across the state.

APALACHICOLA — The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved an economic injury declaration Gov. Rick Scott requested for parts of the Florida Panhandle affected by the collapse of the commercial oyster fishery.

Santa Rosa County courts have embraced the digital age. Santa Rosa County judges no longer have massive amounts of paperwork piled up on their desks thanks to a movement toward a paperless Santa Rosa court system.  Judges can also access files, electronically sign documents and work remotely now, and the transition from paper to digital has put Santa Rosa at the forefront of court technology.

TRENTON — Under the “Fresh From Florida” marketing campaign offered by the state’s agriculture officials to stores and consumers, people are encouraged to buy things that are grown and raised in the Sunshine State.