WellCare Health Plans shares tanked last week after the insurer’s board surprised Wall Street by firing CEO Alec Cunningham and replacing him temporarily with its recently appointed chairman, David J. Gallitano, while it searches for a permanent successor.
HURLBURT FIELD – The 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron stood up during a squadron activation ceremony at the Soundside Club last Friday at Hurlburt Field.
The Santa Rosa Medical Center is on a roll lately, as it was recently honored with an “A” grade in the recent update to the Hospital Safety Score. It the second straight year SRMC has received the highest mark from the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections.
Instead of acting formally to accept the anticipated west-central corridor of the new Pensacola Bay Bridge, the Gulf Breeze City Council chose on Monday to wait until Department of Transportation officials release its decision on the matter.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Bob Cole has reversed course and decided to use recreation funds from District 2 to fund the purchase of bleachers and other equipment for the county’s June Ates Arena in East Milton. Initially, Cole recommended that the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council (TDC) use bed tax money for the purchases.
The East River Smokehouse on Highway 98 in Navarre lived up to its name last Wednesday as buildup of residue in the barbecue fire pit chimney briefly caught fire and created a lot of smoke at about 10 a.m.
During the annual county budgeting process, Supervisor of Elections Tappie Villane requested an increase in funding attributed to the upcoming 2014 election cycle. One significant increase Villane noted during her July presentation to county commissioners was the leasing of special equipment for voters with disabilities or conditions which make it difficult to mark a traditional ballot.
Gulf Breeze City Council recently approved a project to replace all water and some gas meters in South Santa Rosa Utilities, which will take about nine months to complete. To fund the project, the city will be borrowing money from SunTrust Bank to be paid back over 12 years.
Representatives from various local, state and federal agencies recently attended a Pensacola Bay watershed workshop facilitated by Nature Conservancy at the Santa Rosa County Extension Service office in Milton.
