By Jamie Gentry on April 15, 2020
Business, Festivals, July, Mike Sandler, November, partners, tourism industry, Tourist Development Council, tourists, travel, Visit Florida
Business
Navarre Beach tourism’s summer season for 2020 will likely be heavily impacted. The global pandemic is driving cancellations of discretionary travel and even a month’s long ban on vacation property bookings in Florida. Summer’s cancellations Cancelations due to COVID-19 fears appeared to have started in early March according to data from state marketing agency Visit […]
By Jamie Gentry on April 1, 2020
Business, Florida, governor ron desantis, safer at home, stay-at-home
Headlines
Updates to this story include clarification of what essential services are, enforcement and actual language of the executive order issued April 1. In a press conference Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he will be issuing a safer at home style executive order for the entire state. The order, set to go into effect at midnight […]
By Staff Reporters on June 7, 2019
Business, chair gail acosta, Chamber, chamber building, Chamber of Commerce, economic development, executive director chanda ryan, Heart of Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, New building, new home, Prado Street, small business, Small Business Development Center
Headlines
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce signed closing documents on purchase of a new permanent home Friday. The new office building is located at 1804 Prado Street in the heart of Navarre. The Chamber’s new location, totaling approximately 3,000 square feet with about 50 parking spaces, was previously occupied by the Navarre Beach Agency. […]
By Jamie Gentry on December 19, 2018
breaking, Business, business news, ECAR, emerald coast association of realtors, Keller Williams, keller williams emerald coast, NABOR, Navarre Area Board of Realtors, real estate, Realtor, realty, split
Headlines
Keller Williams Emerald Coast-Navarre, the largest local real estate brokerage by agent count, has announced a partnership with the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors (ECAR). The Dec. 19 announcement means a split from the Navarre Area Board of Realtors (NABOR). Keller Williams had been associated with NABOR for five years, and the decision to leave […]
By Staff Reporters on September 12, 2018
"BearWise", Business, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWC, grant, restaurants, Santa Rosa County, South Santa Rosa County, Trash cans
Local
South Santa Rosa County has been selected for a $58,000 grant to prevent bears from getting into local restaurant trash cans. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) awarded a total of $500,000 in grants to 10 communities to reduce human-bear conflicts as part of BearWise. Santa Rosa’s grant would go toward modifying dumpsters to […]
By Staff Reporters on January 21, 2018
Business, Grocery Store, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Chamber, Tina Maloney, Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood Market
Business
The new Walmart Neighborhood Market store celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. The store’s first official customer, Tina Maloney, cut the ribbon Friday, Jan. 12. Featured in the Jan. 18 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 per year. […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 16, 2017
Business, Council for Community and Economic Research, Discretionary income, Discretionary Income Report, Dores Zuses, Foxy Boutique, Income, Investopedia, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County residents, The Tax Foundation, Trove Technologies, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Business
Santa Rosa County residents make less, spend less and have less left over at the end of the month than those in the rest of the state and surrounding counties, according to findings from The Discretionary Income Report 2017 by Trove Technologies. This study looked at the salaries of workers across the country and compared […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 12, 2017
Amazon, Business, Business friendly, Businesses, economic development, economy, employment, Florida, Jobs, northwest florida, Property tax millage rates, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County School District, Shannon Ogletree, State Business Tax Climate Index, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, workforce
Business
When online retail giant Amazon announced they were looking for a spot to build their second headquarters (and to bring thousands of jobs to go with it), economic development offices for cities and counties across the country scrambled to get their applications ready. Florida areas were no exception. The “business friendliness” of a location often […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 31, 2017
Business, College of Business, Da Vinci Innovation Celebration, Dr. Ed Ranelli, entrepreneurs, Quint Studer, Rishy Studer, University of West Florida, University of West Florida Center for Entrepreneurship
Business
When University of West Florida students have an idea for a new business or product, the Center for Entrepreneurship has resources ready to help them succeed. The new director of the center, Ed Ranelli, said the university is relaunching the program, which began in 2015, making it bigger and better than before. He said entrepreneurship […]
By Rob Johnson on August 10, 2017
Business, economic development, Growth Fund, industrial parks, Santa Rosa County, Shannon Ogletree
Headlines
From a 500-employee gun manufacturing plant to a 300-worker distribution center, Santa Rosa County is seeking to attract a diverse list of potential employers to its three industrial parks or other locations. But Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree said on Thursday that his efforts are hampered by a lack of financial incentives, starting at the […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 27, 2017
Aloyal Vision, Amiable, Analytical, Business, business leaders, driver, Expressive, Karen Aloy, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Chamber, Personality types, Women 2 Women Connecting
Business
In the business world, knowing who you are selling to can be as important as knowing what you are selling. That’s the message of Karen Aloy, founder of Aloyal Vision, a business coaching and training company. Aloy presented her insights as a team member for Women 2 Women Connecting at the Navarre Beach Area Chamber […]
By Jamie Gentry on July 20, 2017
"Still Life with Woodpecker", Bonnie Hunter, Business, Business leader, cox business, Dennis Schroeder, Employees, Managers, Managing skills, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre business leaders, Navarre Chamber, Navarre Gardens LLC, Work environment
Business
People are the most important asset in a company, but they are also the most time-consuming part of a manager’s work. And managers get little to no training. On average management personnel receive between six and 12 minutes of training every six months, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s the disconnect, said […]
By Jamie Gentry on March 23, 2017
"Elevator pitch", Business, Chanda Ryan, Cherie Rice, Chiropractic Solutions, entrepreneur.com, Harvard Business Journal, Jeffrey Hayzlett, Kati O'Brian, Kim Meyer, Kompu-Kim's Computer Service, Margarita Vazquez, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Chamber, networking events, Primerica, Tee Tie Babies, Teresa Bailey, Women to Women Connecting
Business
Imagine stepping onto an elevator and coming face-to-face with your perfect customer or the employer of your dreams. You have less than two minutes to grab their attention and sell your product, service or skills. And your mind goes blank. Read the full article in the March 23 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at […]
By Rob Johnson on February 8, 2017
Attorney Roy Andrews, Business, Chris Thomas, Coastal Concessions LLC, Financial woes, Florida Department of Corporations, Florida Department of Revenue, Florida sales taxes, Judge David Rimmer, lawsuit, Loggerheads on the Gulf, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Fishing Pier, Navarre Beach Pier, Navarre Pier, restaurant, Santa Rosa Circuit Court, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Administrator Tony Gomillion, Santa Rosa County Commissioners, Scott Rayner, Stephanie Maddox
Headlines
Scott Rayner and Stephanie Maddox have long presented a public image as shoulder-to-shoulder allies in managing the Navarre Beach Pier through everything from financial woes to cleaning up vandalized restrooms. Read the full article in the Feb. 9 issue of Navarre Press. Subscribe online at navarrepress.com for as little as $38 per year.
By Staff Reporters on February 2, 2017
Al Pullum, bill pullum, Bill Wells, Bob Levison, Business, Carl and Maggie's Cafe, Carl Bolender, Cindy Berry, Commissioner Rob Williamson, Danny Stevens, Dennis Schroeder, Earl Beavers, Florida Public Service Commission, Frankie Gibbs, Gail Acosta, Gerry Gallup, Hurlburt Soundside, Ira Wells, Jan Clark, Jennifer Byrant, Jerry Foster, Jim Parker, Joey Harrell, Judy Morehead, Keller Williams Realty-Emerald Coast, Kelley Fuller, Leroy Wells, Linda Fusco, Marcia Allen, Mike Sandler, Mike Simpson, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center, Navarre Chamber, Navarre Park, Navarre Pass, Orion Parker, Pirates of the Panhandle, Ralph Agnew, Ron Carnes, Santa Rosa County Commission, Sarah Hasty, Shawn Bolender, Sheila Walker, Shirley Brown, Southern Bell Telephone, Stacy Wright, Wendell Hall
Business, Local
Cowboy hats and boots, checkered table cloths, saddles and all things Wild West adorned Hurlburt Soundside for a crowd of nearly 150 chamber members and guests. The celebration was held for The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce 2017 Annual Awards and Installation Banquet Friday evening. Read the full article in the Feb. 2 issue […]
By Jamie Gentry on January 26, 2017
banking franchise, Business, Buzz Ritchie, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Coast Community Bank, Hoppy Cole, Iberville Bank of Louisiana, Mergers, mobile banking, Pace, Pensacola, The First
Business, Local
Local bank Gulf Coast Community Bank (GCCB) was absorbed by regional banking franchise The First, A National Banking Association at the start of the year for roughly $3 million in stock exchanges and other transactions. GCCB officially opened July 2003 in Pensacola and was co-founded by businessman and former State representative Buzz Ritchie, who now […]
By Jamie Gentry on January 19, 2017
April 2017, bed taxes, bed-tax revenue, Ben Harris, Business, gulf of mexico, hotel, Kristin Iverson, Lazy river, Navarre, Navarre Beach, restaurant, Santa Rosa County, South Santa Rosa County, SpringHill Suites, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Stewart Contracting Company Inc., tourism, Tourist Season, tourists
Beach, Business
Finishing touches are underway at the Springhill Suites by Marriott on Navarre Beach as construction winds to a close. Ben Harris is the project manager with Alabama-based general contractor Stewart Contracting Company, Inc. Harris said though it still does not look like much from the outside, the next two weeks will bring quite the transformation. […]
By Staff Reporters on January 19, 2017
Anne Marie Stopper, Bronwyn Naylor, Business, Chick-fil-A, DigiPro Media, Edward Jones Investments, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze Chamber Awards Gala, gulf breeze chamber of commerce, Jamie Walker, Jeremy Carver, John Stopper, Msgr. Luke Hunt, Nancy Keyes Spirit Award, New World Landing, ProHealth Medical Care, St. Ann Catholic Church, Techworx, Tom Naile
Business, Local
The Gulf Breeze Chamber hosted their annual Awards Gala Saturday night to thank their members, businesses, board of directors and board members. The evening was set at New World Landing in downtown Pensacola with a Gulf Breeze theme to honor outgoing chairman of the board and “breezer” Jamie Walker of DigiPro Media and welcome chair […]
By Shana Roberson on November 10, 2016
Bootcamp, Business, community, Crossfit, CrossFit instructors, CrossFit Navarre, exercise, Exercise equipment, fitness, Health, Highway 87, Local business, Nadja Robles, Navarre, New location, Physical Fitness, Russ Robertson, Steve Philpot, yoga
Business, Health, Local
If you’ve been following CrossFit Navarre’s journey around town you’ll be interested to notice the “box” is moving. But, if you’ve gotten used to seeing that banner off of Highway 87, you won’t miss it. In fact, the big pile of dirt across the street is the future home of their brand new building. The […]
By Brian Lester on November 3, 2016
aerospace, Aerospace engineering, Business, business representatives, Dr. Judy Bense, economic development, Engineers, Escambia County Board of Commissioners, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Groundbreaking ceremony, Grover Robinson, job growth, Job market, Pensacola, Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward III, Pensacola Regional Airport, politicians, STEM education, University of West Florida, VT Mobile Aerospace facility
Business, Local
Nearly five years after the dream was initiated of bringing an aerospace engineering facility to Pensacola, ground was broken on the VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc. at the Pensacola Regional Airport Friday morning. Hiccups occurred along the way in terms of coordinating the project and coming up with a design for it, but when local […]
By Jamie Gentry on November 3, 2016
Becki Haines, Business, Business Development Committee Meeting, Employees, Employers, Fair Labor Standards Act, Federal wage law, Florida, January 2017, Landrum Human Resources, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Overtime, salary, U.S. Department of Labor, wages
Business, Local
Effective Dec. 1 federal employment law regarding overtime and wages will change dramatically, more than doubling the salary threshold for exemption from overtime pay for 4 million employees in the U.S. according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers are currently required to pay time and a half […]
By Rob Johnson on November 2, 2016
Attorney Steve Ford, Bankruptcy, Beach Community Bank, Business, business venture, Chapter 11, Chuck and Penny Emling, City of Gulf Breeze, Club II, Club II athletic center, Earl Tucker, Ekaterina Henning, Florida Division of Corporations, florida panhandle, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze Medical and Diagnostic Imaging Center, Gulf Breeze Recovery Center, Gulf Power, Inyoni Recovery and Wellness Center, Jim Rumpler, Paul Henning, Pool, Sacred Heart Hospital, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court records, South Santa Rosa County, Steven Fair, Swimming classes, Tennis, Woody Barnes
Business, Headlines
Emergency room physician Paul Henning and his wife, Ekaterina, a substance addiction counselor, had an ambitious vision for The Club II athletic center when they bought it for $2.9 million in 2012. Their goals included replacing the standard sports club snack bar with a European-style café, redesigning the lobby with a tile waterfall that resembles […]
By Rob Johnson on October 20, 2016
Allan Davis, Business, Century Bank, Charter Bancshares, Chuck Moes, City of Gulf Breeze, customers, Davis Seashells, Ed Gray, Employee transfer, Gulf Breeze, Hoffman Drive, Hugh Suhr, Jim Adkins, Market growth, residential growth, Santa Rosa County, South Santa Rosa, Sun Bank, Suntrust Bank, Tiger Point, Transaction volumes
Business, Local
Although the City of Gulf Breeze boasts some of the more affluent neighborhoods in Santa Rosa County, SunTrust Banks Inc., plans to close its longtime location there on Jan. 17. The Atlanta-based company sent a letter to customers last week that directed them to SunTrust’s nearest locations in Tiger Point and downtown Pensacola, both about […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 13, 2016
Assignment of Benefits, Business, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, coastal rate increase, Commerical properties, Florida, Florida Office of Insurance Regulations, Florida Supreme Court, Insurance, Insurance policy, Michael Peltier, National Academy of Social Insurance, Navarre Beach, roofing contractors, State Farm Insurance, Wallace Moorehand, water extractors, Worker's Compensation
Business
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulations (FLOIR) has been busy these past few weeks, raising Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation coastal policy costs by an average 10.9 percent for consumers and finalizing a rate hike of 14.5 percent for workers’ compensation costs to employers across the state. Citizen’s Citizen’s Property Insurance Corporation is a state-backed insurer […]
By Jamie Gentry on October 12, 2016
Army Corp of Engineers, Bowman Consulting, Business, gas station, Grocery Store, Gulf Breeze, Jason McLarty, job growth, John Argo, Joybrook road, MAB American Management, Navarre, Navarre Grocery, Publix, Publix Liquor Store, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Development Services, South Santa Rosa, Tiger Point, Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood Market
Business, Local
The grocery store planned to be constructed on Navarre Parkway across from Joybrook Road will be a Walmart Neighborhood Market according to building plans submitted for the project in September to the Santa Rosa County Development Services office. Jason McLarty with Development Services said there has not been an official start date set for construction […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 24, 2016
100+ Women Who Care-Emerald Coast, Business, business leaders, Cindy Berry, Gail Acosta, Gerry Gallup, Jennifer Bryant, Juana's Pagodas/Sailor's Grill, Kelley Fuller, Navarre, Navarre Beach, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Beach Laundry, Navarre Chamber, Navarre Chamber Board Members, Okaloosa Gas District, Sandpaper Marketing
Business, Local
The Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new business leaders to their 2016 Board of Directors this month. Selected by the Navarre Chamber’s 2016 Nominating Committee, the members were selected to fill out-of-cycle vacancies. The board carries out the mission of the chamber and works to support the members of the chamber within […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 22, 2016
Be.You.Tiful Honey & Lace, Business, Chamber members, Chanda Ryan, Christmas in the Park, Extreme Networking, Fun Fest, Jamie Loy, Judy Morehead, Julie Sirotta, Local Businesses, Member Orientation Workshop, Munch and Learn, Navarre, Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Navarre Chamber, Navarre Visitor Information Center, Ribbon cuttings, Thursdays in the Park, Women's Expo
Local
Chamber offeNew members of the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce (NBACOC) got a crash course in their benefits Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Chamber 101 Member Orientation Workshop at the Navarre Visitor Information Center. The NBACOC has added 70 new members since January 2016, bringing the total membership to 462. Several new members packed […]
By Jamie Gentry on September 15, 2016
Business, Clarkson Eyecare, Dr. Dustin Grubbs, Dr. John MIchael Cummings, Dr. Neil Hook, Dr. Shea J. Christensen, Electronic Medical Records, Eyecare 360, Johnny Ippolito, lens laboratory, Navarre, Navarre Family Eyecare, Ophthalmologists, optometrists, Patients, South Santa Rosa, vision
Business
Navarre Family Eyecare changed its name after becoming part of larger company Clarkson Family Eyecare. Though the name has changed, Clarkson Eyecare Marketing Manager Johnny Ippolito said the people inside are the same. “We can see where there may be some confusion as with any change,” he said via email. “But we do want to […]
By Jamie Gentry on August 30, 2016
Business, cox, cox business, cox communications, Highway 98, internet, navarre business, phone, small business
Business, Local
Navarre businesses gained a new option for Internet and voice services as Cox Communications opened service up to businesses along the Highway 98 corridor. Public Affairs Manager for Florida and Georgia Cam Johnson said the expansion seemed like a logical choice. “We already provided service in Escambia and Okaloosa, and we had the fiber running […]
By Rob Johnson on August 4, 2016
ad valorem taxes, Beach Community Bank, Business, Capital Trust Agency, City of Gulf Breeze, Club II, Crane Cove Boulevard, financial troubles, Gulf Breeze, Gulf Breeze Financial Services, Hennings, Investmen risk, Mayor Matt Dannheisser, Mayor Pro Term Joe Henderson, municipal loan businesses, recreation center, Renee Bookout, Santa Rosa County, Santa Rosa County Circuit Court records, Swimming pool, tennis court, tiger point golf club, Zillow real estate
Business, Local
Renee Bookout says someone phoned her last week to suggest that the City of Gulf Breeze buy the financially strapped Club II tennis and swim facility. But she quickly rejected the idea. Although known for its investment forays into businesses that include a golf club, a water utility and municipal bonds, the town of 6,000 […]
