Did You Know?

DID YOU KNOW?

According to the Hass Center for Business Research and Economic Development, while the size of the total military force in the U.S. declined by 23.7 percent from 1975 to 2005, the military employment in Bay County actually increased by more than 18 percent. At the same time, military employment in Florida declined by almost 15 percent.

BY THE NUMBERS

212%: The average earning per military job relative to other jobs in Bay County.

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"Some of our employees have worked for us for 40 years. We don’t have turnover. We didn’t lay off anyone during this depression. The most important thing we do is taking care of our 110 employees and their families – making sure they have a job for as long as they want." —Jim Boyd, Sr., board chairman, Boyd Printing