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The 2nd Annual Northwest Florida Brownfields Workshop

Developers, realtors, engineers, planners, environmental consultants, attorneys and others interested in the potential and real opportunities associated with brownfields development, are being invited to a workshop sponsored by the state and local planning councils. The 2nd Northwest Florida Brownfields Workshop will…

Outpatient Rehab Now in Apalachicola

Sacred Heart Health System announces that it is opening a new outpatient rehabilitation clinic this month in the Riverwalk Building, located at 76 Market St., Suite D. The office will provide outpatient physical, occupation and speech therapy beginning June 4. It…

Economic Dynamo Ready for Business

Florida’s rebounding economy places the state in a great position to lure businesses seeking the most optimal climate to set up shop, according to Jesse Panuccio, executive director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. Panuccio was one of the…

Help For the Oyster Industry On the Way

Some federal help is on the way for the Franklin County oyster industry, which has been devastated by drought and over-harvesting after the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The U.S. Department of Commerce has approved $6.3 million in disaster assistance funding…

Engage the Issues at Connect Florida Day

If you’re an up-and-coming business or community leader and have some ideas about how to deal with the key issues impacting Florida, be sure to make arrangements to appear at Connect Florida Day at the Capitol later this month. Connect…

Georgia Investor Buys Okaloosa's Shoal River Ranch

Reports from Okaloosa County inform us that Georgia timber and mining magnate Holland M. Ware, an investor with vast landholdings and properties, has just bought the 10,500-acre Shoal River Ranch located just east of Crestview. Designated a “mega site” by…

Jackson County Lands Hollywood Sharks

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into Jackson County … comes a tale of sheer horror that TV viewers haven’t seen since “Sharknado.” Reports coming in from the Jackson County Tourist Development Council say that the…