Business News

- Invest in the community, shop local this Saturday
- In our fast-paced, technology-driven lives, we often look back with nostalgia at bygone times and memories we hold dear. Throughout the country, people are hearkening to a time forgotten and largely lost; they yearn for authenticity—a place muc... Full story

- GCEC presents contribution to American Cancer Society
- Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative recently presented a contribution to the American Cancer Society.
The American Cancer Society received $4,500 for Gulf Coast Electric’s sponsorship of local Relay For Life events in 2012. The Cooperative c... Full story

- Gulf Coast Workforce Board annual luncheon
- On Nov. 16, the Gulf Coast Workforce Board (GCWB) celebrated 15 years of providing workforce services to the region at its annual meeting and luncheon at FSU Panama City Campus Holley Center. At the meeting, Executive Director Kim Bodine review... Full story
- Centennial Bank acquiring Vision Bank locations
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Centennial Bank’s parent company is acquiring all locations of Panama City-based Vision Bank.
Those locations include branches in Wewahitchka, Port St. Joe and St. Joe Beach.
Centennial Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary... Full story

- Governor reshapes Port Authority board
- By Tim Croft
- Governor Rick Scott, who has championed the state’s ports as economic engines, recently appointed to new members and reappointed one veteran to the Port St. Joe Port Authority.
Johanna White, chairwoman of the Port Authority, was reappointed t... Full story
- Superior Bank parent to merge subsidiaries to create Cadence Bank
- ~Move will bring name change to branches from Florida to Texas~
- Community Bancorp will merge its banking subsidiaries, Superior Bank, N.A. and Cadence Bank, N.A., into one strong regional bank on Nov. 11 to form the new Cadence Bank, N.A. At the same time, Community Bancorp, LLC, will now be known as Cadenc... Full story
- 8 Panhandle counties to meet for tourism summit
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BLOUNTSTOWN — There’s more to Florida than white sand and emerald green water, and RiverWay South Apalachicola Choctawhatchee is trying to bring attention to the great resources offered inland.
The 2011 Rural Tourism Development ... Full story
- St. Joe Company/98 Real Estate announce alliance for WindMark
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The St. Joe Company announced Thursday that 98 Real Estate Group is providing real estate sales services for its WindMark Beach community. In addition to providing a full-range of residential sales and marketing services, 98 Real Estate Group will ... Full story

- Telemedicine at Weems Hospital
- The challenges of health care delivery in rural America are several and familiar: poor infrastructure, insufficient supply of skilled doctors, and dispersed poor populations, all of which make affordable care hard to achieve. Cindy Drapal, chief nurs... Full story
- Financial Peace University course in Port St. Joe
- NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nearly one and a half million families have been able to positively change their financial situation through Financial Peace University (FPU), the 13-week course taught by Dave Ramsey on DVD. FPU teaches families and individu... Full story