business Archive

The plan to open a restaurant called Cesiano’s in the former Cash’s Liquor Store and Lounge building in Laurel Hill has apparently fallen through.

Okaloosa County officials on Tuesday issued a stop-work order for Florida Power & Light’s planned Kayak Solar Energy Center project after discovering recent heavy rains had washed large amounts of sediment from the project site into adjacent waterways.

Crestview’s nearly $5.7 million Main Street renovation project is “going to be a great improvement, not just aesthetically, but safety-wise, too,” Mayor J.B. Whitten said at the project’s groundbreaking ceremony.

The nearly $5.7 million Main Street renovation project that begins on Monday is anticipated to be completed in late May of 2025, Crestview City Manager Tim Bolduc told more than two dozen downtown business owners on Thursday evening.

Construction of a multi-million expansion of the North Okaloosa Medical Center’s emergency room is expected to get underway soon.

Pensacola-based PenAir Credit Union, which plans to open a branch in Crestview early next year, has been recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of America’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions for 2024.

Josy Aguilar, owner of Josy’s Tienda Latina, is continuing a cherished tradition that began centuries ago. Her grocery store, which is just east of Crestview’s city limits and north of U.S. Highway 90, sells colorful, various-sized pinatas handmade by her and her staff.

The renovation of Crestview’s old post office on Main Street could be finished by the end of June, according to city Project Manager Jayce Vanderford. The revitalized and city-owned, 1,700-square-foot building will then provide office space for the Crestview Redevelopment Agency and the Main Street Crestview Association.

Across northwest Florida, Circle K locations will offer 40 cents off per gallon as part of “Fuel Day.” The savings event will run between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25. Fuel Day is also taking place at Circle K locations across the United States. According to Circle K, customers can receive the deal directly at the pump. Here are a list of participating locations in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties:

Major construction on the main building at the new Crestview Commons development is completed and the first businesses are expected to open in early May. Crestview City Manager Tim Bolduc gave an update on the Crestview Commons development at the City Council’s April 24 meeting.