Feb 6, 2013
Feb 5, 2013
Leaders seek economic diversification
Okaloosa County is the most military-dependent county in the state, with 68 percent of the local job market being made up of military and defense contractors, according to local economist David Goets…
Feb 4, 2013
Waste Management introduces eco-friendly trucks
CRESTVIEW — Waste Management is replacing diesel garbage trucks with vehicles running on compressed natural gas, or CNG.
Jan 30, 2013
USDA offers four initiatives for local farmers through March 15
CRESTVIEW — The local U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced four initiatives that can help north Okaloosa County farmers improve their operations.
Jan 28, 2013
Hangar to rise at Crestview airport
CRESTVIEW — What local and county officials frequently call "Crestview's economic generator" is on the verge of generating yet more economics for the north county.
Jan 24, 2013
Costa Leadership Institute offers training classes
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida StateCollege’s Costa Leadership Institute is accepting enrollment in one-day business and professional skills training series offered January through June at the Nicevil…
Jan 24, 2013
Choice Hotels converting the Jameson hotel to Quality Inn
CRESTVIEW — Choice Hotels International will convert the Jameson Inn to Quality Inn. Aimbridge Hospitality, a Dallas-based hotel and real estate management company, will manage it.
Jan 22, 2013
December jobless numbers mixed in Northwest Florida
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s economic recovery continued to outpace the national average in December, although there was some fluctuation in the local numbers.
Jan 21, 2013
Chamber of commerce announces Foy Shaw scholarship
CRESTVIEW — The memory of Foy Shaw, the late former mayor and one of the founders of the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce, lives on with an educational scholarship named for the community leader.
Jan 17, 2013
Gun shop owners can’t keep up with demand on ammo
CRESTVIEW — Jay Woodbury has owned Jay’s Guns since December 2001. Before that, he spent 20 years in the military and always was around guns.