April 19, 2024
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NORTHWEST APALACHICOLA - The city unanimously approved the development of Scipio Marina, with 144 dry slips and 43 wet slips, over objections that the project could cause environmental damage to...
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Published on 1/1/1998
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ESCAMBIA COUNTY - Minerals Technologies of New York plans to build and operate a precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) plant adjacent to Champion International's paper mill near Pensacola. Expected to cost...
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Published on 11/1/1997
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Escambia County --New and growing companies added 271 jobs at the 567-acre county-owned Ellyson Industrial Park, which is full. The park has 2,716 employees. The search is on for another...
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Published on 10/1/1997
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Apalachicola --The Franklin County Commission delayed its decision on a nine-hole golf course near Apalachicola Bay after seafood workers raised concerns that the course would pollute an oyster bed. Workers...
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Published on 9/1/1997
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Blountstown --Local investor Michael Siavage reopened the Tysco Shipyard, which had been idle for the last 15 years. His company, New Rysco Shipyard, will build river and ocean-going barges and...
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Published on 8/1/1997
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Bay County --Panama City Beach collected $498,761 in bed taxes in March - the largest amount ever and an increase of 32% from March 1996. The county raised its bed...
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Published on 7/1/1997
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Century --Starter Corp., which pulled out of its new Century factory last year, returned $240,000 to the city to pay off the $290,000 loan it received from Century when it...
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Published on 6/1/1997
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Apalachicola --- The Franklin County Commission approved zoning and land-use changes for the Gramercy Plantation - where 162 houses, 80 hotel rooms and 161,000 square feet of office space will...
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Published on 4/1/1997
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Bay County The Bay County Commission added another penny to the county's bed tax, according to the Panama City News Herald. The extra money will be used for Bay County's...
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Published on 3/1/1997
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Century --Connecticut-based sportswear manufacturer Starter Corp. closed its Century production plant, eliminating 235 jobs. In 1992, the company received five acres of land, a loan to build the plant and...
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Published on 2/1/1997
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The University of West Florida's Center for Business Research and Economic Development announced the results of its tourism Economic Impact Study. As of the end of August 1995, the economic...
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Published on 2/1/1996
