Eastern Shipbuilding to Add 400 New Jobs |
 May 8, 2013 |
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The Eastern Shipbuilding Group announces it will add about 400 jobs in the next year. The company says they are preparing to build two new sub-sea construction vessels. They will be primarily used by the offshore oil industry.
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Port Panama City's Huge Impact on the Bay County Economy |
April 18, 2013 |
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Port Panama City has an annual impact of about $1.4 billion on the state’s economy and a direct business impact in Bay County of more than $544 million, according to a report issued on behalf of the port.
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group Lands New Contract |
April 4, 2013 |
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Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that on March 29, 2013, O’Hara
Corporation of Rockland, Maine signed a contract to construct and deliver one 194’ DNV Classed Freezer Stern Trawler Fishing Vessel. This new contract will be
constructed from their ST-115 design furnished by Skipsteknisk, AS of Aalesund, Norway.
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Beach Chamber Names Lance Allison as New President & CEO |
April 1, 2013 |
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After almost five months of applications, interviews, and decision-making the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce has finally elected its new leader. The search committee, staff, and Board of Directors chose Lance Allison from Murray, KY, to direct the Beach Chamber in its future endeavors.
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Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Red Dawn |
February 15, 2013 |
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The HOS Red Dawn makes a splash as it enters the water at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard Friday.
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Forbes Magazine Names iSirona One of America's Most Promising Companies |
February 8, 2013 |
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PANAMA CITY, Fla.-February 7, 2013-iSirona, the leading provider of simplified solutions for medical device integration, today announced it has been named one of America's Most Promising Companies by Forbes Magazine.
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Groundbreaking Held for Pier Park® North Shopping Center |
February 8, 2013 |
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The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), CASTO and Strategic Retail Advisors (SRA) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony late last week to begin construction for their joint venture project Pier Park® North, a 360,000-square-foot shopping center located across from Pier Park Lifestyle Center on US-98 east of the State Road 79 intersection. The Pier Park North shopping center anticipates opening in spring of 2014.
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Bay County Goes High Tech |
November 28, 2012 |
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When most people think of Bay County, they think of beautiful beaches, but the area is starting to get a new reputation in the tech industry.
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Airbus in Alabama offers a regional opportunity |
November 20, 2012 |
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Airbus Americas chairman: $600 million Mobile facility to become 'epicenter of commercial activity' |
November 13, 2012 |
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MOBILE, Alabama - The final assembly line in Mobile will become the "epicenter of commercial activity" for operations in the United States, Airbus Americas Chairman Allan McArtor said Friday.
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Biofuel Made in Panama City Fuels a Civil Jet for the First Time |
October 31, 2012 |
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The National Research Council of Canada (NRC) achieved a major milestone for the aviation industry today as it flew the first civil jet powered by 100 percent unblended biofuel. This historic flight symbolizes a significant step not only for the aerospace industry, but also towards advancing sustainable sources of renewable energy. The fuel was made by Applied Research Associates in Panama City, Fla.
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Local company ARA and others to Partner to Fly Aircraft Powered by 100% alternative jet fuel |
October 26, 2012 |
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Applied Research Associates (ARA) and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) are partnering to evaluate CLG and ARA’s 100% drop-in ReadiJet™ Fuel.
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EDA Looks Forward to 2013 |
October 24, 2012 |
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Bay County Economic Development Alliance Executive Director Neal Wade worked out an equation to enhance prosperity and create 1,300 jobs in the region.
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Exelis opens at West Bay |
October 24, 2012 |
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ITT Exelis officially opened its full-service mine defense production facility Friday morning with speeches from company officials and local politicians.
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Bay EDA Announces the Location of GPD Pathology and 83 Jobs to Bay County |
October 12, 2012 |
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(October 12, 2012 – Panama City, FL) The Bay Economic Development Alliance (EDA) announces the location of GPD Pathology, a life sciences company, to Bay County, Fla.
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Bay County hopes to land a whale at new airport |
October 3, 2012 |
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850 - the business magazine of Northwest Florida - takes an in-depth look at the Bay EDA's recruitment efforts at the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport and Venture Crossings.
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Airbus growth forecast bodes well for coastal aerospace corridor |
September 5, 2012 |
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Opportunity and transformation are the words on the lips of both local and regional economic development officials in the wake of Airbus revised global aircraft forecast through 2031.
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High-Tech Company Founder Touts Region |
August 24, 2012 |
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Bay EDA Announces Expansion of Local Company |
August 22, 2012 |
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The Bay Economic Development Alliance (EDA) announces the expansion of iSirona, a downtown Panama City-based medical software development company. iSirona, formed in 2008, has grown from 33 to 100 employees since January 2012 and projects to grow by another 100 jobs over the next three years. The company recently relocated its headquarters to the former ITT Exelis building in downtown Panama City.
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Florida officials in Britain |
July 10, 2012 |
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Gov. Rick Scott has brought an 85-member entourage to Great Britain in an attempt to lure an aerospace company to Florida.
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Economic Optimism |
July 5, 2012 |
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The national economy may still look like a mile of bad blacktop highway, but there were at least two green shoots that emerged in this region to produce guarded optimism of a brighter future.
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Airbus to Build First U.S. Assembly Plant in Mobile, Ala. |
July 3, 2012 |
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Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Bregier, second from left, shakes hands with Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley as they pose with a model of the A320 Airbus following an announcement Monday that Airbus will establish its first assembly plant in the United States in Mobile. The French-based company said the Alabama plant is expected to cost $600 million to build and will employ 1,000 people when it reaches full production, likely to be four planes a month by 2017.
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Regional Group Developing Mega-Site |
February 16, 2012 |
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A group from Southeast Alabama and Northwest Florida has been working for several months to prepare for a future mega project for the region. The group has identified several possible sites that could attract a mega-project including steps to "certify" the site as ready for an industrial expansion.
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Swinging for a Home Run |
January 29, 2012 |
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There are a number of variables that add up to winning and losing. The more swings at the ball, the more chances for a home run.
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Director Making Top Ten List |
January 11, 2012 |
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Bay EDA Executive Director Neal Wade talked teamwork and promoting Bay County during the agency’s meeting at FSU.
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