By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone
Last month, we updated everyone on the changing insurance marketplace in Florida, and the fact that the hard market (increase in premiums and tighter carrier guidelines) will continue for at least another year. I do not anticipate any improvement until well into 2023.
Knowing that insurance...
Welcome to Total Laundry Services of Niceville, your local one-stop-shop for all of your coin laundry, dry cleaning, comforter cleaning, and wash/dry/fold needs! Formerly known as Bayside Cleaners, Total Laundry Services purchased and renovated the entire space over the past year! We have added huge washers, dryers, change machines,...
Dr. Michael Mosley, Rocky Bayou Christian School, 2022 Chairman of the Board
Garrett Floyd, Niceville Insurance Agency, Past Chairman of the Board
Heather Jourdan, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, Chairman Elect
Cristie Kedroski, Northwest Florida State College, Treasurer
Lee Lewis, AVCON, INC. Engineers & Planners, Vice Chair - Membership Division
Bernard H. Johnson, Gulf...
The Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) Hospitality Hero Awards were held in February. The awards ceremony recognizes outstanding employees in the hospitality industry.
2021 Award Winners
Hotel / Resort
Front of House: Rosalie Wong – Hampton Inn and Suites, Destin
Back of House: Carrie Pritchard – Newman-Dailey Resort Properties, Inc.
Manager: Jeff Welch...
One Okaloosa EDC announced that Boeing Global Services has selected Fort Walton Beach for a competitive expansion project. The anticipated $2,550,000 project involves a 20,000 SF expansion to the company’s existing facility located at 20 Hill Ave. in the Fort Walton Beach Commerce & Technology Park. In addition, Boeing’s...
By Lori Leath Smith
A defense contractor and leader in Aerospace Development and Engineering Services is planning to move its headquarters from California to Freeport! The American Metal Bearing Company (AMB), a premier supplier of propulsion bearings to the U.S. Navy and developer of micro-turbine systems, has been servicing the...
By Michelle Jannazo
A colleague recently shared that his writing feels like getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of his mouth. Words are not exactly flowing smoothly to the keyboard. Made me think of my old Labrador Retriever Ally eating peanut butter. Gumming, and gumming some more. It’s a...
The Emerald Coast Public Relations Foundation (ECPro) awards a $1,000 scholarship to graduating seniors planning to pursue a college degree in the areas of public relations, communication, marketing or journalism. Applicants must be high school seniors residing in Okaloosa, Walton or Santa Rosa counties, with a GPA of 3.5...
By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager
The U.S. economy is on a tear so to speak. Economic growth is considered by some to be beyond red hot (Fidelity recently called it “white hot”). Corporate profits have been growing at record paces, despite higher prices for materials and labor....
By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone
It has been two years since we wrote about the changing insurance market place in Florida. Because we are nearly surrounded by water with the possibility of storms and other natural disasters so evident, the cycles are much more pronounced.
Typically, insurance industry cycles will last...
