Selling the Emerald Gulf Coast of Northwest Florida
While the nation’s economy continues to slowly crawl out of the recession, there’s two pieces of promising news for our area. One points to economic growth, the other to major growth in the housing market. Local business leaders say the reports could help rebuild some momentum lost during the recent oil spill. Bloomberg Business Week… Read More
The number of passengers using the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City Beach during June (the first full month of airport operations), has been much stronger than expected. Passenger traffic was up 194% over June 2009 at the old airport which closed in May of this year. Outbound June passengers totaled 41,504,… Read More
After weeks of waiting, watching and dodging the oil, Bay County finally felt a direct hit from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Bay County confirmed that tar balls washed ashore Friday night along the west end of Panama City Beach, in the area of Hollywood and Carillon beaches. Tar balls, nickel to a half dollar… Read More
Florida’s efforts to re-nourish eroded beaches does not violate the rights of nearby property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a case brought by Walton County landowners following 1995’s Hurricane Opal. In a 15-page ruling, the nation’s highest court agreed with the state that beachfront owners are not severely harmed when re-nourishment efforts… Read More
A large plume of weathered oil was detected nine miles south of Pensacola Pass. The plume is two miles wide and goes south for 40 miles. An additional plume of non-weathered oil was verified through state reconnaissance data. The plume is located three miles south of Pensacola Pass. Response assets, including skimming vessels, have been… Read More
The new NW Florida Beaches Int’l Airport in Panama City Beach is now facing problems that are actually welcomed. According to airport director Randy Curtis, the parking areas are experiencing usage of 90% to 95% capacity. Recently, lots were totally full requiring users to park in grass areas around the paved parking lots. In addition,… Read More
No tar balls, oil slicks or smell of oil. Our pure white beaches are open and ready for business. Blue skies and balmy temperatures! Don’t forget to book your visit with Southwest Airlines or Delta and fly into our new NWFlorida Beaches Int’l Airport. Why not come visit us and enjoy all that Panama City Beach and… Read More
The St. Joe Company’s West Bay Sector Plan (VentureCrossings) is one of the most unique development opportunities in the United States today. Using Florida’s novel “sector planning” process, this type of large-scale project is able to plan development for the next 50 years. Encompassing 71,000 acres, the approved planning framework includes commercial, office and industrial entitlements,… Read More
What’s in a name … for St. Joe Company, it’s a crucial part of developing commercial property adjacent to the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport near Panama City Beach. St. Joe Company announced the first 1,000 acres for the commercial industrial park will be called VentureCrossings Enterprise Centre at West Bay. The name is the… Read More
Construction of the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is now 93% complete as workers rush to meet the May 23rd. grand opening date. “Everything is on schedule and looking good,” said Jeff Dealy of KBR, program manager for the $318 million airport relocation project. “It’s all coming together in April.” Officials from the Transportation… Read More
St. Joe Company announced plans to move its corporate headquarters to its large-scale development project adjacent to the new Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Bay County. The new location is surrounded by some of the company’s most valuable land holdings. St. Joe’s new headquarters will be located in Phase I of the company’s West… Read More
St. Joe Company, the largest landowner in Northwest Florida, will now focus more on developing commercial property with recurring revenue and focus less on residential development, according to President and CEO Britt Greene, during an investor’s conference in Orlando on Tuesday. St. Joe owns nearly 3,000 acres near the new Northwest Florida Beach International Airport,… Read More
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