TDC, Southwest Sign Contract
Southwest Airlines and TDC officials met in Dallas on Wednesday to ink an agreement that will put local bed-tax muscle behind the low-cost carrier’s efforts to market the allure of Bay County and its beaches.
“It’s official now,” Bay County Tourist Development Council chairman Marty McDaniel said by phone after the signing ceremony.
The ceremony also included Airport Authority board chairman Joe Tannehill and airport executive director Randy Curtis.
“We are just elated to have this behind us ... (Read More)
Demolition of Abandoned Buildings Continues on in PCB
During the November 12 council meeting, the City of Panama City Beach issued a contract to raze the property located at 13623 and 13626 Front Beach Road. The $214,505 contract will result in the Fiesta Motel buildings being removed and the property cleaned up.
In the past three years negotiations with owners and financial institutions have taken place and all have failed; therefore, the City has taken the project and will place a lien on the Fiesta Motel property ... (Read More)
Reuse to Wetland Project to Begin
During the November 12 meeting, Panama City Beach City Council awarded a contract for over 14 million dollars to Phoenix Construction for the completion of a wet weather discharge area for reuse water. The eighteen month project will result in the City of Panama City Beach stopping the discharge of any reuse water into the St. Andrew Bay and being the first city in Bay County to do so.
The project will take the retreated water from the wastewater treatment ... (Read More)
Panama City Beach Plans for the Future
The City of Panama City Beach is looking to the next 20-30 years as it begins a master plan for the City complex on Arnold Road. The Front Beach Road CRA (FBR CRA) issued a contract with HHI Design to work with city staff to determine the needs of each department and the City government in general in the near and distant future. HHI Design has been a part of the FBR CRA project since its inception.
Several factors prompted ... (Read More)
Children’s Home Society of Florida Named Angel in Adoption
Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite selected Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS) as a 2009 Congressional Angel in Adoption™ for outstanding advocacy of adoption and foster care issues. Fewer than 200 awards were given nationally. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI), which orchestrates the Angels in Adoption™ program, honored CHS with other Angels at an awards ceremony and gala event in Washington D.C.
This honor recognizes CHS’ extraordinary contributions on behalf of children in need of homes; during fiscal year ... (Read More)
Bay Co. EDA Announces Location Of Coast Wet & 230 New Jobs
The Bay County Economic Development Alliance (EDA) is pleased to announce that Coast Water Efficient Technology, LLC (Coast WET) has moved its operations from Pomona, Calif. to Bay County, Fla. and setup its international headquarters in the Beach Commerce Park in Panama City Beach while awaiting construction of its permanent manufacturing, assembly and distribution facility. Within three years of opening its doors, Coast WET, known in the community as Project Nemo, is projected to create 230 new jobs at an ... (Read More)
Floridians for Smarter Growth
We know that Amendment 4 - a statewide "Vote on Everything" initiative - is a grave threat to Florida's future. The proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, written by the state's most extreme special interests, is one of the greatest perils to Florida's prosperity and quality-of-life.
Their amendment - requiring voters to approve all local comprehensive land use plan changes - subverts a well-established, open, accessible, and democratic planning process. With the Vote on Everything amendment, many Sunshine State voters ... (Read More)
