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Panama City Beach Pirates Join United Soccer League
Posted on: January 13, 2012
Get ready for soccer at the Beach! The highly competitive soccer team, the Panama City Beach Pirates, have officially joined the United Soccer League (USL) family in November, 2011, as one of eight Premier Development League teams (PDL) within the … Read More

10 NEW Artificial Reefs Coming To Our Area
Posted on: January 9, 2012
Bay County has committed to build at least 10 new artificial reefs by the end of the summer and more are in the works. At their last meeting, county commissioners voted to accept a $60,000 grant from Florida Fish and … Read More

PCB Completes $16 Million Beach Renourishment Project
Posted on: January 5, 2012
Panama City Beach is commemorating the start of 2012 by celebrating the completion of its three-month $16 million beach renourishment project. Working with the United States Corps of Engineers, the destination pumped 1.4 million cubic yards of sand to approximately … Read More

GCSC Office of Marketing & Communications Earns Top Award
Posted on: November 10, 2011
Gulf Coast State College is proud to announce that its Office of Marketing & Communications recently earned a total of 14 awards from the Association of Florida Colleges (AFC). The annual competition among Florida’s 28 colleges rewards excellence in marketing, … Read More

Gulf Coast Medical Center Announces $29.5 Million Expansion
Posted on: October 13, 2011
Gulf Coast Medical Center has announced plans for the largest expansion project since its opening – a $29.5 million project that will add the region’s only Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the area’s first Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and … Read More

Small Business Owners Have Opportunity for Assistance
Posted on: September 19, 2011
Many businesses in Florida, and in our area, have suffered from the economic decline. Periods of financial crisis pose special challenges for many small and medium businesses. These entities, once stable, profitable and competitive, have begun to struggle to improve … Read More
Bay County EDA Announces ITT Corporation Expansion
Posted on: September 6, 2011
The Bay County Economic Development Alliance (EDA) is pleased to announce that ITT Corporation’s Panama City facility plans to expand its operations to a new, 100,000-square-foot building at VentureCrossings Enterprise Center at West Bay, near the new Northwest Florida Beaches … Read More

Beach Chamber Partners With Southwest Airlines
Posted on: August 17, 2011
The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce its new partnership with Southwest Airlines. Under this new partnership that began on August 1, 2011, Southwest Airlines is the Presenting Sponsor for the Beach Chamber’s monthly Lunch & … Read More

Panama City Beach Voted #1 on The Weather Channel
Posted on: June 6, 2011
Panama City took the #1 spot in our online poll. With its wide beaches filled with white sand and emerald green waters, there’s no doubt why people flock to this small beach town. Any state that’s surrounded on three sides … Read More

The Beach Chamber Circuit Magazine Wins Hermes Award
Posted on: May 9, 2011
On Wednesday, May 4, winners were announced for The 2011 Hermes Creative Awards, an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of marketing & communication programs, as well as print, visual and audio materials. The … Read More

Chamber D.I.N.E. Luncheon with U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
Posted on: February 4, 2011
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce is proud to feature U.S. Senator Marco Rubio as its Keynote Speaker for the inaugural Chamber D.I.N.E. Luncheon. This event will be held at the Bay Point Marriott … Read More

Beach Chamber Creates GCCC Scholarship, Second for 2010
Posted on: December 10, 2010
The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce leaders announced the creation of a new Gulf Coast Community College-endowed scholarship Thursday at the college’s regular District Board of Trustees meeting. The chamber has partnered with the GCCC Foundation to establish the … Read More