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    EMPLOYMENT TRENDS - Hiring Sentiments Shift: Companies Weigh Caution vs. Opportunity
    Tuesday, August 19, 2025
           August 2025       4.2%   Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 73,000 and the unemployment rate changed little from 4.1% in July. Healthcare and social assistance continued to see job gains as decreases continued in federal government.  The labor force participation rate changed little at 62.2%. Average hourly ...read more
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    REMINDER: Santa Rosa Economic Development Office hosting Starting a Business Workshop
    Tuesday, August 12, 2025
                So you've got that business idea. You may not know the first steps, or you may want some guidance on if you're taking the right steps. Let's work with the ideas that have been forming in your head and see if we can make them into a tangible, feasible small business. Attend the Starting a Small Business Workshop hosted on Wednesday, August 13 ...read more
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    Help Shape Santa Rosa County's Local Mitigation Strategy
    Monday, July 28, 2025
                Help Shape Santa Rosa County's Local Mitigation StrategyInformation booth will be available at the August 14 Milton Farmers Market at Turtle Fountain on Elmira Street     Santa Rosa County is updating its Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) and needs community input. This important plan helps identify and reduce risks from both natural and man-made hazards that could affect ...read more
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    Employee Turnover Is Costing Companies Big
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025
           July 2025       4.1%   The unemployment rate changed little from 4.2% and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 147,000 in June. Healthcare and state government saw job gains, and decreases in federal government continue.  The labor force participation rate decreased little by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3%. ...read more
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    Tax Bill Will Deliver Permanent Relief for Small Businesses
    Tuesday, July 15, 2025
    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes permanent, pro-growth tax reforms designed to boost American small businesses.The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which President Trump signed into law on July 4, will avert the largest automatic tax increase in American history at the end of this year, when many of the historic reforms from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) were set to expire. READ ...read more
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    Northwest Florida Defense Coalition Announces Military Base Update
    Thursday, May 22, 2025
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