Santa Rosa County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Opens for Second Cycle: Santa Rosa County, in partnership with the Florida SBDC at UWF, created the Santa Rosa County Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program and opened the first cycle on April 6 for one week. A second application cycle will open now and will remain open until the funds are depleted. Read More »

Leonardo to open support center at Whiting Aviation Park: Leonardo, through AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corp., will soon build a comprehensive support center at the Whiting Aviation Park in Santa Rosa County after being awarded a contract to replace the Navy's fleet of aging training helicopters at NAS Whiting Field. Read More »

Santa Rosa County awards nearly $50,000 to small business owners: Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners approved nearly $50,000 in StRIVE grant funds to 11 small businesses in Santa Rosa County.  Read More »

Santa Rosa Capitalizes On Its Quality Of Life: “We have available and affordable housing, we are a top-10 school district in Florida. We have a low crime rate. Here, people still get to know their neighbors.” Shannon Ogletree lists Santa Rosa County's desirable attributes. Read More »

Shannon Ogletree Selected as one of the Top Leaders in Economic Development: Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree has been recognized as one of North America’s top 50 economic developers for 2018 by Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic developers and site consultants. Read More »

Educating the Next Generation for Florida’s Growing Cybersecurity Industry. : The growing need for cybersecurity training in Florida was a hot topic at the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s recent Future of Florida Forum, where they launched their Florida 2030 project. Read More »