Bay County International Airport News

Panama City - Bay County Airport Relocation (Airport Relocation Project)
Dec. 4, 2006
Panama City, FL
The Panama City - Bay County Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) announced today that it had received the final State of Florida permits necessary to move forward with the relocation of the Panama City - Bay County International Airport.

View artist renderings of the new Panama City / Bay County International Airport. Flights are scheduled to start in 2009.

East View		Main Concourse		Courtyard
Primary Check-in		Boardroom		South View

Emerald Coast News

Moving Closer to Goal with New Airport Project (P.C. News Herald) June 25, 2007
With 2007 half over, I'd like to bring perspective to where we are in the process of relocating our airport. There's been a lot of activity this spring, and we are moving ever closer to groundbreaking.

The Best Places to (Still) Invest (CNN Money)
Feb. 12, 2007
Believe it or not, there are housing markets that economists predict will yield returns as high as 72 percent over the next five years - if you can stomach the notion of buying now and not letting go. We asked researchers at Moody's Economy.com to crunch the latest forecast data and identify which cities will see the highest appreciation between now and 2011.

Homebuilder Stocks Rise On Strong Sales Report (Reuters)
Dec. 27, 2006
Shares of U.S. home builders rose on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected report on November new single-family home sales suggested the housing market may have bottomed.

Beach Buzz: Ecotourism In The Florida Panhandle (PCB Chamber of Commerce)
Dec. 4, 2006
Florida Panhandle
Northwest Florida, according to Precious Heritage, a nature conservancy survey of biodiversity in the U.S., is one of the six most important places for diverse and rare species in the country.

Florida Panhandle: No Longer the "Redneck Riviera" (Realty Times)
Dec. 1, 2006
The Emerald Coast of Florida
"It's amazing the amount of wealth that's coming here," says one long-time realty pro in the Destin market. "I don't know where that Redneck Riviera thing started, but that's all changing. We're right on the edge of going national."

18 New Places To Retire (Golf Digest)
Nov. 13, 2006
Fort Walton Beach/Panama City, Fla.
All it takes is one look at the powdery, sugar-sand beaches and the aquamarine waters along the Florida Panhandle coastline to know why retirees have discovered this 60-mile stretch along U.S. 98.

Top 10 Cities: Where to buy now (CNN Money)
Oct. 1, 2006
#1 - Panama City, FL
"Panama City is an economy waiting to break out," says Steven Cochrane, chief regional economist for Moody's Economy.com. Other factors increasing demand: Property prices are still low by Florida standards, and the local market has already absorbed a price correction after peaking last year.

Southern Theaters Starts Construction On Pier Park (PCB Chamber of Commerce)
Sept. 12, 2006
Panama City, FL
Simon Property Group, Inc. announced today that Southern Theatres, LLC has begun construction on the Grand 16 Theatre at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, FL. The 16 screen-3,200-seat multiplex movie theatre will be the largest in the Panama City Beach, Panama City, Destin and Ft. Walton area.