Air Temp of America, Inc. (Air Temp), a subsidiary of Air Temp de México, S.A. de C.V will locating their first US Headquarters in the City of Panama City, Florida.

BAY COUNTY — If all goes according to plan, by the end of 2018, international aerospace manufacturing company GKN Aerospace will have brought 100 new, high-paying jobs to the region.

In 2019, Eastern Shipbuilding will begin construction on the first of nine Coast Guard offshore patrol cutters, anticipated to bring more than a thousand jobs to the area when all is said and done.

In 2020, the size of Tyndall Air Force Base will increase by almost a third, with 1,600 new airmen to support the MQ-9 Reaper wing program, assuming the base passes a mandatory environmental study.

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A new drone wing slated for Tyndall Air Force Base is expected to bring 24 aircraft, 1,600 airmen — and the need for more local housing, classrooms and specialized training.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. – Bay County’s Economic Development Alliance held it’s annual luncheon Wednesday afternoon.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. – Northwest Florida Beaches International made a big move Wednesday morning to increase aircraft storage space. They approved a project for a second airport hangar in Sheltair’s general aviation section of the airport.

In November 2016, the FAA approved the company’s “Conformal Vortex Generator” product that is manufactured at its facility at 416 Richard Jackson Boulevard..

Eastern Shipbuilding Group successfully completes Offshore Patrol Cutter ICDR Milestone for the United States Coast Guard

In fiscal year 2009, the airport’s operating revenue was $3.6 million. In fiscal 2016, revenue was $11.1 million. Job creation went from about 250 employees in 2010 to an estimated 800 people today.

The Triumph Gulf Coast will award Panhandle communities $300 million to aid in economic recovery efforts after millions of barrels of oil ravaged their cities and towns in 2010.

Local and State officials formally welcomed GKN Aerospace to Florida on May 9th a special ceremony to celebrate the new facility being built in Bay County.