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Malls brace for gift-card crowd
Holiday retail madness is not over, and it's not all about exchanges and returns.Hoping to make the most of the most challenging holiday season in recent memory, JC Penney is opening all its stores at 5:30 a.m. Friday."It's been about like we've expected,"...
TIMES SQUARE ON THE ISLAND
Merry Christmas, faithful readers, and may the spirit of redemption born in this season help us all to prevail during the trials of today and tomorrow. Dropping the ‘Big Ball' Joe Sullivan grew up in the wilds of Burlington County, way down there...
LESS THAN ZERO?
Anyone who's been around numbers long enough can tell you - numbers don't lie, really. It's just which set you choose to believe. So in the wake of the most recent action by the Federal Reserve Board, the Wall Street Journal's tracking of the prime rate...
RETAIL CORRIDOR
TUSKERS HOME STORE Owners Bart Manning and Zach Johnson talked it over, and they decided that Miramar Beach would be the perfect location to open the first Tuskers Home Store. "Tuskers is very different just due to the fact that when you walk through...
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS WITH: Bayou Book Co. Owners: Mike and Carolyn Chesser Address: 1118 John Sims Parkway, Niceville Phone: 850-678-1593 Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays (October through December). Web...
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Leopold named CEO of Community Bank The Board of Directors of Community Bank, Destin has named Fred O. Leopold Jr. CEO of the bank as well as a member of itsboard. Leopold replaces board member Charles W. Nicholson, Jr. who served as CEO during...
Procrastinators set to storm stores
Last-minute shopping is always part of holiday madness, and this year promises to be no exception.And maybe even then some."It's gone about as we had expected," said John Rowland, Santa Rosa Mall's interim general manager. "One thing, we didn't come into...
More changes in store at Silver Sands
MIRAMAR BEACH - Howard Group representatives said this week there will be more tenant changes at Silver Sands Factory Stores and cited several reasons for the shuffle.Last week, KB Toys announced company-wide liquidation and Camille's Sidewalk Cafe has...
Local mortgage lender to be on 'Good Morning America'
Always generous with her knowledge and never shy with the media, Sue Botelho of Northstar Mortgage Group is something of a natural when it comes to discussing the ups and downs of the real estate market on the Emerald Coast.Come Monday morning, she'll...
Still time to share in spirit of giving
Yes, two weeks from tonight is Christmas Eve. And three weeks from tonight we'll be counting down the final moments of 2008. BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Tom Rice and his crew at Magnolia Grill report that they raised $2,000 for the Salvation Army and Empty...
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