Welcome to Gulf County, FL

A place of business in Paradise found.

Innovative companies are rethinking their strategies and exploring new frontiers. Based on the assets in our community, Gulf County is positioned to respond to these demands and help businesses and industries secure strong market positions for future growth.

Businesses will be amazed what they find here in Gulf County, Florida:

  • Abundant Land & Freshwater Supply
  • Excess Wastewater Capacity, Electrical Power, and Natural Gas
  • Port of Port St. Joe is in planning stages for reopening
  • Gulf County Canal & Intracoastal Waterway
  • Career Source Gulf Coast employment services including strike teams for ramp up training.
  • Industrial Rail Service in need of customers to bring back online.
  • Easily Accessible Highways
  • Local Incentives
  • General Aviation Airport in Planning stages

Northwest Florida’s Gulf County is uniquely positioned for success with our state-of-the-art Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital, an educated workforce, and top ranked public schools. Our cornerstone Tourism industry has been bolstered in recent years with the opening of the Eastern Shipbuilding Yard in Port St. Joe and expansion of Deseret Cattle and Timber Company headquartered in Wewahitchka. Growth potential in the region is excellent with nearby Tyndall Air Force Base undergoing a 6-billion-dollar renovation to establish it as the most modern air force base on the planet.

Gulf County is located 22 miles east of Panama City, Florida and just two hours from the state capital, Tallahassee. The GCEDC is eager to assist in business attraction and expansion, as well as helping local companies to grow. We invite you to look at the exciting opportunities unfolding in Gulf County and to consider doing business here.

Recent News

MARINA GENERAL MANAGER PRESTON SUTTER CUTS THE RIBBON FOR THE NEW POINT SOUTH MARINA.
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Hundreds gather for marina grand opening
Posted on 04/15/2023
On Friday afternoon, hundreds of locals gathered at the newly rebuilt facility to celebrate the progress at the marina and the progress of the communi...
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FRESENIUS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS KATHERINE COSBY CUTS THE RIBBON FOR THE NEW PORT ST. JOE FACILITY.
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Ribbon cutting celebrates dialysis services return to Port St. Joe
Posted on 03/23/2023
For two years, many drove to Tallahassee or Panama City to receive their kidney dialysis treatment three times a week. Others went more frequently tha...
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The new Fresenius facility is located on the Ascension Sacred Heart complex.
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Dialysis facility to open in Gulf County next month
Posted on 01/28/2023
Almost two years since Gulf County’s only kidney dialysis provider shuttered their doors, a new kidney dialysis facility will be opening next month....
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Inside the new dry dock facility at the Point South Marina
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Port St. Joe marina reopens four years after Hurricane Michael
Posted on 11/30/2022
It has been more than four years since Hurricane Michael flattened the Port St. Joe Marina and almost as long since the community began to anticipate ...
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Carlos Sarmiento cuts the ribbon for the new Burger King.
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Wewa's Burger King hosts holding company's 'largest opening to date'
Posted on 07/05/2022
According to Sherrie Walter, the opening of the Wewahitchka Burger King has been, so far, the largest Burger King opening in the region. “So far this...
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Gulf County Last 30 Years Unemployment Rate
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Gulf County unemployment reaches record lows
Posted on 07/05/2022
In the 30 years since Gulf County began tracking its unemployment rate, it has never posted as low as it did in April. At just 1.9 percent, there wer...
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Jobless Rate
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Gulf County jobless rate dips below 2%
Posted on 05/31/2022
Gulf County’s unemployment rate dropped sharply in April, improving to where fewer than 1 in 50 people in the workforce are without jobs. According t...
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Drone photo showing the DATT airship
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Skyborne airship technology nears final flight test
Posted on 05/16/2022
The seven-story high DATT, which stands for Detachable Airship from a Tethered Technology, has been years in the making. But after the successful infl...
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Gulf Corrections Sign
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County hopes prison salary increases aid efforts to reopen work camp
Posted on 04/07/2022
According to Gulf Correctional Institution Warden Scott Payne, there are currently 107 available jobs at Gulf County prison facilities, including 65 j...
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