News & Media News Summary

Gulf gets $23M for dry dock

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:10:00 GMT

After more than eight years of planning, the Triumph Gulf Coast Board on June 22 unanimously approved Gulf County’s largest grant funding to date, $23.5 million earmarked for a floating dry dock project expected to create approximately 400 full-time, competitive to high-paying jobs.

Gulf/Franklin breaks ground on new campus facility

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:55:00 GMT

Gulf Coast State College celebrated a major milestone on May 28, with the groundbreaking ceremony for its new multi-purpose classroom building and shelter at the Gulf/Franklin Campus in Port St. Joe.

State job growth money brings Gulf Millions

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:18:00 GMT

An infusion last week of more than $8 million in state monies for Gulf County infrastructure projects boosted hopes that more good paying jobs and affordable housing, two of the region’s most pressing needs, could soon be arriving there.

Gulf County revives floating dry dock proposal

Tue, 13 May 2025 17:40:00 GMT

Five years since it first submitted a proposal for a floating dry dock and ship repair facility, and later withdrew it, Gulf County is renewing its effort to secure millions of dollars for the project from Triumph Gulf Coast. Jim McKnight, director of the Gulf County Economic Development Coalition, said the original proposal was reworked, with the Port St. Joe Port Authority now as co-applicant.

Gulf County moves forward on airport plans

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:19:00 GMT

If all goes well, it likely won’t be until at least 2029 before planes would take off and land at a new Gulf County airport, assuming the federal and state funding for the proposed project, which cover as much as 90 percent or more of the overall cost, all come in as hoped.

UAV CEO pledges ‘the future is bright’

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:42:00 GMT

Speaking at an online shareholder conference last week, the chief executive officer of UAV Corp., the unmanned aerial vehicle company based in Gulf County, offered a note of optimism as he outlined financial steps the company has made over the last two months to boost investor confidence. “The future is bright for everyone; just stay tuned, there’s a lot to come,” said Michael Lawson, CEO of UAV Corp, a penny stock traded over the counter as UMAV.

Drone maker partners with Wewa airship builder

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:39:00 GMT

Skyborne Technology, based in Wewahitchka, and Atlantic Industrial Group Inc. have announced a joint venture that looks to expand the manufacturing capability at Skyborne’s Gulf County facility.

St. Joe shipyard steps up recruiting

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:48:00 GMT

Dozens of applicants, from Gulf and Franklin counties and beyond, filed through the parking lot all day long, part of a CareerSource Gulf Coast Job Fair designed to recruit qualified candidates for over 50 skilled craft, long-term positions at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s shipyard