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Bay County Top Employers

Panama City draws many to its military bases, but a range of other employment opportunities keep the city thriving. Major Employers: 5,000+ Tyndall Air Force Base, 5,191 3,000-4,999 Naval Support Activity-Panama City, 3,816 Bay District Schools, 3,370 1,000-2,999 Bay Medical Center, 2,174 Wal-Mart, 1,240 Sallie Mae, 1,200 700-999 Gulf Coast Medical Center, 850 The Trane Company, 750 Gulf Coast Community College, 727 500-699 Sprint-Nextel, 675 Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, 650 Eastern... Read More »

Military Installations Continue To Bolster Economy

With two branches of the U.S. Armed Forces at its doorstep, Panama City has long been a magnet for military and defense contractors. And with new contracts being awarded at the Naval Support Activity and Tyndall Air Force Base, that’s not expected to change anytime soon. The Boeing Co. was awarded a $153 million contract from the U.S. Navy in summer 2008, having submitted the winning bid to design and develop the Countermine System, or CMS, for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, a tenant on the... Read More »