Panama City, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Economy== ===Industry=== [[File:Rock-Tenn Facility Panama City FL.jpg|thumb|right|The WestRock [[paper mill]].]] Two military bases make the federal government the largest employer. As of 2024, industrial employers in the [[Bay County, Florida|Bay County]] area include Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Oceaneering, [[Florida Power & Light]], [[Trane]], [[L-3 Communications]], and [[Jensen-Group]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://co.bay.fl.us/about/employers.php|title=Major Employers|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629132737/http://co.bay.fl.us/about/employers.php|archive-date=29 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Real estate=== In 2006, Panama City was named the best place to invest in real estate in the US by [[CNN]]'s ''[[Business 2.0]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/popups/2006/biz2/newrules_bestinvest/|title=Top 10 cities: Where to buy now - 1 - Business 2.0|website=money.cnn.com|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref> ===Military=== [[Tyndall Air Force Base]] to the east, is undergoing a $5.3 billion rebuild to make it the "installation of the future" after Hurricane Michael hit the base in 2018. <ref>{{cite web |title=Five Years After Cat-5 Hurricane Hit, Florida AFB's $5B Rebuild Focuses on Resilience |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/57199-five-years-after-cat-5-hurricane-hit-florida-afbs-5b-rebuild-focuses-on-resilience |website=ENR Southeast |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> The HHT 1-153 CAV is stationed there. It is part of [[Florida Army National Guard]]'s [[53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)|53rd Infantry Brigade]]. [[Naval Support Activity Panama City]] and [[Coast Guard Station Panama City]] are just over the Hathaway Bridge in Panama City Beach. Panama City is also approximately 100 miles south of [[Fort Novosel]], Alabama, home to the US Army's Aviation Center of Excellence. === Retail === The city's main retail center was the [[Panama City Mall]] until it was permanently closed after [[Hurricane Michael]]. In August 2020, owners of the Panama City Mall released plans to demolish the mall and build a new commercial complex. The plans included a hotel, shops, and restaurants. As of 2023, those plans have not come to fruition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Will the Panama City Mall Ever See Progress? |url=https://www.wjhg.com/2023/02/14/will-panama-city-mall-ever-see-progress/ |website=WJHG News |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref> Another local retail center is the Bay City Pointe, on [[Florida State Road 368|FL 368]] (locally known as 23rd St.). [[Pier Park (Florida)|Pier Park]], on the beach across the [[Hathaway Bridge]] spanning [[St. Andrews Bay (Florida)|St. Andrews Bay]], is a third local retail center. Other retail areas in the Panama City Metro are the 15th Street Shopping Strip (A area between Harrison Ave/[[U.S. Route 231 in Florida|US Highway 231]] and Beck Ave/[[U.S. Route 98 in Florida|US Bus 98]]/[[Florida State Road 390|State Road 390]]), 23rd Street Shopping Strip, Downtown Panama City, Historic St. Andrews, and Millville Historic District. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page