Central Panhandle ranks highly in best business climate study

To either side of SoWal, Ft. Walton Beach is #2, and Panama City is #36 out of 379 metro areas studied

http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/6545

"For the second time in the past month, Fort Walton Beach has been recognized for its healthy business climate.

The city was ranked second ? just behind Austin, Texas ? by Moody?s Economy.com on its Business Vitality Index.

The report?s findings, which appeared in Monday?s Wall Street Journal, were based on economic conditions such as household income growth, labor availability and the risk of employment volatility."