Former Industrial Town Reinvents Itself

A former mill town, Post St. Joe, FL. is now a top beach destination.

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March 31, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"This old Florida Panhandle seaport, once bypassed by travelers on U.S. 98 because of its smelly paper mill, is reinventing itself. Again. Reinventing a town with varied constituencies and their often opposing goals can be tricky. It seems to be working in Port St. Joe, partly because the old is now part of the new. Add a pristine bay, a comparatively remote location, and a local business metamorphosis, and you get a picture of what was and what will be."

Thanks to Nandita Gpdbole

FULL STORY: Former mill town reinvents itself as top beach destination

Sunday, March 30, 2003 in CNN

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