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On WCOA this morning
For the next two days, I will sub for Jim Sanborn on WCOA's morning show. Should be fun.
ECAT launches student wheels pass,
Press Release: Students can ride for $25 from Memorial Day till Labor Day. Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) are proud to announce the launch of the Student Summer Wheels pass. The program is intended to introduce youth to multiple modes of transportation and provides them [...]
Zac Brown has his own Landshark can
Landshark Lager is giving fans of Zac Brown Band a unique, all-access pass to the band this summer. The Grammy Award-winning Zac Brown Band will be featured on special, limited-edition 16 oz. Landshark Lager cans. Three can designs will be released throughout the summer, with the first can hitting [...]
Hertz to relocate to Lee County
Press Release: Yesterday, the Hertz Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark P. Frissora, Governor Rick Scott and Secretary of Commerce Gray Swoope were joined by a host of community leaders to announce that the Hertz Corporation will move its headquarters to Estero in Lee County, [...]
Pensacola Airport to gain Nashville route
The Tennessean, Nashville's daily newspaper, has announced that Nashville International Airport will begin offering in November two daily nonstop Southwest flights to Pensacola. Read more.
CMPA problem is process, not size
I wrote last month about the lack of a set process for the CMPA/City Council/Mayor to lease the parcels at Maritime Park. During the debate over the YMCA leasing parcel 8, the mayor announced that he had hired CBRE to help the city develop a plan for the park leases and other city [...]
Florida Economy continues to create jobs
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott today announced that 32,400 private-sector jobs were created in Florida last month and the state’s March 2013 unemployment rate decreased 0.3 percentage points to 7.5 percent. This is Florida’s lowest unemployment rate since October 2008 and the second largest [...]
Gunther clearly states it’s his client
Here is the video from yesterday's CMPA board meeting. Board member Fred Gunther at the 36:00 minute mark presents his proposal for parcel 1. He clearly and unequivocally says "my client" repeatedly and indicates that he helped craft the offer. There is no grey area here. He is acting as the [...]
Celebrate with Ice Flyers today
WHAT: Ice Flyers Championship Celebration – Hosted by SMG WHEN: 5:30 – Monday, April 15, 2013 WHERE: Pensacola Bay Center DETAILS: Celebration to congratulate Pensacola Ice Flyers for bringing home their first ever President's Cup. Come early at 5:30pm for your chance to take pictures with [...]
Buzz: Blues 2013 season will be cancelled
I'm hearing the Blue Angels 2013 season will be cancelled. Admiral Bob Kelly (ret.) had mentioned the possibility at the last Chamber board meeting. And now it looks like the Navy will be making a formal announcement today or tomorrow.
Northwest Florida least small business-friendly region in the state
Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, has released the new results from the second annual Thumbtack.com Small Business Survey. The 2013 study draws upon data from over 7,000 small business owners nationwide and shows that Florida slipped slightly, dropping from a [...]
Navy Federal adding 1,500 more jobs, commits to $200M investment
Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced today that it is another step closer to achieving its goal of bringing 3,000 new jobs to the region over the next couple of years - an initiative conceived and funded by community partners in the two-county area, dubbed Vision 2015. Navy [...]