Pointing to “intentional” wrongdoing in the past by the tobacco industry, a state appeals court Wednesday ordered two cigarette makers to pay a full $35 million jury award in a case involving…
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Senate committee splits Triumph dollars with counties (update)
Over the weekend, I fielded several calls regard the amended Florida Senate Bill 364 concerning the Triumph funds. The amendment came from Panama City Sen. George Gainer and was passed by the…
New Vet app created in Pensacola gets funding
The Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with VetCV, a Pensacola-based company with technology developed at the Florida Institute for Human…
DIB releases guidelines for street performers (update)
Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) today announced it is working to create guidelines that will “preserve the authenticity of what street performances represent†within the DIB’s 44-block district. The pilot program, modeled…
Want to help build new Pensacola Bay Bridge?
CareerSource Escarosa has partnered with Skanska US Civil Southeast Inc. to host an information session Thursday, April 13 from 8 AM to 11:30 AM regarding the upcoming hiring needs, application procedures, and…
Pensacola mayor works out payment plan with Port tenant
Next week, Mayor Ashton Hayward will ask the Pensacola City Council to approve a new financial agreement with Offshore Inland Marine & Oilfield Services, a lessee at the financially troubled Port of…
International Paper hosts Informational Meeting for 2017 Grants
International Paper (IP) Pensacola Mill will award $100,000 in foundation grants in 2017 and is hosting a one-hour meeting Friday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m., to review the application process with interested…
Gulf Power rate hike approved
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A settlement that will lead to rate increases for customers of Gulf Power in Northwest Florida was approved by state utility regulators on Tuesday….
Finalists announced for 2017 Innovation Awards
From a local aquaculturist raising oysters in floating cages to a father and daughter who have competing machine learning applications, the 12 companies selected as the Innovation Awards finalists represent the diverse…
Senate looks to add more medical pot licenses
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With the bill sponsor saying it “faithfully” carries out a constitutional amendment that voters passed in November, a Senate committee Monday approved a bill…
International Paper resumes full operations in Cantonment
International Paper’s Pensacola Mill has successfully resumed full operations following a digester incident that occurred on January 22, according to press release from the company. “We are pleased to report that full…
League of Women Voters: ‘Economics of Immigration’
“The Economics of Immigration†Who: League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area What: The Economics of Immigration When: Saturday, April 8 Coffee 10:15 a.m.; Program 10:30 a.m. Where: Downtown Library,…