Applications are now open for the Escambia County Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program. The program is designed to provide assistance for homeowners struggling to pay mortgages or utilities due to COVID-19. Funded under the Community…
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FPL says Supreme Court should uphold rates
By Jim Saunders,The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Wednesday urged the state Supreme Court to reject challenges to a settlement that increased electric rates, arguing the…
DIB-City building public restrooms
Financing is in place and design plans underway for construction of two public restrooms at the south and north end of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza on North Palafox St. The public…
Florida ports see jump in cargo [podcast]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Cargo handled through Florida seaports was up at least 75 percent in 2021 from before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report…
FPL drops Winter Power Proposals
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Power & Light on Monday backed away from a controversial proposal that would have used a severe winter storm in 1989…
Pensacola Chamber releases candidate surveys [podcast]
Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce released submitted responses to its 2022 Candidate Questionnaires. Questionnaires were sent to candidates for the offices of Pensacola Mayor, Pensacola City Council, and Escambia County…
Project Planning Workshop, July 12
Escambia County Building Services will host a project planning workshop July 12 at 10 a.m. at the Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park Place, room 104. This informative workshop is…
PNJ obsessed with Amazon
Our once-daily newspaper whose motto is “Out of Touch With You,” the Pensacola News Journal, is obsessed with Amazon this morning. The computer version of pnj.com has three stories behind its paywall…
Pegasus Laboratories expands [podcast]
By Tom St. Myer Pegasus Laboratories is expanding its footprint and increasing the number of high-paying jobs in Pensacola after a creative and collaborative effort from organizations invested in economic development. Headquartered…
Spring announces new VMS cohort [podcast]
The Spring Entrepreneur Hub has announced its Spring 2022 cohort for its Venture Mentoring Service (VMS): Elevate Waste Solutions, owner Cary Stephens: Primarily manages the waste and recycling services for businesses. Joe…
FloridaWest, CoLab recognized
BusinessFacilties.com has noticed how downtown Pensacola has begun to attract tech and biotech firms, thanks to the help of FloridaWest and its incubator, CoLab. “From cyber to bio to IT to AI…
Where is the best place to watch NCAA tournaments
With the NCAA’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments giving us spectacular contests over the weekend, sports fans have lamented the losses of Kooter Brown’s, Hooters @ Cordova Mall and NY Nick’s Sports…