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Gas Cash
Although the Pensacola City Council approved the borrowing of $5 million for improvements and purchases for its natural gas infrastructure, it was not without some back-and-forth and an accusation of “bait and switch.” Councilwoman Megan Pratt questioned why the board had been told ESP-rate [...]
Bank of America to help local borrowers tomorrow
Bank of America is holding a workshop for customers who are experiencing financial hardship. If you are a Bank of America customer, home loan specialists will be in here to review your mortgage and discuss loan assistance options. Register for event: www.bankofamerica.com/homeownerevent or call [...]
Get ready to pay for pnj.com
Executive Editor Dick Schneider (pictured in his Deal Chicken suit) has already paved the way for the daily newspaper to charge for its websites with his "Investigative reporting costs money" column. The Gannett Blog reports that Gannett CEO Gracia Martore told Wall Street stock analysts [...]
Changes proposed to casino bill
Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff has told the Senate committee that is debating the bill that would allow three $2 billion casinos to be built in Dade and Broward counties that she will be making three changes to the bill to strengthen support for the measure. The focus is all South Florida, but you can [...]
Studers announce Pensacola Business Challenge
Quint and Rishy Studer announced this afternoon the kickoff of the Pensacola Business Challenge, a contest for entrepreneurs and business owners to win a business startup package valued at over $50,000. The winning contestant will be offered a three-year, reduced-rent lease at the [...]
ECAT union asks for info
Dear Ms. Lovoy (Escambia County budget director), I see that on the agenda for this Thursday, November 8th, 2011 that the "Request for Qualification for ECAT Management Contract, PD10-11.060" is being presented to the County Commissioners. The Union hereby requests the following [...]
Clean Economy Roadshow coming
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward and Gil Sperling, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Department of Energy, will join business and community leaders in Pensacola this Wednesday, December 7 for a “Clean Economy Roadshow.” The Roadshow will highlight emerging opportunities for economic development and job [...]
TEAM Santa Rosa to get contract extension
A FBI raid and federal grand jury haven't dissuaded the Santa Rosa County Commission from extending the contract with TEAM Santa Rosa to handle the county's economic development effort. Tom Ticknor, TEAM’s consultant hired to review the organization and make recommendations for improving the [...]
Numbers Are In: 2011 A Record Year For Tourism
Maybe the Chamber should give the head of tourism a raise. Oh yeah, they fired him. Press Release: Lodging revenues collected in fiscal 2011 on hotel and rental stays in Escambia County totaled $162.6 million, a 27 percent increase over revenues collected in the same period in 2010. The record [...]
Done Manifesto
The Done Manifesto is a set of working rules based on a sense of urgency. No time for careful deliberation, move on. It was written by Bre Pettis in collaboration with Kio Stark in 20 minutes because they only had 20 minutes to get it done. There are three states of being. Not [...]
BP to Pay $426,500 Penalty
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week that several subsidiaries of BP America Inc. have agreed to pay a $426,500 penalty and ensure that more than $240 million in funds are secured to resolve violations of hazardous waste, drinking water and Superfund financial [...]
Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union Puts Over $1 Million Back Into the Local Economy
Press Release: At a time when big banks are looking for ways to take more money out of consumers’ pockets, Gulf Winds Federal Credit Union is giving money back to its members. The Board of Directors of Gulf Winds is proud to announce that a bonus dividend pool of over $1,000,000 has been paid to [...]