Category: Business
Reeves names economic development director
Erica Grancagnolo has been selected as the Director of Economic and Neighborhood Development for the City of Pensacola, a new position responsible for developing and…
FloridaWest to change leadership
News Release For immediate release Leadership change announced at FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance Pensacola, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2023) – After more than 11 years leading…
Justices question approval of FPL rates
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — State Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned whether regulators adequately justified the approval of a settlement…
Podcast: Lily Hall opens next week
Pensacola’s newest boutique lodging, restaurant and event space, Lily Hall, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and will open for…
Presser Notes: Operation Economic Development
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Economic development, the business of increasing a local or regional community’s fortunes by energizing, attracting and retaining businesses to an area,…
Gov. DeSantis recognizes February as Career and Technical Education Month
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. commemorated February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE Month is observed…
Pensacola Humane Society tax return
The Pensacola Humane Society files its tax returns based a fiscal year that runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. The most current tax return…
Palafox Market celebrates Mardi Gras
Pensacola Mardi Gras and Palafox Market will collaborate for a special event to celebrate the beginning of the 2023 Mardi Gras season. On Saturday, Feb….
PHS Tapes – Episodes Four-Seven
To understand the extent of the dysfunction of the Pensacola Humane Society, it helps to listen to the recording of the Dec. 12 staff meeting…
Fight over dogs in bars
From the News Service of Florida: Bars in Tampa and Orlando are challenging the Florida Department of Health over decisions to block dogs from being…
PHS Tapes – Episode Three: No Budget
The Pensacola Humane Society is in free fall. On Dec. 12, several board members met with staff and volunteers to calm the situation. The board…
PHS Tapes – Episode Two: The Cash Crunch
The second episode of the Pensacola Humane Society board members meeting with staff and volunteers in hopes of clearing the air. It’s chaotic but informative….
PHS Tapes – Episode One: ‘You Got Our Attention
The Pensacola Humane Society shut down in January after the staff walked out. The PHS Society has since filed a lawsuit against six former employees…
Humane Society melodrama continues
Humane Society Board Sues Former Employees, Financial Audit of Closed Organization Ongoing by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Following a mass walkout amidst allegations of financial mismanagement,…
North Escambia and Santa Rosa counties receive state grants for broadband
At a press conference in Milton this morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first set of awards through the Broadband Opportunity Grant Program to expand…
Humane Society – True or False
The Pensacola Humane Society is broke. False In 2020, PHS received a $1.2 million bequest. The money was put in securities, and occasionally dividends have…
Pay-by-Text Parking
On March 1, the City of Pensacola will launch an additional payment option designed to make paying for parking in city-owned public parking spaces quick…
Truist Foundation seeds local Impact Loan Fund
Community Enterprise Investments, Inc. (CEII) announced it received a $350,000 grant from Truist Foundation to fund its Impact Loan Fund for Black and Brown Entrepreneurs….
Florida Legislature recap for the week ended Jan. 27
What happens in Tallahassee matters, I’ve recapped some of the highlights with the help of the News Service of Florida. Voucher Expansion Moving The House…
Florida House wants to give contractors another break
—Nothing to protect homeowners like those in our area who were victimized by predatory contractors. The bill, under the guise of dealing with the lack…
