Independent News‘Business’ Archives
Blackwater prison target of federal grand jury
The St. Pete Times reports that the federal grand jury investigation that has gotten the Santa Rosa County Commission upset about TEAM Santa Rosa is focusing on the privately-owned state prison that has opened east of Milton. Since March, federal investigators have sought documents and testimony [...]
Buzz: UPS moving to Pensacola Airport
The word I'm getting both here and from friends in Mobile is United Parcel Service (UPS) is moving its regional operations from Mobile to Pensacola. Estimated jobs: 40+ Avg. salary: $40K+ It took Mayor Ashton Hayward and Gov. Rick Scott working in tandem with UPS officials to convince the [...]
Mitchells get Golden Brick
The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) awarded the 2011 Golden Brick Award to Rosie O’Grady’s of Pensacola, Inc. for the significant physical improvements to one of Pensacola’s oldest buildings at 310 S. Tarragona Street during its monthly meeting earlier today. The award, [...]
Buzz about Apple announcement today
Apple will announce its new iPhone today--the first big production introduction with former CEO Steve Jobs. Reportedly, the new phone will be less expensive, lighter and have a larger screen. Read more on the iPhone. Wired is excited about the new "Virtual Assistant" that is also being released [...]
Bus drivers’ union files unfair labor practices complaint against Veolia
Press Release: Order for Dismissing Motion for Temporary Injunction Circuit Court Judge Michael G. Allen from the First Judicial Circuit Court in and for Escambia County, Florida issued a order dismissing a motion filed by Veolia Transportation, the Management Company that is contracted [...]
Wall Street Protest grows
I've written about this protest that has garnered little attention from the mainstream media. Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing demonstration that has maintained sustained occupation of Wall Street, the financial district of New York City, to protest corporate greed. Yesterday, police arrested [...]
Wages show improvement for Escambia County
From March 2010 to March 2011, employment increased in 256 of the 322 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this past week. Elkhart, Ind., posted the largest percentage increase, with a gain of 6.2 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 1.3 [...]
Publix recalls spinach dip, possibly tainted
Publix Super Markets is recalling its spinach dip because it may contain listeria monocytogenes. The problem was discovered during a routine microbial testing conducted by Publix. The 16-ounce containers of spinach dip were sold at Publix deli departments and have the UPC code 41415-00062 and [...]
Grover calls for TDC ideas
Escambia County Commissioner Grover Robinson is calling for the chambers, hotel owners and others to bring their ideas for the future structure of tourism governance to the county commissioners in November. From Commissioner Robinson: Structure, unity and success must trump personalities [...]
No recession for Florida into 2012
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Florida will avoid a recession through the start of 2012. The Phillie Fed produces a monthly coincident index for each of the 50 states. Florida is growing at about 2 percent, which isn't the best in the nation, but it's growth. See [...]
Mediacom & Fox continue to haggle
Santa Rosa County is still without WALA/FOX 10, or those who are Mediacom customers. So they missed the Emmy's, NFL-NFC football and much more for the entire month of September. IN reporter Jeremy Morrison didn't get very far in finding out how the negotiations are going: Outfoxing Mediacom [...]
Another viewpoint on TDC
Dear Commissioners: As an Escambia County taxpayer, I ask you to look hard at the discourse as regards the recent activities of some members of the TDC and your appointees to that council. As your representative, all that is being publicized by your BOCC member is assumed to be the position of [...]