The University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Cybersecurity is partnering with the Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) to provide cutting-edge cybersecurity education and training for state agency personnel and position…
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Pensacola makes semi-finals of Strongest Town Contest
Pensacola easily outpolled Twin Falls, ID in the Elite Eight round of the Strongest Town Contest. Some of the races this round were extremely close. Here’s how the voting broke down: Pensacola,…
Another signal more VTMAE jobs coming to Pensacola
Last week, I wrote Gov. Rick Scott was giving the Triumph Gulf Coast signals he wants the board to help the City of Pensacola add more hangars for VTMAE at the Pensacola…
Pensacola stores escape Winn Dixie closures
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, announced yesterday that it will close 94 underperforming supermarkets in seven southern states as part of restructuring plan. “This course of action enables us to continue…
County and Sheriff have budget agreement
County Administrator Jack Brown and Sheriff David Morgan have offered a mediation agreement to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners: 1. The first year, the BCC will give the ECSO additional $1…
Cyberthon 2018 sets records
More than 300 local students from dozens of schools across Northwest Florida participated in Cyberthon 2018 this past weekend, the fourth annual cybersecurity awareness and gaming challenge event hosted by the AFCEA…
Pensacola advances to next Strong Town round
Pensacola, Fla. received the largest percentage of votes in all the first round of the head-to-head contests in the third annual Strongest Town Contest, besting Palmetto Bay, Fla. 95%-5%. First Round Results:…
More growth without tariffs
President Donald Trump yesterday placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all nations, except Canada and Mexico. Will the tariffs help our economy grow? “The plus is the obvious protection of…
Strongest Town ‘Sweet 16’ Battle
The 2018 Third Annual Strongest Town Contest — a bracket-based competition to find the strongest town – has begun and Pensacola is in the competition. From StrongTowns.org: “Our members, listeners and readers…
Pensacola International Airport has a record-setting January
Pensacola International Airport had a recording-setting month in January. The facility handled 117,766 passengers, a 10.1 percent increase over January 2017. In 2008, the airport set a record for the first month…
Job Growth may signal VTMAE expansion
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a $4 million Job Growth grant for the Pensacola International Airport. The grant most likely signals that Triumph Gulf Coast will look favorably on the city’s request…
Buzz: CSX wants to sell Pensacola-Jacksonville rail line
WFSU has reported that CSX is selling its rail line that runs from Jacksonville to Pensacola. At an investors meeting on March 1, executives announced they would further streamline operations by making…