Independent NewsPosts Tagged ‘Collier Merrill’
Parcel One and the Taxman
While members of the Community Maritime Park Associate’s Audit and Operations Committee forwarded a proposed lease with Beck Property Company to the main board, they did suggest making some changes. Primarily, they wanted a letter of credit from the property company. “Nothing but [...]
Studer Negotiations
Blue Wahoos owner Quint Studer met with officials from the city of Pensacola and the Community Maritime Park Association this morning in an attempt to hammer out a lease for a parcel of property located at the Maritime Park. “We’re close,” said CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill at the end of [...]
Busy Week for CMPA
The Community Maritime Park Association has an active week ahead. CMPA Chairman Collier Merrill will meet with city officials and Quint Studer on Tuesday regarding a proposed park development project, and the full Board of Trustees will meet Wednesday to explore the Equal Business Opportunity [...]
Studer, Hayward and the Negotiation Blues
Quint Studer is hoping to construct a $12 million dollar office complex on a parcel at the Community Maritime Park. And while officials with the city of Pensacola seem to desire the same, hammering out an acceptable deal is taking some effort. Yesterday, Studer—owner of the Blue Wahoos [...]
Crist visits Pensacola
Lewis Bear, Jr. and Collier Merrill, III --the 2009 and 2008 IN Power list winners-- hosted a fundraiser for Gov. Charlie Crist tonight at The Fish House. State Sen. Don Gaetz introduced Gov. Crist and announced his endorsement of Gov. Crist's candidacy for U.S. Senate (which is hardly a surprise). [...]
Round 2: Economic Development Polka
Two weeks ago, Mort O'Sullivan and the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce delivered to the Escambia County Commission and the Pensacola City Council their proposal for revamping economic development. Tomorrow the Board of County Commissioners tackles economic development with their own [...]
Power Party
Last night we held a party for those on the 2008 Most Influential and Powerful list. I presented Fred Levin, last year's #1, and Collier Merrill, this year's #1, with trophies made by glass blower extraordinaire Joe Hobbs. The party was held at Jackson's. I led off with this quote from Abraham [...]
Fish House: GOP HQ
If you're a GOP presidential candidate and you need to be where the GOP's wine, dine and plot their next coup...and you need $$$, you must hold a rally at The Fish House. To date, Fred Thompson, Rudy Guiliani and now Mike Huckabee (Monday, Jan. 28, 8 am). McCain has eaten there several [...]