Category: Business
Facebook page for Pensacola Parking Study is live
In coordination with the City of Pensacola, West Florida Regional Planning Council has launched the Pensacola Parking Strategies as a Catalyst to Economic Development Facebook…
CollectorSolutions merges with JetPay
CollectorSolutions, Inc., the debit and credit card processing company started in 1999 by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino, has signed a merger agreement with…
UWF College of Business seeks nominations for ethics awards
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary…
Greater Pensacola Chamber endorses three RESTORE projects
The Greater Pensacola Chamber has endorsed three projects for Resources, Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies (RESTORE). The following projects are currently being ranked…
Buzz: Florida House to deal Panhandle counties two big blows
The word out of Tallahassee is the House Appropriations chairman, Richard Corcoran, plans to delete from a Senate appropriations bill an amendment that would have…
FDEO opens Virtual Business EOC for Escambia and Santa Rosa
In an effort to expedite the recovery process for businesses damaged by recent severe weather and tornado activity in the Florida Panhandle, the State Emergency…
Technical difficulties delay Pensacola Beach renourishment
Construction of the renourishment of 8.1 miles of the Gulf of Mexico beaches at Pensacola Beach, Fla., has been delayed until late June to early…
Pensacola City Hall food truck program modified for March
The March food truck schedule for Pensacola City Hall was released on Monday. Breakfast is served only on Fridays. In February, the night time trucks…
Keynotes announced for UWF 2016 Women in Leadership Conference
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently announced Carol Carlan and Dr. Katrice Albert as the two keynote speakers for…
North Hill to present petition to ECUA board today
The North Hill Preservation Association is upset about the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s plan to build above ground, sewage storage tanks on site of the…
Pensacola Speaks: Smothered, covered and chunked edition
Today, I will have Bert Thornton, former President and COO of Waffle House one of the largest 24-hour restaurant chains in the world. He is…
Buzz: GE plant hit hard
The GE Wind Energy plant on Scenic Highway was hit hard by Tuesday night’s tornado, according to sources that contacted Inweekly. Two buildings took significant…
Florida TaxWatch declares time is now to make Florida the Top International Tourism Destination
With a record-smashing 105 million visitors visiting the Sunshine State in 2015, tourism has made an incredible impact on Florida’s economy. In fact, one job…
Feds indict Gulf Breeze bingo hall owners
The federal government has indicted Larry and Dixie Masino, owners of Racetrack Bingo in Fort Walton Beach, on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, illegal…
Escambia County tourism continues to rise
According to the tourism metric report that will be discussed at this week;s Visit Pensacola board meeting, tourist development tax collections were up $800,000 for…
Orange Beach chef named James Beard Foundation semi-finalist
Bill Briand, the executive chef of Fisher’s Upstairs at Orange Beach Marina, has been named a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef in…
Florida tourism tops 100M mark
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida has surpassed Gov. Rick Scott’s goal of attracting 100 million visitors in a single year. And…
Amtrak lays out Southern Rail Commission tour schedule
Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 19) are conducting a tour to examine new ideas for intercity passenger rail by operating an…
Pensacola Chamber recognizes business and community leaders
Last night, the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 56th Annual PACE Award recipients: Patrick Elebash, president of Elebash’s Jewelers, was named Emerging Business Leader of…
Pensacola city officials, chamber, tourism and economic development entities send out call for Amtrak rally
Visit Pensacola, in partnership with the City of Pensacola, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Florida West Economic Development Alliance and the West Florida Regional…
