Category: Business
Florida TaxWatch: Transportation infrastructure needs
Robert Weissert, executive vice president of Florida TaxWatch, said on “Pensacola Speaks” that the shortfall for the state’s transportation infrastructure needs is more than a…
PYP seeks employers for internship program
The Pensacola Young Professionals are seeking potential employers for its summer internship program, Internship Pensacola. PYP launched the popular program in 2007. It has linked…
Papantonio, Dupont, C8, and the killer closing argument
Mike Papantonio of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. led a trial team that won a $1.6 million award for Carla Bartlett of…
Florida Taxwatch supports a funding increase for state infrastructure
Florida TaxWatch believes the investments in transportation infrastructure provide greater productivity and improved quality of life for all Floridians. Its new report found that Florida…
Inweekly: Giant Killers, inside mass torts
How does a law firm take on Corporate America? What did it take to get British Petroleum to agree to a settlement for the Deepwater…
Building and repairing infrastructure a national, state, county and city issue
In my Outtakes, “Infrastructure: The Best Incentive,” I proposed that the City of Pensacola look at the infrastructure needed to spur economic development and job…
Pensacola named ‘Florida’s most affordable beach town’
SmartAsset has identified the most affordable beach towns in America, and Pensacola takes the number two spot nationally and tops the list of Florida towns….
Supplier Diversity Exchange in Pensacola, Feb. 11
The Flordia Department of Management Services’ Office of Supplier Diversity is hosting free workshop for female, veteran and minority business owners on Thursday, February 11…
Big Tuesday for City of Pensacola and Baptist Health Care
Yesterday, Baptist Hospital announced a new $6-million investment in the commerce park at the entrance to the Pensacola International Airport. The Baptist Medical Park-Airport will…
Grand Hotel holding job fair this month, 134 job openings
The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Pt. Clear, Ala. is hosting a job fair Feb. 12 & 13. “Since opening in 1847, the Grand Hotel…
Five questions for head of Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity
By JIM TURNER, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Theresa “Cissy” Proctor was promoted by Gov. Rick Scott in December to lead the Florida Department of…
State reports new job creation in 2015, Pensacola MSA 2,700 new jobs
The Tampa Bay area led the state in job creation last year with 41,400 new private sector jobs added over the year. Florida has added…
Inweekly Rising Star Rusty Branch named new DMO executive director
The Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (“DMOâ€) has hired Rusty Branch as its new executive director, effective Feb. 1. He replaces Ron Ellington, who retired…
Baskerville-Donovan tops bids for Pensacola fish hatchery
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. has come out on top of the bid tabulations for the engineering work for the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement…
Quint Studer takes callers on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
The founder of the Studer Group has been interviewed by PNJ and WEAR TV and appeared on nearly every local news talk radio program, but…
Trump in court over failed Ft. Lauderdale condo project
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While Donald Trump banks on his brand to boost him into the White House, a Florida appeals…
Studers enter new phase, to focus on downtown revitalization
A year after Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group acquired Studer Group, in a $325-million deal, Quint Studer announced he will step away from the company he…
Medical pot to be grown by next month, despite legal challenges
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Five dispensing organizations selected by state officials promised lawmakers Wednesday they would meet a deadline next month…
Two Escambia County judge positions open
From the First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission: Governor Scott has declared two vacancies on the Escambia County Court brought about by the appointment of Judge…
Okaloosa close to picking new airport director
Okaloosa County has narrowed its for a new director of Okaloosa County’s three airports down to three finalists: Okaloosa’s Interim Airports Director Tracy Stage; Daniel…
