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ECAT introduces system upgrades
Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) recently introduced several system updates to improve experiences for current and future riders. The three LED kiosks have been installed…
Nearly two-thirds of African-Amercian households in Escambia County struggle financially
Last week United Way of Florida released its ALICE report – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – which showed that almost 41 percent of Escambia…
Vooddo BBQ & Grill opens near UWF
The New Orleans-style BBQ restaurant, VooDoo BBQ & Grill, opens in Pensacola today in University Town Center at the corner of Nine Mile Road and…
IRIS wins Innovation Award competition
IRIS: Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems won first place and a $100,000 cash prize at the Innovation Awards competition on Friday. Innovation Coast, Space Florida and…
Kipling Manor administrator arrested for witness tampering
NorthEscambia.com reports that Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit arrested yesterday Adrienne Taylor, the facility administrator of Kipling Manor Retirement Center, for allegedly…
Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce relocates to Michigan Avenue
The Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce (GCAACC) announced today it has moved all operations and management to 945 W. Michigan Avenue, Suite 128….
Wahoos generate $2M for CMPA over past three years
In a press release today, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos announced that during in its first three years of operation the the Minor League affiliate of…
Chamber Opens Nominations for 55th Annual PACE Awards
Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its 55th annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards,…
Two missing from Navy Federal celebration deserve kudos, too
Last week Navy Federal Credit Union announced its plans to further expand its operations on Nine Mile Road and increase its total employment to 10,000…
Baptist CEO Faulkner named Vice Chair/Chairman-Elect of the Florida Hospital Association
Baptist Health Care President and CEO Mark Faulkner has been selected the Vice Chair/Chairman-Elect of the Florida Hospital Association 2014-15 Board of Trustees. “It is…
Thank you, Don Gaetz, for Navy Federal jobs
Lost in the announcement yesterday that Navy Federal Credit Union plans to increase its workforce by 2026 at its Beulah campus was the role Senate…
IP announces $90 million-plus investment at Cantonment mill
International Paper has announced its plans to reinvest in its Pensacola Containerboard Mill. More than $90 million is projected to be spent at the mill…
Studer Strategic Planning Workshop fills up
Two weeks is all it took for the Studer Institute’s strategic planning workshop to completely fill up. Partnering with four local organizations, the Studer Institute…
Navy Federal Credit Union create 5,000 more jobs in Escambia County
Gov. Rick Scott announced today that Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) will create 5,000 new jobs in Escambia County over then next 12 years. “Today’s…
Bentina Terry named Pinnacle Award winner
850 Business Magazine has named Gulf Power VP Bentina Terry one of its 2014 Pinnacle Award winners. She is one of 10 women in our…
Studer Institute offers Strategic Planning Workshop
The Studer Institute is sponsoring a strategic planning workshop designed to help small businesses and nonprofits. Partnering with the Studer Institute to sponsor the workshop…
Scott releases his 2020 plan
Gov. Rick Scott released this morning his 2020 plan …two years longer than his second term, if he is re-elected. The plan calls for $1…
Weekend Buzz: Souls to Polls flops, SG arrives downtown, homeless consultant busy
Yesterday, few people, other than the candidates and their supporters, showed up downtown to vote early. In 2008, bus loads of voters, primarily African-American, showed…
Maygarden chosen to head Chamber Foundation
The Board of Directors of the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced this week that current President & CEO Jerry Maygarden has been chosen to help grow…
Pensacola adds 835 more people as of April 2014
The Office of Economic and Demographic Research released its population estimates for 2014 – both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties showed increases, primarily in the…
