In 2020, the Pensacola City Council approved a lease with Streamline Boats of Northwest Florida to build a sport fishing boat factory and create at least 45 jobs at the Port of…
Category: Business
UPDATE: Embattled contractor has ties to ECUA board member
Two brothers-in-law are in trouble, and their problems may extend beyond their construction companies. Matthew Banks of Banks Construction had his contractor’s license revoked in Santa Rosa County yesterday. Santa Rosa Contractor…
Remembering Rodney Jackson [podcast]
As we reported yesterday, Rodney Jackson passed suddenly yesterday.In 2006, 38-year-old Rodney Jackson was named to the PNJ 40 Under 40. When asked what he wanted his legacy to be, the Bank…
Gallery Night ‘Under the Surface’ coming Friday, Aug. 12
Featuring More Than 50 Local Fine Artists. PENSACOLA, FLORIDA –On Friday, August 19, from 5 p.m.-9 p.m., Gallery Night Pensacola’s theme is “Under the Surface.” Gallery Night’s August event will highlight the…
Breaking: Rodney Jackson passes away suddenly
Retired banker Rodney Jackson passed away this morning after a brief illness. Rodney returned to Pensacola about ten months ago to serve as the Director of Business Engagement for The Spring and…
August 2022 Experience HRT set of Aug. 16
Visit Pensacola will put on its August 2022 Experience HRT (Hospitality Roundtable) from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16, at Supposey Warehouse and Gardens, 101 South F Street. Guest Speaker: Leigh Davis, Executive…
Recreational marijuana initiative launched
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, and country-music legends The Bellamy Brothers are backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational…
Nighttime lane closures on Chappie James Bridge
Drivers will encounter the following nighttime traffic impacts on and near the Pensacola Bay Bridge (U.S. 98) in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Alternating lane closures…
Lily Hall will open in Old East Hill later this year [podcast]
Last August, Stalhman Hospitality announced its plan to convert the former Mount Olive Baptist Church site, which had been vacant since Hurricane Ivan, into a 15-room hotel, restaurant, speakeasy-style bar and neighborhood…
Milton shopping center filling up
The website rebusinessonline reports that Branch Properties has signed two restaurants to join the tenant roster at Merganser Commons at Dogwood Estates in Milton where Publix will be the anchor. The new…
Century officially rural [podcast]
State Rep. Michelle Salzman yesterday announced the designation of the Town of Century as a Rural Community. This yearlong project in partnership with Mayor Ben Boutwell, First Place Partners, FloridaWest and the…
Mobile, Escambia County have successful youth employment programs [podcast]
Commissioner Lumon May and Katelynn Machado, Community Affairs manager for the City of Mobile, talk about their summer youth employment programs. The City of Mobile has its Youth Empowered for Success (Y.E.S.)…