Category: Business
UWF Center for Cybersecurity partners with Florida Agency for State Technology
The University of West Florida (UWF) Center for Cybersecurity is partnering with the Florida Agency for State Technology (AST) to provide cutting-edge cybersecurity education and…
Pensacola makes semi-finals of Strongest Town Contest
Pensacola easily outpolled Twin Falls, ID in the Elite Eight round of the Strongest Town Contest. Some of the races this round were extremely close….
Another signal more VTMAE jobs coming to Pensacola
Last week, I wrote Gov. Rick Scott was giving the Triumph Gulf Coast signals he wants the board to help the City of Pensacola add…
Pensacola stores escape Winn Dixie closures
Southeastern Grocers, parent company of Winn-Dixie, announced yesterday that it will close 94 underperforming supermarkets in seven southern states as part of restructuring plan. “This…
County and Sheriff have budget agreement
County Administrator Jack Brown and Sheriff David Morgan have offered a mediation agreement to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners: 1. The first year, the…
Cyberthon 2018 sets records
More than 300 local students from dozens of schools across Northwest Florida participated in Cyberthon 2018 this past weekend, the fourth annual cybersecurity awareness and…
Pensacola advances to next Strong Town round
Pensacola, Fla. received the largest percentage of votes in all the first round of the head-to-head contests in the third annual Strongest Town Contest, besting…
More growth without tariffs
President Donald Trump yesterday placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all nations, except Canada and Mexico. Will the tariffs help our economy grow?…
Strongest Town ‘Sweet 16’ Battle
The 2018 Third Annual Strongest Town Contest — a bracket-based competition to find the strongest town – has begun and Pensacola is in the competition. …
Pensacola International Airport has a record-setting January
Pensacola International Airport had a recording-setting month in January. The facility handled 117,766 passengers, a 10.1 percent increase over January 2017. In 2008, the airport…
Job Growth may signal VTMAE expansion
Yesterday, Gov. Rick Scott announced a $4 million Job Growth grant for the Pensacola International Airport. The grant most likely signals that Triumph Gulf Coast…
Buzz: CSX wants to sell Pensacola-Jacksonville rail line
WFSU has reported that CSX is selling its rail line that runs from Jacksonville to Pensacola. At an investors meeting on March 1, executives announced…
Delta CEO memo: Delta and the school safety debate
Last Friday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian issued a memo to all his employees. He explained the company wanted to stay neutral in the debate over…
Cyberthon 2018 will set attendance record
Randy Ramos, CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc., said this year’s Cyberthon will have over 300 participants. “Besides the 100+ high school and college students…
DIB introduces digital platform for downtown parking
Beginning March 1, Downtown Pensacola and Premium Parking, a New Orleans, Louisiana based parking management provider, will transition to a new digital parking management platform…
Hilton Garden Inn planned for South Ninth Ave
The City of Pensacola’s Gateway Review Board will consider at its next meeting the conceptual plan for 101-room Hilton Garden Inn on the corner of…
State of Housing and Economic Study of Escambia County – March 14
Dr. Rick Harper will present the State of Housing and Economic Study of Escambia County at a luncheon on Wednesday, March 14 at Skopelos at…
North Florida counties partner to attract manufacturing, logistics and distribution
Today, four leading Florida regional economic development organizations announced the creation of the North Florida Manufacturing and Logistics Corridor to augment their regional efforts promoting…
2018 PACE Award honorees named
Last night, Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 58th annual PACE Award recipients. Each year, the PACE Awards are presented to outstanding individuals in the community…
Studer Podcast: Building a Vibrant Community
Quint Studer discusses Tom Murphy and CivicCon, his new book ‘Building a Vibrant Community,’ and his upcoming column for the News Journal. Tonight, he is…
