Category: Business
Cox Employees Award $60,000 to Six Gulf Coast Nonprofits
Cox employees voted to award $60,000 to 6 Gulf Coast nonprofits—funding STEAM camps, free science programs, beds for kids, and watershed education.
Downtown’s Jefferson Alley Gets Makeover
Downtown Pensacola’s Jefferson Alley is getting public art, seating & lighting—plus the return of the beloved Umbrella Sky installation.
American Magic Mural and More News from PNS
American Magic unveils airport mural, adds SailGP partnership, hires locals—and Breeze Airways goes daily to Orlando and Fort Lauderdale July 1.
Inweekly: A Way Too Early August Primary Guide
August primaries decide Pensacola’s future—and 75% of voters skipped the last one. Plus a UWF Alzheimer’s breakthrough & $9M airport grant. Read now.
Pensacola Mayor Opposes Data Centers in the City
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves is drawing a hard line—data centers are NOT part of the city’s economic development model. He won’t support them inside the city.
DIB Release Final Report on “All I Want” Campaign
Downtown Pensacola businesses racked up $101K in tracked sales during Palafox construction. Shoppers refused to let a little disruption stop them.
Okaloosa Wins Deal of the Year Award
Okaloosa County just landed a $1 BILLION manufacturing plant. One Okaloosa EDC wins Florida’s Deal of the Year—and it’s transforming our region.
Young, Vaughan Honored with 2026 Ethics in Business Awards
UWF & Rotary honor Sam Young of Pensacola Habitat & Tom Vaughn of Northwestern Mutual as 2026 Ethics in Business Award winners. Service above self.
Breaking: Are Offshore Rigs in Our Future?
USGS confirms undiscovered oil & gas in offshore Gulf waters off Escambia, Santa Rosa & Okaloosa counties. Offshore rigs may be in our future.
Inweekly: Best of the Coast Voting Opens & More
Best of the Coast voting is open. Schools are short $18M. The Hard Rock TIF got rejected. Quint Studer bought a baseball team. It’s all in this week’s Inweekly.
BDI Rebrand; Now Donovan-Hill Group
A Pensacola engineering firm born in 1927 has a new name. Donovan-Hill Group honors six decades of building the region—one relationship at a time.
Breaking: Roof Restaurant Chosen for Reverb by Hard Rock
A Michelin-starred chef with 28 global restaurants is bringing his rooftop concept to Pensacola. This changes everything downtown.
Florida Ranks #3 Electricity Disconnects
Florida had 2.1M electricity shutoffs in 2024—nearly double the national rate. A new federal report reveals the Sunshine State’s staggering utility crisis.
Tourist Development Council Seeks Better Process w/Clerk
Pensacola tourism agencies are footing the bill for unexplained payment delays. The TDC is demanding answers—and direct dialogue with the Clerk’s office.
Breaking: Studer Buys Historic Kansas City Monarchs
Pensacola’s Quint Studer just bought one of baseball’s most historic franchises—the Kansas City Monarchs, the team that gave Jackie Robinson his start.
Inweeky: Ani DiFranco, Cryptids, Sociology Stupidity
Ani DiFranco hits Vinyl Music Hall, a teen playwright debuts Mothman in love, and the Children’s Trust rewrites the rules after a scandal. Read Inweekly.
City Rejects Hard Rock’s $58M Rebate
Pensacola rejects $58M tax rebate for the Hard Rock project. The numbers didn’t add up, and the city says it couldn’t legally give that much anyway.
Gulf Winds Golf Tournament Hauls in $100K
Gulf Winds Foundation raised $100K+ at its Chip in Fore golf tournament—fueling scholarships & nonprofits that lift Pensacola families. Read the full stor
Pensacola Job Market Flat, Federal Government Sector Key to Future
Economy Florida’s Job Market Keeps Slipping—But Pensacola Is Holding Its Ground The state shed 36,700 jobs over the past year while unemployment climbed to 4.6%….
American Magic Building Wings for Naval Attack Vessel
Defense & Industry Pensacola’s American Magic Services to Build Wings for Navy’s New Unmanned Strike Vessel Saildrone taps the American Magic High Performance Center to…













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