FloridaWest Gets $200K to Plan Rebuild of Corry Station’s Cyber Warfare Hub

A $200K state grant just moved Corry Station a step closer to a $200M+ rebuild of its cyber warfare training hub. Here’s what’s planned.

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Downtown Pensacola: Harvest Sip & Shop

Downtown Pensacola’s Harvest Sip & Shop returns Sept. 9 — Fall finds, live music, seasonal sips & a shot at 3 gift baskets from 24 local shops.

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Breaking: The Holman Law Firm Joins Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon

Emmanuel Sheppard & Condon welcomes The Holman Law Firm, boosting Family Law services across NW Florida. 100+ years of trusted counsel, now stronger.

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What Does Meta’s $17 Billion Wake Up Call Mean for Your Teens

Meta’s paying $18B for harming kids online—but attorney Ned McWilliams says the fine is a joke. The real fix? New limits on minors’ screen time.

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Gulf Winds CEO Daniel Souers Explains Expansion, Rebranding

Gulf Winds Credit Union is becoming TruWorth — and buying a bank. CEO Daniel Souers tells Rick Outzen what changes and what won’t.

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FloridaWest and PEDC Receive Annual Report

FloridaWest shares impressive stats: 206% of its investment goal, $185M in capital, 600 new jobs and a $5.28 return per $1 invested. More prospects in pipeline.

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Gulf Winds Expands, Rebrands as TruWorth

Gulf Winds Credit Union is becoming TruWorth — and buying Madison County Community Bank. Here’s what the $1.7B deal means for local banking.

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Reeves Seeks Faster Path to 3,700 Local Jobs

53 stakeholders. 3,700 jobs. One city of 55,000. Mayor Reeves on turning year-long job training into weeks before Pensacola’s shipbuilding boom

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Florida SBDC at UWF Named Region of the Year

UWF’s small business center just won Florida’s top SBDC honor — 11,658 hours, 144 new businesses, $81M+ in capital. Full story here.

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Escambia Bucks the Statewide Tourism Slump But…

Escambia’s tourism is booming, but Visit Pensacola is nearly broke—because Clerk Pam Childers won’t release $1.3M owed. Who’s next on her hit list?

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2006 Best of Coast: Times Have Changed

Twenty years ago, Best of the Coast was the only reader poll in town. The issue hadn’t become the mega-success it has under Editor Joani Delezen. See BOC ’06.

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Pensacola is Mathaya Hill’s Canvas

Meet Mathaya Hills, the Pensacola artist behind Paintsacola, painting parking spaces, murals, and dreaming of repainting the Beach Ball tower.

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Inweekly: Let It Simmer

Blindsided county commissioners, a $41M downtown sale, and a Pensacola songwriter who “let it simmer.” This week’s Inweekly has it all.

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Inside DeSantis Presser: The Boy Ain’t Right

DeSantis brought $9M for Pensacola’s Port—but the crowd waited through Fauci, ‘woke’ politics and robo-taxis before he got to why it matters.

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DeSantis Hands Pensacola $9 Million for Birdon Facility at the Port

DeSantis awards Pensacola $9M for new Birdon boat-building plant—2,000 jobs, $275M investment, largest job creation project in city history.

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First Fridays Art Walk Returns Tonight

Downtown Pensacola comes alive tonight! First Fridays Art Walk returns 5:30-7:30pm with galleries, live music & a free trolley. Free & open to all!

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Inside the FPL Pensacola HQ Sale (Video)

FPL’s Pensacola HQ just sold for $41M — the broker who sealed it reveals the bidding war, the buyer, and why signs went up in hours

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Entrecon Seeks Award Nominations

Business & Community Nominations Open for EntreCon® Awards Honoring Local Business Leaders Know a business, employer, or entrepreneur making a real difference? The clock is…

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Pensacola Cracks Florida’s Top 10 for Tech Careers

Pensacola cracks FL’s top 10 for tech careers, but the paychecks don’t stretch far. Lowest senior pay of any Top 10 metro. Full breakdown

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Pensacola’s Catalyst Lands $400 Million Nuveen Partnership

Pensacola’s Chad Henderson & Catalyst land $400M Nuveen deal to fund $1.3B in health care projects nationwide, plus what it means for his hometown bets.

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