Category: Business
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…
Beach Trolley Returns This Weekend
Good news for beachgoers—Pensacola Beach’s FREE Island Trolleys launch Saturday, April 18! Three routes, zero cost. Hop on and explore the beach all summer.
Four Decades of Design That Serves People First
When Miller Caldwell Jr. opened the doors of Caldwell Architects in 1986 with three employees and a rotary phone, he wasn’t just starting a firm….
This week in Pensacola, the stakes couldn’t be higher
Issue — April 16, 2026 A $280 million Hard Rock development hangs in the balance, apartment dwellers are being shot due to decisions made by…
Hospitality Group Backs Multipurpose Event Center, Rejects Convention Center
A Florida nonprofit, Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (DMO), has weighed in on the Bay Center debate—and its message to county commissioners is clear: build…
Florida Unemployment Ticks Up to 4.5% in January—Escambia County Hit Hard
Florida’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.5% in January, a 0.2 percentage point jump from December, according to data released Wednesday by the Department of Commerce….
Five Flags Speedway to Host Richest Winged Sprint Car Race in History
Five Flags Speedway is making history again. The legendary Pensacola short track has been selected to host the kick-off event for the brand-new Race for…
Fish House Expands, Atlas Becomes Part of Pensacola’s Iconic Waterfront Dining Complex
The Fish House is more than a restaurant—it’s a Pensacola institution. After 28 years as one of downtown’s anchor dining destinations, Great Southern Restaurant Group…






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