Category: Business
Entrepreneurship Training Pilot Program for Florida veterans
The Florida SBDC Network, in partnership with Veterans Florida, welcomed the first class of participants in the new Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program, a statewide initiative…
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport picks up direct flight to Little Rock
New Orleans-based GLO announced its non-stop, commercial air service between Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida and Little Rock, Arkansas. The inaugural flight launches tomorrow. The seasonal…
Two Pensacola senior housing communities sold for $48M
Capital Senior Living Corp. has acquired two Pensacola seniors housing communities totaling 179 units for $48 million. The two communities are Carpenters Creek, which offers…
Former U.S. attorney joins Miami law firm
Pamela Cothran Marsh, the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, has joined the Miami-based law firm Berger Singerman as a partner…
Innovation Coast adds three members
Innovation Coast announced today the addition of three new members–Southern Light, Cyber Safe Workforce LLC and National Flight Academy. The Innovation Coast strives to grow,…
County accepting applications for summer landscaping positions
The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is now accepting applications for 14 temporary CRA Workers (grass cutting/weed control work) and 14 temporary Equipment Operator…
Cronley: OLF 8 should be about creating jobs
Contractor Jim Cronley addressed the Escambia Board of County Commissioners this morning and asked the board resist pressure to develop the OLF 8 site, which…
Former WEAR managing editor named Cox VP
Cox Communications today announced that David Deliman has been named Market Vice President for the Gulf Coast market, which includes the greater Pensacola and Fort…
End of an Error: Roast of New York Nick tonight
The end of the iconic downtown Pensacola sport bar New York Nicks is less than an month away. The guys and gals at Gannett are…
Putnam declares citrus crisis
On Friday, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam issued a crisis declaration to the Environmental Protection Agency in order to help the citrus industry…
Fortune: The 100 Best Employers look to fill 100,876 Jobs
According to Fortune magazine, its annual list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For is a “must-read” for all job seekers. And three have…
Florida ranked fourth for tech industry employment
Earlier this week, the non-profit tech association CompTIA released its Cyberstates 2016 report, which provides a state-by-state analysis of the U.S. technology job market. Florida’s…
Facebook page for Pensacola Parking Study is live
In coordination with the City of Pensacola, West Florida Regional Planning Council has launched the Pensacola Parking Strategies as a Catalyst to Economic Development Facebook…
CollectorSolutions merges with JetPay
CollectorSolutions, Inc., the debit and credit card processing company started in 1999 by former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino, has signed a merger agreement with…
UWF College of Business seeks nominations for ethics awards
The University of West Florida College of Business, in partnership with the Combined Rotary Clubs of Pensacola, is accepting nominations for the 2016 Combined Rotary…
Greater Pensacola Chamber endorses three RESTORE projects
The Greater Pensacola Chamber has endorsed three projects for Resources, Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies (RESTORE). The following projects are currently being ranked…
Buzz: Florida House to deal Panhandle counties two big blows
The word out of Tallahassee is the House Appropriations chairman, Richard Corcoran, plans to delete from a Senate appropriations bill an amendment that would have…
FDEO opens Virtual Business EOC for Escambia and Santa Rosa
In an effort to expedite the recovery process for businesses damaged by recent severe weather and tornado activity in the Florida Panhandle, the State Emergency…
Technical difficulties delay Pensacola Beach renourishment
Construction of the renourishment of 8.1 miles of the Gulf of Mexico beaches at Pensacola Beach, Fla., has been delayed until late June to early…
Pensacola City Hall food truck program modified for March
The March food truck schedule for Pensacola City Hall was released on Monday. Breakfast is served only on Fridays. In February, the night time trucks…
