Category: Business
Keynotes announced for UWF 2016 Women in Leadership Conference
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program recently announced Carol Carlan and Dr. Katrice Albert as the two keynote speakers for…
North Hill to present petition to ECUA board today
The North Hill Preservation Association is upset about the Emerald Coast Utility Authority’s plan to build above ground, sewage storage tanks on site of the…
Pensacola Speaks: Smothered, covered and chunked edition
Today, I will have Bert Thornton, former President and COO of Waffle House one of the largest 24-hour restaurant chains in the world. He is…
Buzz: GE plant hit hard
The GE Wind Energy plant on Scenic Highway was hit hard by Tuesday night’s tornado, according to sources that contacted Inweekly. Two buildings took significant…
Florida TaxWatch declares time is now to make Florida the Top International Tourism Destination
With a record-smashing 105 million visitors visiting the Sunshine State in 2015, tourism has made an incredible impact on Florida’s economy. In fact, one job…
Feds indict Gulf Breeze bingo hall owners
The federal government has indicted Larry and Dixie Masino, owners of Racetrack Bingo in Fort Walton Beach, on charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, illegal…
Escambia County tourism continues to rise
According to the tourism metric report that will be discussed at this week;s Visit Pensacola board meeting, tourist development tax collections were up $800,000 for…
Orange Beach chef named James Beard Foundation semi-finalist
Bill Briand, the executive chef of Fisher’s Upstairs at Orange Beach Marina, has been named a semi-finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s Best Chef in…
Florida tourism tops 100M mark
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Florida has surpassed Gov. Rick Scott’s goal of attracting 100 million visitors in a single year. And…
Amtrak lays out Southern Rail Commission tour schedule
Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission tomorrow (Friday, Feb. 19) are conducting a tour to examine new ideas for intercity passenger rail by operating an…
Pensacola Chamber recognizes business and community leaders
Last night, the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced its 56th Annual PACE Award recipients: Patrick Elebash, president of Elebash’s Jewelers, was named Emerging Business Leader of…
Pensacola city officials, chamber, tourism and economic development entities send out call for Amtrak rally
Visit Pensacola, in partnership with the City of Pensacola, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Florida West Economic Development Alliance and the West Florida Regional…
Florida TaxWatch: Transportation infrastructure needs
Robert Weissert, executive vice president of Florida TaxWatch, said on “Pensacola Speaks” that the shortfall for the state’s transportation infrastructure needs is more than a…
PYP seeks employers for internship program
The Pensacola Young Professionals are seeking potential employers for its summer internship program, Internship Pensacola. PYP launched the popular program in 2007. It has linked…
Papantonio, Dupont, C8, and the killer closing argument
Mike Papantonio of Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A. led a trial team that won a $1.6 million award for Carla Bartlett of…
Florida Taxwatch supports a funding increase for state infrastructure
Florida TaxWatch believes the investments in transportation infrastructure provide greater productivity and improved quality of life for all Floridians. Its new report found that Florida…
Inweekly: Giant Killers, inside mass torts
How does a law firm take on Corporate America? What did it take to get British Petroleum to agree to a settlement for the Deepwater…
Building and repairing infrastructure a national, state, county and city issue
In my Outtakes, “Infrastructure: The Best Incentive,” I proposed that the City of Pensacola look at the infrastructure needed to spur economic development and job…
Pensacola named ‘Florida’s most affordable beach town’
SmartAsset has identified the most affordable beach towns in America, and Pensacola takes the number two spot nationally and tops the list of Florida towns….
Supplier Diversity Exchange in Pensacola, Feb. 11
The Flordia Department of Management Services’ Office of Supplier Diversity is hosting free workshop for female, veteran and minority business owners on Thursday, February 11…
