Category: Business
Big Tuesday for City of Pensacola and Baptist Health Care
Yesterday, Baptist Hospital announced a new $6-million investment in the commerce park at the entrance to the Pensacola International Airport. The Baptist Medical Park-Airport will…
Grand Hotel holding job fair this month, 134 job openings
The Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Pt. Clear, Ala. is hosting a job fair Feb. 12 & 13. “Since opening in 1847, the Grand Hotel…
Five questions for head of Florida Dept. of Economic Opportunity
By JIM TURNER, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Theresa “Cissy” Proctor was promoted by Gov. Rick Scott in December to lead the Florida Department of…
State reports new job creation in 2015, Pensacola MSA 2,700 new jobs
The Tampa Bay area led the state in job creation last year with 41,400 new private sector jobs added over the year. Florida has added…
Inweekly Rising Star Rusty Branch named new DMO executive director
The Escambia County Destination Marketing Organization (“DMOâ€) has hired Rusty Branch as its new executive director, effective Feb. 1. He replaces Ron Ellington, who retired…
Baskerville-Donovan tops bids for Pensacola fish hatchery
Baskerville-Donovan, Inc. has come out on top of the bid tabulations for the engineering work for the Florida Gulf Coast Marine Fisheries Hatchery and Enhancement…
Quint Studer takes callers on ‘Pensacola Speaks’ today
The founder of the Studer Group has been interviewed by PNJ and WEAR TV and appeared on nearly every local news talk radio program, but…
Trump in court over failed Ft. Lauderdale condo project
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA While Donald Trump banks on his brand to boost him into the White House, a Florida appeals…
Studers enter new phase, to focus on downtown revitalization
A year after Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group acquired Studer Group, in a $325-million deal, Quint Studer announced he will step away from the company he…
Medical pot to be grown by next month, despite legal challenges
By DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Five dispensing organizations selected by state officials promised lawmakers Wednesday they would meet a deadline next month…
Two Escambia County judge positions open
From the First Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission: Governor Scott has declared two vacancies on the Escambia County Court brought about by the appointment of Judge…
Okaloosa close to picking new airport director
Okaloosa County has narrowed its for a new director of Okaloosa County’s three airports down to three finalists: Okaloosa’s Interim Airports Director Tracy Stage; Daniel…
House holds hearing on Fantasy Sports bill
With the industry facing legal challenges in other states, a Florida House panel Tuesday will take up a bill that would shield fantasy sports from…
All EDATE renewals in City of Pensacola and Escambia County are in ‘jeopardy’
Escambia County Property Appraiser Chris Jones has notified the businesses receiving Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions (EDATEs) tied to Enterprise Zones that their properties…
Gaetz: EDATE extension a ‘heavy lift’
On “Pensacola Speaks†on News Talk 1370 WCOA, I asked State Senator Don Gaetz for his take on the whether the Florida Legislature will do…
City Hall Food Truck program starts Thursday
The city of Pensacola announced today that food trucks will be parked at the corner of the City Hall parking lot at the intersection of…
Lowe’s now hiring for 150+ seasonal spots
CareerSource Escarosa has partnered with Pensacola State College to host a recruitment event for Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 9 a.m….
Bubba’s Sweet Spot to open soon
On News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks,†Quint Studer said that pro golfer Bubba Watson’s candy store, Bubba’s Sweet Spot,” will open in early 2016 in…
BDI engineer appointed to State Emergency Response Commission
Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday that he has appointed Richard Delp of Gulf Breeze to the State Emergency Response Commission. Delp is an environmental engineer…
Bondi punts on EDATES and Enterprise zones
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has decided to not issue an opinion on Florida’s Enterprise Zones and EDATES. Instead, she has recommended that Escambia County…
