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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 Elebashâ€™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 Servicesâ€™ Office of Supplier Diversity is hosting free workshop for female, veteran and minority business owners on Thursday, February 11…

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 (â€œDMOâ€) 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…