Category: Business
New battle over crematory inside city limits
On July 15, the city of Pensacola posted a notice of code violation on the building at 4020 N. Davis Highway. Family Funeral and Cremation…
FloridaWest and Summit Bank honor four nationally ranked businesses
Press release: FloridaWest EDA and Summit Bank honored four local businesses that were named in Inc. Magazine’s 2015 list of the 5,000 fastest- growing private…
IHMC to celebrate robotics challenge performance at open house, Sept 3
Press Release: Innovation Coast and the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition will hold an open house event Thursday, Sept. 3, to celebrate the IHMC…
State panel moves forward with medical pot licenses
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA State health officials have named the three members of a panel that will choose five nurseries to…
DIB meeting schedule for September
Please mark your calendars for the following dates and times during the above noted month when meetings are scheduled to be held. Downtown Improvement Board…
Good new from around Florida, Aug 30
Johnson & Johnson, the giant pharmaceutical company, has picked Tampa for its multi-functional regional shared services center. Tampa Bay Times reports that, as part of…
Podcast: More on Ashley Madison blackmail scam
Fred Touchette of AppRiver came on “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday to talk about a blackmail scam tied to the Ashley Madison website.
Pot industry pitches: From ‘Stinky Purple’ to ‘Dry Mango Swirls’
BY DARA KAM THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Armored cars ferrying pounds of pot products — with names like “Stinky Purple” — from Pensacola to…
Florida Public Relations Association board installed
The Pensacola Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) has installed its 2015-2016 board of directors. The new officers include: president, Carmela Cook, Baptist…
AppRiver warns of Ashley Madison blackmail scam
AppRiver, based in Gulf Breeze, is a worldwide leader in email and Web security. Their team has discovered a new scam tied to the dating…
Pensacola Airport bonds rated near the bottom
Fitch Ratings announced yesterday the Pensacola International Airport bonds have maintained their BBB- rating – which sounds good…until you compare that rating with other airports….
Fitch Ratings affirms BBB- rating
Press release: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Pensacola, Florida’s (the city) ‘BBB-‘ rating on $32.9 million of outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued…
Viewpoint: Market Mayhem, Don’t blame China
“It’s the economy, stupid.” By Gerald Celente Publisher, Trends Journal Read the headlines. Listen to business-news broadcasts. Across the western world, financial fingers are pointing…
Baptist Health Care responds to governor’s audit request
From Andy Terry, Vice President of Revenue Management, Baptist Health Care: Baptist Health Care took this request from AHCA for certification of our Medicaid Managed…
Pensacola Speaks: Visit Pensacola and Emerald Coastkeeper
Today, we have two great interviews lined up. Steve Hayes of Visit Pensacola will be on the show during the first half-hour to talk about…
Scott continues to pressure hospitals, wants to audit 129
Gov. Rick Scott’s administration is continuing to ratchet up pressure on the hospital industry, with Scott saying Monday that 129 hospitals face audits related to…
Other areas around the state show huge job growth, according to Gov. Scott
Gov. Scott: Naples Area Adds 5,000 New Jobs Over Year in July 2015 On August 21, 2015, in News Releases, by Staff NAPLES, Fla. —…
Scott announces Pensacola MSA has added 3,000 jobs in the past year
Press release: Governor Rick Scott recently announced the Pensacola area again experienced positive annual job growth over the year in July 2015 with 3,900 new…
Good news in Jacksonville, too
The Florida Times Union reports that Citi plans to hire an additional 500 on top of about 3,500 employees already working at its Jacksonville financial…
Pratt featured in MIT Technology Review
I found this nice article about Dr. Jerry Pratt, senior research scientist at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. In October, he will…


