Category: Business
U.S. Attorney announces resignation
Press release: Pamela Cothran Marsh announced her resignation today as United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, effective September 4, 2015. Since 2010,…
Chamber announces staff structural changes
Leonard, Newby promoted; Ryman hired Press release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announces structural changes of the organization’s staff in order to better focus on programming…
Revolutionary technology detects precise path, power and location of a storm … in real time
Locally-based company introduces next-gen weather-reporting system that can monitor any home or property in the world, right down to its exact address, with 95% accuracy….
County employees learn how to achieve excellent customer service
Thirty Escambia County employees are among 235 people attending the Studer Community Institute’s “Achieving Excellent Customer Service: Winning Customers and Keeping them Happy” workshop today….
ITEN Wired Summit announces 2015 speakers
ITEN Wired has announced its roster of speakers for the 2015 ITEN Wired Summit, to be held Oct. 22 and 23 at the Hilton Pensacola…
Miami developer drops out again, CBRE offers to negotiate with Studers the day the deal fell apart
On July 23, CBRE sent former Chief Operations Officer Tamara Fountain an update of its efforts on marketing the Community Maritime Park. The Miami developer,…
UWF Football to impact Downtown, Beach Tourism
By Duwayne Escobedo Picture full hotels on the beach. A bustling downtown. Packed restaurants. And, oh yeah, the University of West Florida Division II football…
Montgomery mayor welcomes Sky Warrior project
WSFA reports that Montgomery, Ala. Mayor Todd Strange is excited about his city being considered for Sky Warrior’s Initial Flight Screening Program, which could include…
Tallahassee chamber cancels Walton conference over Confederate flag
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday said it will not hold a long-scheduled conference in Walton County next year due to “the county’s…
Paper trail on Food Truck debate
Most issues at city hall are tied to communications problems. The recommendation that City Council approved, per video from the meeting, on March 26 was:…
Food truck triangle: Council-Planning Board-7th Floor
The daily newspaper reported this weekend on the difficulties the city of Pensacola has had getting an ordinance drafted regulating food trucks – Food trucks…
Forbes: Florida has six of top 10 metro areas for job growth
Gov. Rick Scott is proud of the state’s showing in Forbes list of “Best Cities for Job Growth.” Naples tops the list at number one…
Miller and Ingram to speak at Florida Chamber Foundation summit on military
Florida Chamber Foundation to host Military, Defense & Veterans Opportunities Summit The 2015 Florida Chamber Foundation’s Military, Defense & Veterans Opportunities Summit will gather leaders…
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority releases new toll options for the Mid-Bay Bridge and Spence Parkway
Press realize: In the first of two information sessions scheduled for this week, the executive director of the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority briefed the public on…
Status of Maritime Park, Post-Studers
What’s next for the Community Maritime Park? Several questions need to be answered before the city puts the parcels back on the market. 1. Who…
Studer Leases: Negotiation strategy fails, CMPA chair embarrassed
Council President Andy Terhaar stopped by the Inweekly offices. He said he saw yesterday’s press release by the mayor’s office as part of the negotiations….
Is $15 minimum wage in the future for Florida workers?
State Senator Dwight Bullard, D-Miami, has filed a bill (SB 6) that would raise Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. This past year, Bullard…
Bayfront Parkway Corridor Feasibility Study Meeting July 28
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will hold a public kick-off meeting concerning a feasibility study of State Road (S.R.) 196 (Bayfront Parkway) from Tarragona…
What is the most meaningful job?
PayScale.com, the world’s largest crowdsourced salary database, released today a study on how different kinds of employees feel about their jobs. The data is broken…
Airport concessions: OHM ROI vs. Customer Service
Yesterday’s post about bottled water not being offered at the gift shops at the Pensacola International Airport caught the attention of another Inweekly reader. In…
