Category: Business
Pensacola Speaks podcast: How to start a business
On Monday, I interviewed Kelly Massey, director of the Florida Small Business Development Center at UWF, on the challenges of starting a business and the…
Putnam: Citrus industry could collapse in two or three years
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam was in Pensacola last week. He met with Inweekly to discuss the issues facing the state’s agriculture industry. “Well,…
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and UWF Executive Mentor Program to host spring Financial Boot Camp
Pen Air Federal Credit Union and the University of West Florida Executive Mentor Program will host the spring “Financial Boot Camp†on Friday, March 20…
Drink like a cop on Monday
Pensacola-area Dunkin’ Donuts locations are offering free iced coffee on Monday, March 9. Why? “In honor of Spring and to celebrate the warmer weather, Pensacola-area…
Lion fish threat to fishing industry getting attention
Yesterday I interviewed Adam Putnam, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture. We did discuss growing problem of lion fish invading Florida waters “Lion fish virtually endemic in…
Ohio sues BP for $33.3 million
Ohio State Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Release Compensation Board file a lawsuit on March 2 against BP –…
Aero Sekur expanding to Pensacola, bringing more jobs to area
Aero Sekur, specialist in helicopter lift-raft and flotation systems, announces a relocation and expansion of its US subsidiary from Parsippany, New Jersey to larger premises…
DIB March meeting schedule
Downtown Improvement Board Regular Meetings are held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March…
West Florida Hospital named to Top 100 Hospitals list
Modern Healthcare released a list of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, and West Florida Hospital made that list in the large community hospital section. The…
Civil Rights Group calls on advertisers to abandon Bill O’Reilly
ColorOfChange.org is calling on advertisers to pull their ads from The O’Reilly Factor after news this week that O’Reilly fabricated a story about being attacked…
Economic Impact of Gulf Coast Diplomacy Council
Six members of the Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council recently returned from Washington, D.C., where they attended a meeting sponsored by the U.S. Department of…
While Pensacola airport boasts of national brands, Tampa goes local, local, local
The Pensacola International Airport has brought in national food services – Einstein’s Bagels, Pensacola (Corona) Beach House, Freshens and, in another three months, Chick-fil-A. The…
Big bucks involved in Net Neutrality issue
This week the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a proposed change to net neutrality rules outlined by commission chairman Tom Wheeler. These new rules reclassify…
Todd Thomson hired by Chamber for advocacy
Clay Ingram is also the president and CEO of the Greater Pensacola Chamber. He announced Wednesday afternoon on Pensacola Speaks that he has hired political…
House of Sticks: What else is new
By Kent Lyndon Hello, again. I promised I would return, amid the “frosty” conditions of Mother Nature, to give you a few updates about the…
Good news for Pensacola Airport travelers, more food is coming
Mayor Ashton Hayward announced on Friday that post-security food and beverage concessions at Pensacola International Airport are expected to open this week. In his newsletter,…
Chamber honors baseball vp, principal, mayor (not AH), doctor, ex-banker and its savior at PACE awards
The Greater Pensacola Chamber held its 55th annual PACE Award banquet last night. “Northwest Florida is home to some of the most dedicated, talented and…
DIB seeks input on Feb. 26
The Downtown Improvement Board and the City of Pensacola are hosting an open meeting to hear the public’s input on the creation and execution of…
Florida TaxWatch supports cutting tax on cell phones and cable
In its latest Economic Commentary, the Tallahassee-based think tank Florida TaxWatch argues that cutting the Communications Services Tax will ease the tax burden for Florida…
More job openings at West
West is hosting a two-day career fair to hire for 275 Customer Care and Sales positions. The onsite career fair will be held on Tuesday,…


