Category: Business
Blue Wahoos Job Fair Set for Tuesday, Oct. 14
Anyone interested in working for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in a seasonal position is welcome to attend our job fair between 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct….
Career Source Escarosa has space for job assessment
Press Release: Space is still available for the Community Occupational Talent Search (E-COTS) Skill Assessment Test scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Woodland…
Ex-Googler and Entrepreneur Inspires Local Innovators at Biggest Innovation Awards Program in Florida
Press Release: Entrepreneur, explorer, filmmaker, inventor, pilot, NASA advisory chair and CEO are a few of the many roles Lars Perkins has performed. In 1994…
Guest Viewpoint: WEAR 3 Feeds the FB Trolls
By C. Jibril Sulaiman II WEAR 3 reports the news and doesn’t make it. When a newsworthy story happens, local media outlets (and their supporting…
New food concessions at airport delayed up to 14 weeks
Chick-fil-A and the rest of the OHM Concessions are still another 14 weeks away from being in their new locations at the Pensacola International Airport,…
Birmingham Coca-Cola bottler expanding to Pensacola
The Birmingham Business Journal reports today that Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United, or CCBCU, has announced it plans to expand its footprint to Valparaiso and…
Chamber hosts BP claims seminar
The Greater Pensacola Chamber will be hosting a seminar for individuals and businesses affected by the Deep-water Horizon oil spill to simplify the claims process…
Florida TaxWatch bullish on Northwest Florida
In its September report, Florida TaxWatch, the nonpartisan, nonprofit taxpayer research institute, recognizes the efforts to diversify our economy in the Panhandle. “Florida is experiencing…
Downtown parking enforcement extended past 5 p.m. and to Saturdays
DIB Press Release: The Parking Management District in conjunction with the Downtown Improvement Board announced several changes and enhancements to the parking program in Downtown….
SRIA honored by Visit Florida
At Monday’s statewide tourism conference in Boca Raton, Fla., VISIT FLORIDA, Florida’s official tourism marketing arm, presented the Santa Rosa Island Authority with a bronze…
City opens today bids for advertising contract
The selection committee for RFP 14-022 Three Year Contract to Provide Advertising Services for Pensacola Energy meets today at 10 a.m. in the conference room…
American Community Survey shows we have slipped since 2010
The U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey shows that Escambia County median household income has dropped over the past four years. The gap between man…
Studer Group ranked fifth nationally on Great Place to Work list
Press Release: Studer Group, a Gulf Breeze, Florida-based outcomes firm, is proud to be named a 2014 Best Small & Medium Workplace by Great Place…
Nine Mile to Receive Nearly $42 Million to Widen Road
Two projects will create four lanes from Beulah Road to US 29 The latest release of the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) 5-year Work Plan…
Skill Assessment Testing coming October
CareerSource Escarosa offers Skill Assessment Testing as part of Community Occupational Talent Search (E-COTS) Through partnership with local government and a consortium of community organizations,…
Beck Properties merges with McGraw Insurance
Two longtime Pensacola companies are joining forces to offer a new level of service to property owners and to tackle the challenges of a changing…
Centennial Bank Hosts Lender Summit On Pensacola Beach
Centennial Bank is convening a Lender Summit for lenders, members of Executive Management and members of Home Bancshares Board of Directors at the Hilton Resort…
Chamber sends letter in support of proposed renovation of old PNJ building
Letter sent by Chamber President Jerry Maygarden to Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council: Mr. Mayor, Honorable Council Members, I am writing to…
Pensacola City Council approves VT Mobile Aerospace agreement
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was joined this afternoon by the Pensacola City Council to sign a lease with VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc. (VT MAE),…
Halliburton offers $1.1 billion settlement
It didn’t take long for the Halliburton Company, one of three parties (BP, Transocean and Halliburton) responsible for the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill disaster to…
