Category: Business
Baptist sells LifeFlight
Air Methods Corp. announced today that it has acquired the four bases of Baptist LifeFlight, owned by Baptist Health Care. According to press release, 43…
Donovan scores nice pay raise with Melbourne
When Pensacola Airport Director Greg Donovan start work on August 1 with the Melbourne Airport Authority, he will earn over $25,000 more. The authority board…
New downtown restaurant hiring
V. Paul’s, the sister restaurant of Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grill, is opening soon in the heart of Downtown Pensacola. The Italian restaurant is in…
Studer Group leader Dan Collard address House committee
Studer Group Senior Leader Dan Collard testified yesterday before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs about the importance of reducing variance and creating a culture…
Mayor Hayward issues statement on departure of airport director
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that Greg Donovan, Director of the City-owned Pensacola International Airport (PNS), will leave to take a position as the…
Pensacola airport director offered Melbourne job
The Melbourne Airport Authority today offered the executive director’s position to Pensacola International Airport Director Greg Donovan. Florida Today reports that he was the unanimous…
Supreme Court turns down BP request to suspend paying claims
The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to halt BP’s payments of claims stemming from 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In a one-sentence order issued…
Big Tobacco loses in court
U.S. SUPREME COURT TURNS DOWN TOBACCO CASES The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to take up appeals filed by tobacco companies in 10 Florida lawsuits…
U.S Chemical Safety Board: faulty blowout preventer caused Deepwater Horizon blast, leaves other rigs vulnerable (animation)
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has found that the Deepwater Horizon explosion was due to a Blowout Preventer that failed due to an unrecognized pipe…
See ‘Big Hex,’ IHMC running robot (video)
This video documents IHMC’s work on the HexRunner project. Designed and built in late 2013 to demonstrate key fast-running robotic balance and control principals at…
Natural gas battle between Century and Pensacola heating up
The Town of Century is locked in a battle with Pensacola Energy Services, the city of Pensacola’s gas utility. PES has been providing natural gas…
ECAT seeks feedback
Representatives from Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) announced the start of the Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA), a study of the routes, schedules and amenities that…
BP must continue to pay business claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New Orleans rejected yesterday the BP’s request to maintain a temporary halt on payments to businesses that can’t prove…
A.B.C. Beverage Tastings schedule set
Press Release: Atlas Oyster House is proud to present our next installment of Atlas Beverage Classes (A.B.C.). This semester we will be focusing on handcrafted…
Credit unions join forces to finance another Innisfree hotel
Press Release: Navy Federal Credit Union and Pen Air Federal Credit Union have announced their latest joint commercial loan project, the Holiday Inn Resort on…
Florida Chamber hands out grades for local lawmakers
The Florida Chamber of Commerce today released the actual grades earned by all members of the House and Senate on the Florida Chamber’s 2014 Legislative…
BP says it will appeal to Supreme Court
Reuters is reporting that BP said today that it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court ruling concerning the 2010 Gulf of…
ECUA offers media tour to new recycling facility
ECUA issued a press release stating it has continued to provide recycling services to its customers for the past month, despite the loss of its…
BP loses appeal, must start paying business claims
Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans refused to reconsider its decision that businesses do not have to prove…
Pensacola area named Top 10 Destination list
Pensacola has made it onto ConventionSouth magazine’s 2014 Top 10 list of the “South’s Five-Star Destinations for Military & Public Service Groups.†The cities on…


