Category: Business
World’s Largest Food Truck Festival Ever, Part II – Tampa March 29-30
Some cities have ways to have fun with food trucks, not bash them. Tampa’s mayor is participating. The second World’s Largest Food Truck Festival, a…
Win tickets to Hangout Festival (updated link)
The Independent News is giving away two tickets to Hangout Festival, May 16-18. Each email address entered will only be counted once, and winners must…
Local young entrepreneurs compete in The Shark Tank
Next Wednesday, 15 local students will have the chance to pitch their business plans to some of the most prominent members of the region’s business…
Dollarhide’s Music to Offer Sneak Peek of New ‘Elton John-Million Dollar Piano’ Movie
Press Release: If you missed Elton John’s spectacular Million Dollar Piano revue at the Colosseum in Las Vegas, now’s your chance to see it in…
House of Sticks: LaRouche was on target
Go into Yahoo and type in “Understanding the Financial Crisis”. A list of seventy four books will appear. Some of those works are written by…
ST Aerospace job fair set for March 20
Last night the Escambia County Commission approved, 4-1, the interlocal agreement between the county and the City of Pensacola that gave the city $8 million…
Quint Studer named one of 40 Smartest People in Healthcare
Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, has been named by Becker’s Hospital Review to its “40 Smartest People in Healthcare.” The list includes those who…
Visit Pensacola entices Nashville foodies
More and more travelers are planning their vacations around food, and with destinations like Pensacola offering beautiful white-sand beaches along with local cuisine such as…
Navy Federal Credit Union named one of state’s top economic development projects
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that, for the first time ever, Florida ranked in the top 10 for the Governor’s Cup by Site Selection Magazine….
INYR: Andrew Rothfeder gives an update on downtown development
One of the last interviews I had on IN Your Head Radio on the now defunct WCOA 100.7 FM was with Andrew Rothfeder,Studer Community Development…
Pensacon has $1.4 million impact, set to return Feb. 27, 2015
Pensacon 2014 was a huge success during the three-day event on February 21-23. Research conducted by the organizers of the event revealed the following statistics:…
Studers Announce Institute for Measuring and Improving Communities, has Who’s Who of media talent
Local entrepreneurs Quint and Rishy Studer announced today they are funding a nonprofit institute to sponsor research into the development of strategies and tools to…
PNJ ready to implement Project Butterfly
Pensacola News Journal readers will soon find USA Today inserts in their daily newspaper, according to sources inside the Romana Street offices. Gannett, who owns…
INYR: Decouple greyhound racing from other gaming
Today I interviewed Christine Dorchak, President and General Counsel for GREY2K USA Worldwide, on her organization’s efforts to abolish greyhound racing in Florida. Listen to…
Hmmm, City consultant now works with OHM Concession Group
During the debate over who would be awarded the food concessions contract at the Pensacola International Airport, Creative Food Group (Varona’s, Bagelheads, Fish House and…
Merrill appointed by Gov. Scott to RESTORE board
Governor Rick Scott announced yesterday six appointments to the Gulf Consortium. The one most familiar to Pensacola is Collier Merrill, president of the Merrill Land…
PYP Summer Internship program seeking employers
In an effort to attract and retain young talent in Greater Pensacola, the Pensacola Young Professionals (PYP), the Greater Pensacola Chamber and the University of…
Tourism update for Jan 2014
The board of Visit Pensacola meets today. According to its agenda packet, Pensacon generated 672 room nights with a value of $2.475 million. Here are…
Gerald Celente talks about this being a transformative year
On Friday, I interviewed trends forecaster Gerald Celente. The gap between the haves and have-nots, protests around the world and political leaders out of touch…
Town Hall meeting on ST Aerospace, Feb. 25
City Holds Public Meeting Regarding ST Aerospace Mobile, Inc. Project WHAT: The City of Pensacola welcomes the community to a public meeting to provide an…
