Category: Business
Neighbors protest dollar store coming to Summit Blvd
We are getting several emails regarding a dollar store (not sure which brand – Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree or just Dollar Dollar) being…
Food Trucks are not unique to Pensacola, but need reasonable regulations
Imagine if all the Pensacola movie theaters fought to outlaw DVD rentals, if hospitals wanted a ban on open MRIs outside their facilities or outpatient…
City Council Talks Food Trucks
By Jessica Forbes At Thursday’s City Council meeting, a discussion about food trucks and the policies needed to guide their operation will begin, which is…
ECSO hosts minority career fair tomorrow
Key 2 Success along with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Department, Pensacola, FL will host a Minority Career Fair on Nov. 13, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Applicants…
Visit Pensacola draft bylaws. Group will be like a mini-chamber
Last week the Escambia Board of County Commissioners were given the latest draft of the bylaws of Visit Pensacola, Inc. — corporation proposed by the…
NYT writes airports want local chefs
These articles aren’t hard to find. The New York Times’ “In Transit” reports that a number of airports across the country are opening restaurants from…
DIB told 900 people attended Palafox Celebration
The Downtown Improvement Board was told yesterday that 900 people attended the joint DIB-City of Pensacola event on Oct. 24 to celebrate that Palafox Street…
New interim publisher at PNJ and btw their circulation is down to 32,000 during the week.
The daily newspaper reported Carol Hudler, special assistant to U.S. newspaper division president Bob Dickey, and former president of the South Group of community papers,…
Palafox Market director fired, but the event will continue
In small room in the Rhodes Building, over 30 people attended the Nov. 5 meeting of the Downtown Improvement Board. Many were vendors at the…
Union reaches agreement with ECAT management company
On Wednesday night the union members of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1395 approved and accepted a tentative agreement reached between the Union negotiating team…
DIB reacts to complaints and will close Palafox for Trick or Treat event on Oct. 30
From DIB: We are planning for this year’s Downtown Trick or Treat event and have heard from several sources that closing Palafox Place would be…
Radio Free Pensacola, momentum continues to build
From Phread: So, cool stuff, I just got a text from some friends in Tallahassee. One of which is a DJ at V89 which is…
Harper and Gilley honored
The Florida Small Business Development Center Network has honored Dr. Rick Harper, Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development and Engagement at the University…
CBRE contract questioned by local broker
Mayor Ashton Hayward has announced that he wants to engage CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) to represent the city’s properties, including the Community Maritime Park, Port…
Bentina Terry delivers Florida Chamber State of the State address
The state of Florida’s foundation is strong and poised for growth in workforce, innovation and economic activity in the coming year, according to the Florida…
Florida Chamber study shows 150,000 potential jobs tied to exports, imports over next five years
The Florida Chamber Foundation today released its Florida Trade and Logistics Study 2.0 (TL2.0), identifying a potential of 150,000 new trade and logistics jobs that…
Boles jumps PNJ ship, heads to Gulf Power
Rebecca Boles, interim publisher of the Pensacola News Journal, has been selected as Gulf Power Company’s Corporate Communications director. From Press Release: Boles has served…
2008 City Council unsung heroes for Palafox Street honor
The American Planning Association (APA) has announced the designation of Palafox Street—from Wright Street to Pensacola Bay—as one of 10 Great Streets for 2013. The…
Mayor recommends hiring another out-of-town firm
Mayor Ashton Hayward wants to hire Coldwell Banker-Richard Ellis (CBRE) to market the Port of Pensacola, Pensacola International Airport and the remaining parcels at the…
Buzz: Shutdown impacts local bases
Jeremy Lau, an aircraft mechanic with L-3 Vortex on NAS Pensacola and president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Local 2777, just…
