Showcasing technical talents and leadership abilities, the best and the brightest of Florida SkillsUSA competitors will face off at the 2014 Florida SkillsUSA State Competition held in conjunction with the 2014 Worlds…
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Kalamazoo Promise and Pensacola Promise
In 2008, I interviewed on my radio show, “IN Your Head,” leaders from Kalamazoo, Michigan about an economic development initiative that provided all its high school graduates with college scholarships. That initiative,…
BP and Coast Guard halt last of the shoreline cleanup operations
Sunday, April 20 is the fourth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Yesterday, BP sent out a press release that said the U.S. Coast Guard has ended patrols and operations in Louisiana….
Pensacola City Council will review rules for food truck pilot program
Here are the draft regulations for the trucks: Food truck must be licensed. They cannot be parked within 20 feet of any intersection or traffic signs and signals. The truck will not…
Lionfish workshop to be held Monday, April 14
The Escambia County Marine Resources Division and Escambia County Marine Advisory Committee will host a Lionfish Regional Control Workshop on Monday. Lionfish are an invasive species with venomous spines that have the…
Louisiana sets its own red snapper season, feds only allow 11 days
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council approved a committee recommendation on April 10 to drop the recreational red snapper season to 11 days. Most charter boat captains and commercial fishermen believe…
Local firm wins $9 billion award in Actos case
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. were ordered to pay a combined $9 billion in punitive damages after a federal court jury in Lafayette, Louisiana found they hid the cancer…
West hiring 50+ in Pensacola
West will be hosting a Job Fair to hire 50+ associates interested in becoming licensed insurance agents. West is seeking candidates with strong sales and customer service experience, and will pay all…
Hayward issues statement on decision by Judge Gary Bergosh
Statement from Mayor Ashton Hayward regarding Bergosh ruling Yesterday, Judge Bergosh made a wise ruling which was extremely fair and equitable to both the City and Mr. de Varona. I want to…
Notes on Airport Concessions hearing yesterday
Judge Gary Bergosh heard arguments for nearly five hours on a temporary injunction request by Robert de Varona, the airport’s food concessionaire, to prevent the city from removing and storing his restaurant…
Varona issues statement
Statement from Robert de Varona on Judge Gary Bergosh ruling that Varona Enterprises has sixty days to vacate Airport leasehold property: “Today Eloise and I are grateful that the court has taken…
Varona loses case but gets 60 days
Varona Enterprises lost its case for an injunction against the City of Pensacola. However, Judge Gary Bergosh said the company was entitled to 60 days because of the letter Airport Director Greg…