Category: Business
Daily Outtakes: Once upon a time, we had an arena, field house and conference center proposal
Seven years ago, Pensacola hotelier Jay Patel presented an ambitious plan, involving eight national companies, to create a $65 million public-private partnership to build a…
Real News: Housing, Murder, Nursing, Voting and more
Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses why he supports the Community Land Trust. A 20-year friendship came to a devastating end when the Letcher Co, Kentucky elected…
Daily Outtakes: Location of indoor sports facility does not matter
Studies show that an indoor sports facility would have a much more significant economic impact than adding a conference center. While neither project would generate…
Pensacola loves to kill projects, the methods do not change
For the past two weeks, I have researched how Pensacola and Escambia County have studied sports tourism, indoor sports facilities and meeting facilities for the…
Real News: This is the week for National Estuaries, Banned Books
The Pensacola & Perdido Bays Estuary Program (PPBEP) invites the community to celebrate National Estuaries Week from Sept. 21-28. National Estuaries Week is a nationwide…
BOC winner The Daily Squeeze comes to its end
From their Facebook page: So it’s true what they say, all good things must come to an end. In 2019 we opened our doors to…
Pensacola Chamber holds annual meeting
Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce celebrated its 134th Annual Meeting at Sanders Beach Resource Center on Wednesday, September 18th. The meeting featured…
Landrum 5K coming in October
Runners, walkers, and all those passionate about mental health are invited to join the Second Annual LandrumHR 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 12. The 5K…
Real News: Steaks, TikTok, Scooters and D.C.
Seville Rotary’s annual tradition of up to 20 Grill Teams battling it out in good fun to see who has the BEST Steak right in…
Real News: HCA Rehab hits 50, UWF Marching Band, Election dates
HCA Florida West Hospital is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its Rehabilitation Center with an Open House featuring former patients, the latest technology used in…
ST still projects 1,735 workers in Pensacola, offers help to Chilean workers
ST Chief Integration Officer Bill Hafner appeared on “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning. We discussed his company’s workforce needs in Pensacola and the…
Top Podcasts: Childers, Bergosh, Indoor Sports
This past week, we had 24 guests on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen. The most played podcasts concerned County Clerk Pam Childers, the proposed…
ST Engineering begins communication process
Press Release: VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, is sharing details on their comprehensive efforts to train and hire Pensacola area…
Daily Outtakes: Pam cuts check for Foo Foo Fest
After my Wednesday interview with David Bear about how County Clerk Pam Childers had put the popular Foo Foo Festival in jeopardy by refusing to…
TDC meets today; Rivera like sports proposal
The Escambia County Tourist Development Council meets today at 3 p.m. to discuss the proposal to bond bed tax revenue (the fifth cent) to build…
‘Your Are So Pensacola’ Quiz Results
We created a quiz based on our 2001 issue that asked readers for their entries about what they believe makes Pensacola unique. Their entries needed…
Daily Outtakes: Inside Reeves-ST Engineering meeting
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves held a two-hour meeting with ST Engineering last Thursday morning. While he plans to share details at his weekly press conference…
American Magic lockdowns semi-final spot
NYYC American Magic and Britain’s INEOS Britannia secured spots in the America’s Cup semi-finals along with the dominant Italian Luna Rossa boat after winning races…
TDC meeting on Indoor Sports Facility set for Monday
A vote looms for the Escambia County Tourism Development Council (TDC) with $90 million worth of ramifications. Future prospects for a new indoor sports facility…
ST Engineering offers to meet with Triumph Gulf Coast
ST Engineering, also known as VT MAE, has come under public scrutiny regarding its workforce at its Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the…
