Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discusses his first 100 days in office, Pensacola 2.0 and appointed school superintendent. Airport Director Matt Caughlin discusses MRO complex, aviation mechanic training and other plans for the…
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FPL plans to increase electric bill rates in April
Florida Power & Light customers should expect yet another increase to their electric bills in April. J.T. Young, vice president and general manager of FPL Northwest Florida Region, announced that Tuesday morning…
Aviation Training Academy
As part of the ceremony, ST Engineering’s Jeffery Lam and Dr. Ed Meadows of Pensacola State College signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish an Aviation Training Academy Under the MOU, ST…
Sun Belt Conference looking to be here long term
Sun Belt Conference Deputy Commissioner Kathy Keene is excited to see the conference’s men and women start their championship tournaments today. “We have some unbelievable teams that are really peaking at the…
ST Engineering milestone
ST Engineering held a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for its second new aircraft maintenance hangar at the Pensacola International Airport on Monday. “The opening of this latest hangar for our airframe MRO complex…
State budget growing as rapidly as population
By Tom St. Myer The state budget is growing as rapidly as the population in Florida. But what happens when the growth finally slows down? Florida TaxWatch Executive Director Tony Carvajal spoke…
Visit Pensacola seeks grant requests for events
Do you need funding to promote an event in Escambia County? Visit Pensacola is now accepting grant applications for its event marketing program for events in Escambia County occurring between Oct. 1,…
More offers for OLF-8
County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh says more parties are interested in buying OLF-8. The current high offer is $38 million. “We’ve got three additional interested parties,” said Bergosh. “Now, none of them have…
Breaking: County gets new $35 million offer for OLF-8
Commissioner Jeff Bergosh announced on WCOA this morning that the Board of County Commissioners has received a $35-million offer for Outlying Landing Field 8. He has placed it on his blog. The…
Podcast: A Way of Seeing
Innisfree Hotels’ Luna Fine Art Gallery proudly announces a new exhibit specifically designed for blind and visually impaired people, open now through March 12 at the gallery, located inside the spectacular Hilton…
Studer has a new partner
Quint Studer’s new company Healthcare Plus Solutions Group – which he co-founded with Dan Collard of his former company, Studer Group – has become an exclusive partner with Aramark Healthcare+. Aramark (NYSE:…
Lily Hall chef wins ‘Chopped’
Lily Hall Chef Darian Hernandez and his partner Chef Izzy Buasier from New Jersey won the “Blind Date” competition on the Food Network’s “Chopped” last night. The team will split $10,000 prize…