Mayor D.C. Reeves talks about Fiddler’s resignation and gives updates on various city projects. Escambia County has 24 qualified candidates as of 5 p.m. Monday. Supervisor Robert Bender has the details. Over…
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IHMC opens new research complex
IHMC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning for its Healthspan, Resilience, and Performance Research Complex, another step in the evolution of the IHMC CEO and founder Dr. Ken Ford’s vision for the…
Real New: PFAS, Santa Rosa boom, Sunday talk shows
Last year, 3M agreed to pay at least $10 billion to water utilities across the United States that had sought compensation for cleanup costs of PFAS, the forever chemical that researchers have…
Daily Outtakes: Community Health launches foundation
Community Health Northwest Florida (formerly Escambia Community Clinics Inc.), a leading Federally Qualified Health Center committed to making affordable healthcare accessible for everyone, announced the establishment of its philanthropic entity, the Community…
Sail Pensacola announces its goals
Sail Pensacola is a non-profit focused on making Pensacola the North American center for high-performance sailing events, boat engineering, sail engineering, and technology development related to high-performance sailing. They recently presented their…
Possibly first business for OLF-8
The Escambia County Commission has on its agenda a discussion of Project Dynamo. FloridaWest has this paper on it: Project Dynamo Summary The FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is working with company representatives…
Daily Outtakes: Mike Burns new SRIA director
Last month, the Santa Rosa Island Authority Board selected local attorney Mike Burns as its new executive director. Burns was chosen from a field of 39 candidates, who were then narrowed to…
City breaks ground on Project Titan’s third hangar
This morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves broke ground with city, county, state, and business leaders on Project Titan’s third hangar at the Pensacola International Airport. Project Titan represents the continuation of a…
Daily Outtakes: Slayton not running
NorthEscambia.com reports that Bill Slayton has decided to run for another term on the Escambia County School Board. Slayton has represented District 5 for 16 years, after serving as band director for…
Daily Outtakes: More on tourism boost
Spending Plan OK’d for Tourism Marketing By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Visit Florida will help promote Panhandle counties affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, expand European…
Triumph Gulf Coast funds NW Florida tourism effort
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board has unanimously approved a grant of $10.5 million to VISIT FLORIDA, that will benefit all eight counties impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Leveraging the Triumph…
Daily Outtakes: Local lawmakers vote against Pensacola industry
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed HB 1645, making climate change less of a priority in state law and banning expansion of wind turbines in Florida. The new law also removes a requirement…