Category: Business
FPL Helps Form Pro-Data Center Alliance
New FPL-linked group launches to sell Florida on data centers—days before Escambia’s Aug. 6 ban hearing. Who’s really behind it?
Breaking: FPL Pensacola HQ Sold, Now Leasing (Update)
FPL just sold its landmark Pensacola Bay HQ. New owners plan multi-tenant office space—and there’s a 1987 time capsule still waiting to be opened.
Inweekly 7/30: Summer’s End, Argodillo, Hofberger Standoff
Why is an anonymous account grilling UWF? Why is a commissioner holding the county budget hostage over $211K? This week’s Inweekly, unpacked
Rising Star Continues to Rise
Business GrayRobinson Names Joseph Passeretti Managing Shareholder of Pensacola Office GrayRobinson has appointed Joseph A. Passeretti, B.C.S., as managing shareholder of its Pensacola office, the…
Cowboy Mouth’s Fred LeBlanc Returns to Vinyl Aug. 1
Cowboy Mouth’s Fred LeBlanc talks Jazz Fest, aging like the Stones, and his new song “Me and Jim Beam” ahead of his Aug. 1 Pensacola show.
Zam’s Bowls + Burritos Opens in Pensacola
Aussie doctor Sam Prince picked Pensacola for the first U.S. Zam’s Bowls + Burritos — and its “Plate 4 Plate” program has already funded 108M meals.
Sitting Down with Council President Allison Patton
Palafox was a gamble. The port was “dead weight.” Now they’re driving Pensacola’s future. Council Pres. Patton breaks it down
Other Presser Takeaways: Library, CEMEX, Hard Rock and More
Mayor Reeves talks pool hours, a $425K airport grant, Sanders Beach construction, the Cemex mystery poll & Hard Rock’s tax fight.
FPL Customers Getting $80 Million Refund After Hurricane Storm Charges
FPL overcharged you for hurricane repairs — now $80 million is coming back. Regulators just approved the refund. It buy you a cup of coffee.
How Do You Feel About the Port, Cemex and D.C.
An anonymous survey is testing Pensacola voters on the mayor’s race — then spends a dozen questions building the case for Cemex at the port.
227-Unit Apartment Complex Next to Veterans Park Challenged
Neighbors sued the city over Helm at Hawkshaw’s approval. Major differences between 2017 & 2026 designs. Planning Board has to redo it. Rehearing Tues, 2 p.m.
Gotcha or Notcha on Data Centers. You Decide
Same emails, two very different stories: Did Kohler secretly push a data center he later opposed — or was it always just a battery factory? You decide.
iHeartMedia, owner TK101, Dumps On-air Talent Nationwide
News outlets are reporting that iHeartMedia, owner of the popular TK101, has laid off on-air talent nationwide as the company restructures its radio programming. Some…
Mayor’s Presser: Two Pensacola Game-Changers
Reeves: federal housing bill could speed affordable housing here; Birdon lease targeted for August vote, no city tax dollars if grants hold.
PEDC Meeting Takeaways—Prospects & Tech Park Parking
PEDC board debates who pays for parking garage at Tech Park. LOST renewal and property taxes could collide this fall. FloridaWest gives update on its prospects.
Birdon Deal Passes Another Triumph Hurdle
Pensacola clears 2nd hurdle for $76M Triumph grant backing Birdon’s 2,000-job shipyard at the Port. One step closer to the city’s biggest job win ever.
County Takes First Step Toward Banning Data Centers
30+ residents packed the Escambia County Commission demanding a data center ban. Commissioners agreed. A vote could come as soon as August 6.
Inweekly: Pensacola’s Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth festival, a rigged library hire, 80 years of Greenhut, Michelin’s first Pensacola pick & more. Inweekly June 11 is out now. inweekly.net
Palafox Market Launches Summer Pop-Ups
Palafox Market goes midweek! Summer Pop-Ups hit Plaza Ferdinand every Wednesday in July, 4–8 p.m.—local produce, art, live music & more. Free admission.
The Mark Lee Team Does It Again
Pensacola Beach’s Mark Lee Team ranked #37 in Florida with $88M in 2025 sales—proof that Pensacola’s luxury real estate market is playing in the big leagues.
