Category: Business
Gulf Winds Expands, Rebrands as TruWorth
Gulf Winds Credit Union is becoming TruWorth — and buying Madison County Community Bank. Here’s what the $1.7B deal means for local banking.
Reeves Seeks Faster Path to 3,700 Local Jobs
53 stakeholders. 3,700 jobs. One city of 55,000. Mayor Reeves on turning year-long job training into weeks before Pensacola’s shipbuilding boom
Florida SBDC at UWF Named Region of the Year
UWF’s small business center just won Florida’s top SBDC honor — 11,658 hours, 144 new businesses, $81M+ in capital. Full story here.
Escambia Bucks the Statewide Tourism Slump But…
Escambia’s tourism is booming, but Visit Pensacola is nearly broke—because Clerk Pam Childers won’t release $1.3M owed. Who’s next on her hit list?
2006 Best of Coast: Times Have Changed
Twenty years ago, Best of the Coast was the only reader poll in town. The issue hadn’t become the mega-success it has under Editor Joani Delezen. See BOC ’06.
Pensacola is Mathaya Hill’s Canvas
Meet Mathaya Hills, the Pensacola artist behind Paintsacola, painting parking spaces, murals, and dreaming of repainting the Beach Ball tower.
Inweekly: Let It Simmer
Blindsided county commissioners, a $41M downtown sale, and a Pensacola songwriter who “let it simmer.” This week’s Inweekly has it all.
Inside DeSantis Presser: The Boy Ain’t Right
DeSantis brought $9M for Pensacola’s Port—but the crowd waited through Fauci, ‘woke’ politics and robo-taxis before he got to why it matters.
DeSantis Hands Pensacola $9 Million for Birdon Facility at the Port
DeSantis awards Pensacola $9M for new Birdon boat-building plant—2,000 jobs, $275M investment, largest job creation project in city history.
First Fridays Art Walk Returns Tonight
Downtown Pensacola comes alive tonight! First Fridays Art Walk returns 5:30-7:30pm with galleries, live music & a free trolley. Free & open to all!
Inside the FPL Pensacola HQ Sale (Video)
FPL’s Pensacola HQ just sold for $41M — the broker who sealed it reveals the bidding war, the buyer, and why signs went up in hours
Entrecon Seeks Award Nominations
Business & Community Nominations Open for EntreCon® Awards Honoring Local Business Leaders Know a business, employer, or entrepreneur making a real difference? The clock is…
Pensacola Cracks Florida’s Top 10 for Tech Careers
Pensacola cracks FL’s top 10 for tech careers, but the paychecks don’t stretch far. Lowest senior pay of any Top 10 metro. Full breakdown
Pensacola’s Catalyst Lands $400 Million Nuveen Partnership
Pensacola’s Chad Henderson & Catalyst land $400M Nuveen deal to fund $1.3B in health care projects nationwide, plus what it means for his hometown bets.
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.
