Category: Business
Real News: Books, NIL, Chilean workers and People’s Law
Explore ranked Pensacola as the #4 U.S. destination for book lovers, thanks to the Books By the Bay Festival and Open Books. Scott Satterwhite, co-founder…
Thank you, Fred Levin
This week the News Service of Florida provided the list of future payments from Big Tobacco to the state of Florida. Fred Levin was the…
Reeves touts new lease [podcast]
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Mayor D.C. Reeves reviewed the analysis done by his finance director, Amy Lovoy, of the 2022 lease…
Hard Rock coming to Maritime Park
The word is out. Hard Rock International this afternoon announced development plans for REVERB by Hard Rock® Pensacola to break ground in 2026 and open…
Riverfest 2.0
The City of Milton and the Santa Rosa Chamber have plans to improve Riverfest for the 2025 Independence Day celebration. Assistant City Manager Ed Spears…
Daily Outtakes: Wind Creek Casino coming to Pensacola?
Peter Schorsch of Florida Politics reports this morning the Poarch Band of Creek Indians have formally asked Governor Ron DeSantis’s office for a Gaming Compact…
Making ST Engineering jobs more local
At the press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed his phone call with ST Engineering leadership this morning. “I’ve asked them by Sept. 1 that they…
Reeves and private parking lots
On “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning, Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves discussed the new Florida law that requires companies managing private parking lots to…
National Health Center Week
Every August, the National Association of Community Health Centers sponsors National Health Center Week to celebrate and increase awareness of America’s 1,400 Community Health Centers….
GB YMCA closing for renovation
The YMCA of Northwest Florida has announced that the Community YMCA at Gulf Breeze will close on Monday, Aug. 26, for total renovation to better…
More on fired Chilean workers
Grace McCaffery, the founder of the Hispanic Resource Center of Northwest Florida, said the 45 Chilean aviation mechanics laid off by ST Engineering –Mobile Aerospace…
Inspired Communities project less inspiring
Next week, the Pensacola City Council will consider a ground lease agreement with Inspired Communities of Florida to build a hotel and apartment building at…
Daily Outtakes: Byars named FloridaWest interim CEO
By Tom St. Myer FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is turning to a familiar face to run its day-to-day operations on an interim basis. The FloridaWest…
Project Search
Innisfree Hotels’ Project SEARCH programs in Florida have graduated over 50 student interns and hired nearly a dozen for full-time employment. Innisfree Hotels prides itself…
Blame Malcolm Thomas for lack of local aviation mechanics
Six years ago, FloridaWest, the City of Pensacola, Escambia County, and the state of Florida knew that we needed to provide 1,200-1,500 workers for ST…
Mayor Reeves discusses ST layoffs
On Monday, we talked with Grace McCaffery about ST Aerospace laying off the Chilean workers. This morning, we heard that the company is working with…
Listening to WCOA challenging today
Our AM tower is having issues again. You can listen on 104.9 FM or online – click on Listen Live button. Chuck Cumulus is sending…
Daily Outtakes: ST Engineering helping laid-off workers
Over the years, ST Engineering, who operates the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overall) hangars at the Pensacola International, has had several names. The official name…
ST Engineering and Chilean workers
Latino Media Gulf Coast president Grace McCaffery says ST Engineering has laid off about 45 employees from Chili. “They have kind of organized together because…
Bad computer updates cripples airline systems
Microsoft users Friday morning have reported widespread outages as airlines, airports, banks and media companies have suddenly experienced ongoing disruptions that have upended the daily…
