Category: Business
Pensacola Energy gets $10.1 million from Feds
Pensacola Energy was awarded $10.1 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation to replace unprotected bare steel mains with polyethylene pipe…
Daily Outtakes: FTC bans noncompetes
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule that bans noncompetes. Why? FTC stated it was to “promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting…
PETA says stop tossing live mullet
Yesterday, PETA sent a letter to John McInnis III, co-owner of The Flora-Bama Lounge, Package, & Oyster Bar, urging him to bring a wave of…
Fairhope favorite coming to The Garden
Gulf Coast Media reports that Ox Kitchen Fairhope is expanding to open a second location at The Garden in downtown Pensacola. The restaurant’s menu features…
Portside Pickle expands, adds more public access
The new Pensacola City Council agenda has been released, and Mayor D.C. Reeves is recommending an amendment to the city’s lease agreement with Port Warehouse…
Northwest Florida Construction Career Days, April 16- 17
The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC Florida) is proud to join the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Highway Administration and…
Rising Star Ashley Saba continues to rise
Ashley Saba has joined the northwest Florida Blue Team as their Market Development Manager. Her geography scope will include 19 counties: Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa,…
Visit Pensacola grant workshop today
Visit Pensacola is now accepting applications for events taking place October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025. The grant deadline is June 4, at 12…
Black Founders’ Innovation Summit
Innovators and entrepreneurs from across Florida and the Southeast will attend the two-day Black Founders’ Innovation Summit on April 19-20 in Pensacola. The summit brings…
Party with Penguins
Mississippi Aquarium will officially launch a capital campaign to raise the remaining $3 million dollars needed to build a permanent on-campus penguin exhibit. The Penguin…
HCA Florida West Hospital: 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award
HCA Florida West Hospital is honored to announce the hospital has been recognized with a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, a comprehensive database…
Caldwell joins with Tuscaloosa group
New brand: Caldwell Architects Caldwell Associates Architects, Inc. announced today that Ellis Architects of Tuscaloosa, AL has joined the company – regionally expanding their dynamic…
Visit Pensacola Grant Workshops
Visit Pensacola is now accepting applications for events taking place October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025. The grant deadline is June 4, at 12…
Electric rates to drop in May
As we reported last month, FP&L customers in Northwest Florida who use 1,000 kilowatt hours in a month will pay $135.38 starting in May, down…
Baker Act Central Receiving Facility set to open April 15
People facing mental health crises will soon have an easily accessible, new Central Receiving Facility (CRF) that will open this month at Lakeview Center’s main…
Palmilla Apartments refinanced
REBusiness Online reports that Walker & Dunlop has arranged a $49.5 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance Palmilla Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily community located at…
Daily Outtakes: FPL rates dropping
In a bench decision today, the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) approved a $5 million credit to be applied to fuel costs for Florida Power…
Breaking: Breeze Airways adds non-stop Pensacola route
On WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen,” Airport Director Matt Coughlin shared that Pensacola International Airport is adding a new airline, Breeze Airways. The airline…
By the Numbers: County Unemployment Rates
The Florida Department of Commerce on Friday released a report that said the state had a 3.1 percent unemployment rate in February. Here are county…
Navarre Centennial Celebration Committee formed
The Navarre Centennial Celebration Committee yesterday unveiled the Centennial Celebration logo and website www.Navarre100.com The logo was designed by Thomas Kulesa, the art director at…
