Press Release: Danita Andrews, Chief Business Development Officer, FloridaWest EDA recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership executive education program and was awarded the Master Economic Development Practitioner (MEDP) certificate from the…
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Southtowne taxes
Southtowne, a 258-unit apartment complex built by Studer properties in downtown Pensacola, received an economic development exemption, known as an EDATE, from the city and county. The city’s and county’s ad valorem…
Spirit Airlines coming to Pensacola
Spirit Airlines today announced More Go to the Florida Panhandle, with plans to bring Spirit Signature Service, brand new Airbus planes and its low fares to Pensacola International Airport (PNS) starting June…
Mayoral Q&A: Vaccines and a Parking Garage
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly A couple of days after engaging in a spirited discussion with the Pensacola City Council about the prospects of leasing a couple of parcels at the Maritime Park…
DPZ has no idea what will happen at COW
Marina Khoury and her DPZ CoDesign team have no idea what will happen at today’s Committee of the Whole. The commissioners are scheduled to review the proposed hybrid master plan for Outlying…
gBETA Pensacola seeks early-stage companies
gBETA Pensacola  is currently recruiting entrepreneurs statewide for its Spring 2021 cohort. gBETA Pensacola is a seven-week accelerator for early-stage companies with Pensacola roots who are seeking fast, scalable growth. Participants benefit from…
Council debates maritime park proposal
By Jeremy Morrison Raising concerns about finances, the potential for gentrification and “opportunity hoarding,†the Pensacola City Council cast a collective sideways glance at the prospects of a deal involving tax and…
New proposal shows value of incentives
For the past few years, several locals have argued that economic development shouldn’t need incentives – Â no property tax abatements (also known as edates) or cash incentives tied to job creation and…
WEAR TV lays off veteran staff
Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of WEAR-TV, has laid about a dozen employees last week from its Pensacola station, including April Baker, Steve Nissim and Kathryn Daniel. All were given two-weeks notice, but…
Bay Bridge won’t make March reopening deadline
From FDOT: As Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) contractors were conducting repairs to the Pensacola Bay Bridge, it was determined that additional repair work was needed for one of the bridge’s trophy…
Subcontractor details claims against Skanska
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly This time last year, Ken Canty was still on the job, handling demolition work on the old Pensacola Bay bridge. Things had already gotten weird, but Skanska had…
Former Gulf Power prez joins PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has hired Marlene Santos as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer effective March 15. For the past two years, Santos served as president of Gulf…