Category: Business
Bill coming for Gulf Power’s work after Hurricane Sally
Nothing is free, particularly when it comes to utilities. While Gulf Power linemen deserve praise for getting power back on after Hurricane Sally, customers will…
Peacock ‘glass half empty’ opinion counters Studer view of QOL survey
Three days after the Escambia County Commission gave tentative approval to the DPZ Co-Design’s latest master plan concept for Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8), businessman…
Buzz: Gulf Power prez stepping down
Sources have shared that Marlene Santos, president of Gulf Power, is stepping down after spending 39 years of service with Florida Power & Light. Santos,…
What did commercial real estate brokers say about OLF-8?
DPZ CoDesign last August survey the members of NAIOP -Â professionals involved in commercial real estate. According to its website, the local chapter has 90+ members….
Bender presents hybrid plan for OLF-8
Commission chairman Robert Bender yesterday held a Zoom meeting with Navy Federal Credit Union, FloridaWest, PEDC, DPZ CoDesign and the county. The group agreed on…
What did the community tell DPZ CoDesign that it wanted at OLF-8
Inweekly has tried to find out what the community and stakeholders told DPZ CoDesign that they wanted at Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8). DPZ sent…
DPZ: Timeline… may be decided on Feb. 18
Is the proposed project timeline acceptable? Commissioner Bender opened, “I think one, we’d like to see this move forward in some respect and to get…
DPZ: Type of jobs for OLF-8
What are the desired job types? Commissioner Barry said, “As Commissioner Bergosh mentioned, outside of anything with smokestacks, anything contained within a building, in my…
DPZ: Fireworks over public input
How will public input be incorporated in the final plan? “The public input should be the driving force of the overall plan,†said Commissioner Underhill….
DPZ Question: Housing on OLF-8
What, if any, housing types would you consider? DPZ partner Marina Khoury stared the discussion: “What we are proposing for this site is not the…
DPZ question 2: how much land for commerce?
How much land should be devoted to commerce use only? Commissioner Jeff Bergosh didn’t hesitate—“The maximum available.†“It looks like we’ve got 537 acres left, 
OLF-8 questions: ideal timeline for build-out? (update)
At the Committee of the Whole last Thursday, DPZ CoDesign posed six questions of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to help it finalize the…
What did DPZ present at the COW
Here is DPZ’s presentation to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners at the Committee of the Whole on Feb. 11: Marina Khoury: “Thank you. So…
The County Project manager’s overview of DPZ presentation on Feb. 11
The entire Committee of the Whole meeting was devoted to the Outlying Landing Field 8 (OLF-8) master plan. The meeting lasted over three hours, and…
DPZ CoDesign and Perdido Key Master Plan (Update)
DPZ CoDesign is a Miami-based architecture and town planning firm that was founded in 1980 as Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. by the husband-and-wife team of…
Buzz: What Navy Fed wants at OLF-8
In all its presentations and in the few emails released, DPZ CoDesign has not shared what Navy Federal Credit Union has told them in their…
DPZ CoDesign playing BCC, PNJ
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners was led to believe that DPZ CoDesign worked for them in developing a master plan for Outlying Landing Field…
Navy Federal connection to DPZ master plan
Last week, Inweekly requested emails between Navy Federal Credit Union and DPZ CoDesign and its OLF-8 project team members. The Escambia County Commission hired DPZ…
Breaking: Navy Fed promotes Hoskins
Sources say Keith Hoskins has been promoted by Navy Federal Credit Union and will be replaced by Kara Cardona. Stay tuned for official announcement. Update:…
Deja vu: Single-use hoax
The Beulah Coalition – an alliance between Navy Federal Credit Union and some Beulah residents – wants a town center created, with housing and retail…
