Category: Business
FDOE increases child care services for first responders and health care workers
The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Early Learning (OEL), in coordination with local early learning coalitions, has prioritized and increased access to child care…
Visit Pensacola study predicts frustration and division are ahead
Visit Pensacola has shared a report by its marketing partner, Showcase Pensacola, that is based on COVID-19-related industry research. “We want to share this with…
Fired union leader speaks out
From Mike Lowery, president of ATU Local 1395: As you reported on your blog. I was terminated at approximately 12:15 p.m. yesterday by Ed Spainhower,…
Home Builders challenge Santa Rosa County’s school impact fee
The Home Builders Association of West Florida (HBA) has filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial Circuit Court against the Board of County Commissioners and…
Think twice before sharing senior photo
From the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida: It seems harmless and fun! A bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing…
Small Business recovery grants program
Escambia County and the City of Pensacola, in partnership with the UWF Small Business Development Center, FloridaWest EDA and the Greater Pensacola Chamber, have created…
Help for small business owners – today
The Spring has partnered with gener8tor to offer a free two-week Emergency Response Program for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program features…
Bingo bounced back to DeSantis
At its April 2 regular meeting, the Escambia County Commission had little appetite for issuing an emergency order closing any business—except for bingo parlors and…
County may furlough workers, City says jobs are safe
At the EOC press conference, Inweekly asked Mayor Grover Robinson and County Administrator Janice Gilley whether they would layoff any employees in April. The mayor…
Interested in an April subscription?
We’re working on ways to make sure you can keep getting print issues of Inweekly safely. For starters, we’re putting as many copies as possible…
Presser Notes: Five Percent and Better on the Bluffs
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Nudging down a bit, the Pensacola area’s percentage of COVID-19 tests yielding positive results is running about five percent. “Glad to…
Escambia makes Top 12 COVID-19 list
As of 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 30, Â Escambia County moved into the Top 12 list of Florida counties with positive COVID-19 cases. Escambia has the…
Gulf Power customers could get break on bills
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Hundreds of thousands of Northwest Florida residents and businesses could get a break on their…
COVID-19’s Economic Gut Punch
Local Organizations Offer Guidance for Businesses By Jeremy Morrison Measures being taken to limit the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus are dealing the business community…
COVID-19: Florida picks up another 265 cases,
As 11 a.m. EDT, Florida has 1,412 positive cases, up 265 from last night. Â Escambia County has an additional case, total 10. Â Santa Rosa is…
COVID-19: Escambia County now has 9 cases, more than double since Sunday
As Ascension Sacred Heart president Dawn Rudolph predicted last week at Mayor Grover Robinson’s presser, Escambia County is tracking at about 10 percent positive on…
COVID-19: Only one Escambia case is travel-related and more info
BY THE NUMBERS: CORONAVIRUS — MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION March 23, 2020 NSF Staff TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Health released updated numbers Monday about…
State eyes hotels to house people with Coronavirus
By Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday that state officials are looking at the possibility of putting people…
Save Florida Business Initiative
The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) and DigiPro Media have partnered together to announce the Save Florida Business Initiative…
City clarifies his order
Mayor Grover Robinson announced Thursday, March 19 a Declaration of State of Emergency 20-02 with new business restrictions in the City of Pensacola to help prevent the…





















