Visit Pensacola Prez packs bags for St. Pete/Clearwater

Steve Hayes, President of Visit Pensacola announced today he has accepted the position of President & CEO of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater in Pinellas County. “I…

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More presser notes: marinas, ice

Politics of Public Marinas Last week, the Pensacola City Council approved a lease for the area known as the Pitt Slip, which includes a marina….

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Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative partners with MIT

PENSACOLA: This summer, the Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative conducted a survey of area entrepreneurs and stakeholders asking for ways to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater…

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Looking for IP’s Monster Under the Bed

Following lengthy criticism of local press coverage concerning the environmental impacts International Paper’s operation has on Perdido Bay, a pair of Escambia County commissioners are…

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Underhill uses special district vote to push his anti-ECAT agenda

PENSACOLA: Last night, WEAR TV made it seem that the dissolution of the Special District for ECAT would amount to the county taking control of…

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Workers protest county takeover of ECAT

PENSACOLA – On the eve of the Escambia Board of County Commissioners’ Oct. 3 meeting, Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) workers today will hold a…

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More thoughts on IP environmental issues

PENSACOLA: This week, I received this from John Nixon of Phenix Environmental Response, LLC in response to our article “Can IP Lower Environmental Bar?” Nixon…

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Should FDEP cut IP a break?

PENSACOLA–Following the explosion at the International Paper mill in Cantonment in 2017, Jackie Lane began to notice something different in Perdido Bay. “It just immediately…

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Pensacola nears Pitt Slip deal

PENSACOLA–After nearly an hour of discussion during its agenda conference Monday, the Pensacola City Council appears ready to move on the leasing of the piece…

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Concerns raised over International Paper bond hearing omission

PENSACOLA–The exchange, hidden within the confines of a TEFRA bond hearing, was so surreally weird as to be absurd. It involved a back-and-forth with Escambia…

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Escambia trails other Panhandle counties in annual earnings per resident

Escambia County ranked 29th among counties in Florida by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau in August, according…

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Andrade ask Verizon to meet with city officials

State Rep. Alex Andrade shared this letter with Inweekly: 9/12/2019 Courtney Barnard, Verizon Wireless State Government Affairs 899 Heathrow Park Ln Lake Mary, FL 32746…

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Economic impact of UWF football

An economic impact analysis completed by the Haas Center at the University of West Florida shows the 2018 football season generated an estimated $9.7 million…

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Applications due Friday

Press Release: Cox Communications employees will award more than $100,000 to nonprofits in its Southeast Region through Cox Charities Community Investment grants, which are guided…

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Voodoo Music + Arts Experience Giveaway

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience is returning to City Park in New Orleans this October for three days of music, food and costumes and you…

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Pop up park – Gallery Night

Pensacola, FL  â€“ Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board is teaming up with Gallery Night to celebrate International PARK(ing) Day, and the community is invited to transform…

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Visit Pensacola CEO named finalist for St. Pete job

Pinellas County Administrator Barry A. Burton announced the names of the three new finalists for the Visit St. Pete/Clearwater president and CEO position today – included on…

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Berryhill Admin Complex up for sale

Press release: The Santa Rosa County School District, represented by Scoggins III, Inc., is offering the former Berryhill Administrative Complex for sale by bid. In…

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GPS Hospitality hiring

Press Release: GPS Hospitality, a fast-growing BURGER KING®, POPEYES® Louisiana Kitchen and Pizza Hut franchisee, will host its annual job fair on Thursday, Sept. 12 with a…

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Visit Pensacola announces grants

Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is pleased to announce its 2019-20 grant recipients for events taking place between Oct. 1, 2019 – April 30, 2020….

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