Category: Business
Traditional media more trusted than social media
People trust traditional media more than social media, according to the latest report by Edelman, an independent global communications firm. Employers were seen as the…
Sign of the times: Free flea market space for federal workers
Press Release: United Flea Markets, owner of the largest portfolio of flea markets in the country, announced today that it is offering free selling space…
More ST Engineering jobs in 2019
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –ST Engineering is forecasting job growth for its operations at the Pensacola airport, even as city officials continue to search for…
Blues Marker Celebration
From Visit Pensacola: Belmont-Devilliers Honored by Mississippi Blues Marker What: The Mississippi Blues Commission will honor the legacy of the Blues in Pensacola with the unveiling…
SmartBank merges
SmartFinancial, Inc., the parent company of SmartBank, and Entegra Financial Corp., the parent company of Entegra Bank, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger…
AppRiver acquired
Zix Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire AppRiver for $275 million in cash. AppRiver, headquartered in Gulf Breeze, is a channel-first provider…
Utility measure could make 2020 Ballot
A political committee has submitted more than 60,000 valid petition signatures to the state Division of Elections as it tries to get a measure on…
Escambia County had 62,000 Airbnb guests in 2018
Airbnb announced today that Floridian hosts and homeowners earned a combined $810 million in supplemental income while welcoming approximately 4.5 million guest arrivals to the…
Buzz: Offer on the table
Several media outlets are reporting the newspaper chain MNG Enterprises, also known as Digital First Media, has offered to buy Pensacola News Journal’s parent company,…
Patronis to speak at Chamber luncheon
The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce announced that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis will be the keynote speaker for their 2019 Legislative Luncheon. Patronis…
Buzz: The company formerly known as Gulf Power
Send someone an email at Gulf Power, and you will notice that their email address as change. Thank you for your email. As of Jan…
Mayor optimistic about Project Titan
Mayor Grover Robinson remains optimistic about Project Titan, the code name given to the building of three more hangars to create a MRO (maintenance, repair…
Bondholders sue to raise toll for Garcon Point Bridge
By Lloyd Dunkelberger, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A bank representing bondholders filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to force the state Department of…
Buzz: Triumph appointee
Who will be the next appointee to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board? Several names are being batted around: Frank White: former state representative who had…
Public weighs in on Gulf Power coal ash permits
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The public will have a chance Wednesday to weigh in on a federal permit pertaining to a Gulf Power coal ash…
Ingram on DeSantis transition team
Former State Rep. Clay Ingram has been named to Governor-elect Ron DeSantis’ Transition Advisory Committee on Government Operations. The committee, chaired by Lee County Tax…
Navy Fed Calder leaving area
Debbie Calder, Executive Vice President for Greater Pensacola Operations at Navy Federal Credit Union, has been promoted to the organization’s COO. She has notified the Leadership Council…
Condo lease fees explored
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly At the Committee of the Whole yesterday, Escambia County District 1 Commissioner Jeff Bergosh made a presentation showing the Beach Club…
Updating PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) would allow people to serve on its nine-member board who live outside Escambia County…
Hayward named Andrews Research & Education Foundation President
 Ashton J. Hayward, III begins serving as president of the Andrews Institute Research & Education Foundation (AREF) effective Jan. 7, 2019. The leadership of AREF…
