Category: Business
Group calls for carving out $133 million in ‘turkeys’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida TaxWatch says $133 million should be slashed from the state’s proposed budget, though Gov….
New fire code puts food trucks in jeopardy
Yesterday Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson called to explain that the state has adopted a new fire code that food trucks and mobile or temporary cooking…
Poll: City voters favor cutting bottle club hours
In a InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 538 likely voters in the city of Pensacola, we found that 40.1 percent supported closing the bottle clubs in…
McMahon named to Marine Fisheries Advisory
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has appointed three new advisors to NOAA’s Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee, bringing the group’s membership to the full complement of…
ST Engineering lands $1.3B contract
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its Aerospace and Electronics sectors have secured new contracts with a combined value of about $2.1…
Thomson named Chamber CEO
At their April board meeting, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted to name Todd Thomson President/CEO of the organization. Thomson replaces…
Buzz: Gulf Power parachutes
Inweekly has been told approximately 280 Gulf Power employees have received enhanced retirement packages. Employee, who are 50 years or older and have 10 years…
Radio news icon passes
Longtime Pensacola radio fixture John Teelin died recently while in hospice care. John spent many years at WCOA radio and later worked as part-time news…
Underhill tries end run on PEDC bill, fails
Escambia County Commissioner Doug Underhill last week tried to get the Florida House State Affairs Committee to not hear HB 1067, which restructures the Pensacola-Escambia…
Pensacola makes Final Four
Pensacola eked out a four-point victory over Delray, Fla. in the 2019 Strongest Town contest. More than 5,500 votes were cast in our second round…
‘Right price’ downtown parking
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Pensacola’s Downtown Improvement Board continued to refine its plans for downtown parking during a Tuesday night workshop in preparation for a…
Top 10 small cities for small business
Here is a goal for the Greater Pensacola Chamber: Get Pensacola on this list. ChamberofCommerce.org has published a study that uncovers the best small cities for…
CareerSource Escarosa lets down Escambia County
Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $1.75 million to help Floridians acquire the skills needed for in-demand occupations through new and expanded apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship…
County part of bold workforce initiative
FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within…
Ferry service has new operator
The National Park Service and HMS Ferries, Inc. have signed a 10-year concessions contract for the operation of Pensacola Bay Cruises. HMS Ferries is the…
ST Engineering shows commitment to training with scholarship fund
In support of the local community and the growing aviation industry of the City of Pensacola and Florida, ST Engineering has set up the Pensacola…
4,005 signatures needed
The City of Pensacola had 40,054 registered voters for the November 2018 general elections. Petition organizers have 60 days to gather 4,055 signatures to force…
OLF 8 Zoning Left to Master Developer
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly The Escambia County Commission decided to leave the zoning of the 640-acre Outlying Landing Field 8 in Beulah to the master…
FDOT puts up $20 million for Project Titan
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson received the news from the Florida Department of Transportation that the city would receive an additional $20 million for Project Titan….
Smokable, legal pot on the way
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida –Patients could soon be allowed to smoke medical marijuana, but they’d have to purchase pre-rolled joints with…
