Category: Business
Ford Named to National AI Commission
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Dr. Ken Ford and 14 others were named to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and have two years to…
Chamber has a job opening
The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce is seeking a new President (Executive Director). The position was vacated when Clay Ingram accepted the Governor’s request that…
Ingram’s farewell message
From Greater Pensacola Chamber President Clay Ingram: Dear Friends, As you may already know, today marks the end of my time as the President of…
$10 million and a spanking
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Triumph Gulf Coast members agreed to commit additional oil-spill funds toward Pensacola’s Project Titan on Friday. But they weren’t too happy…
BB&T and Suntrust to merge
BB&T and SunTrust have agreed to merge into a new and as-yet-unnamed bank, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $66 billion. The new bank,…
County pitches in on Titan
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson secured an additional $5 million from Escambia County Thursday night for a jobs and infrastructure project at…
Pensacola named second most affordable beach town
In its fourth annual study, SmartAsset analyzed data to find the most affordable beach towns in America, and Pensacola ranks in the number two spot!…
BBC Project Titan Preview
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –It looks likely that Escambia County will cough up another $5 million for the city of Pensacola’s Project Titan, a jobs…
Buzz: Plant Crist may convert to natural gas
NorthEscambia.com broke the news that Gulf Power is analyzing the feasibility of a proposed natural gas pipeline though North Escambia to convert Plant Crist from coal…
Nearly half of Escambia County families struggle paying the bills
United Way of Escambia County yesterday announced that of 118,702 households in Escambia County, about a third struggle to pay for basic needs such as…
Hill loses 2-1 vote on PEDC
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly Florida Rep. Mike Hill refused to support the update to state guidelines governing the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) on…
BP money eyed to help with hurricane recovery
By  Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida… TALLAHASSEE — Calls are growing to use BP oil spill money to bolster Hurricane Michael recovery efforts,…
Chamber, Trade association oppose deregulation of utilities
Business leaders typically fight for deregulation but not so when it comes to the powerful privately-owned utilities. The News Service of Florida reports: Two of…
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…
