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 of cloud-based cybersecurity and productivity services, serving…
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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 the 2020 ballot that could revamp Florida’s…
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 state in 2018 through the platform. This…
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, Gannett, for $12 per share in cash,…
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 will describe the major initiatives that his…
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 1, Gulf Power is now part of…
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 and overhaul) Aviation campus at the Pensacola…
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 Transportation to raise tolls on Northwest Florida’s…
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 made an impressive run at being the…
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 landfill used by the company’s Crist Plant…
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 Collector Larry Hart, will develop a plan…
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 of Achieve Escambia that will be moving…