Category: Business

First Bancshares of Hattiesburg announced this morning that it has acquired Gulf Coast Community Bank, which has $133 million in assets and five branches in…

Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward is discussing improving downtown parking and the need for workforce housing. Both ideas were part of Inweekly’s Ballsy Plan II, which…

(Weekly political notes from The News Service of Florida) By JIM TURNER AND BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Labeling the use of business…

Press Release: After much anticipation, the new Studer apartments in Downtown Pensacola have a name. “We are excited to have a name for the apartments,”…

The Studers have asked for the Escambia Board of County Commissioners to consider a downtown trolley service that will run as a pilot program from…

The Pensacola City Council will vote to tonight on Mayor Ashton Hayward’s request to provide Offshore Inland Marine (OIM) a partial deferral of rent on…

The Escambia County Neighborhood & Human Services Department is hosting a community discussion on the potential development of four affordable housing properties under the Florida…

Gulf Power, which provides electricity to about 450,000 customers in Northwest Florida, will seek a $106.78 million increase in base rates, according to a filing…

Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Navy Federal Credit Union for making false threats about debt collection to its members, which…

By Duwayne Escobedo That was the question put forward by Tony Carvajal for the Florida Chamber Foundation Florida 2030 Project on Tuesday morning. The organization…

The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved cost recovery for Gulf Power Company’s (Gulf) energy purchase agreement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc. (Morgan…

Gulf Power has a hearing today before the Florida Public Service Commission on its petition of it negotiated Energy Purchase Agreement (Agreement) with Morgan Stanley…

JetPay CEO Diane Faro today announced the appointment of Gene M. Valentino to Chief Strategy Officer of its Payments segment. “Gene has a proven track…

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” Troy Rafferty discussed being named the 2016 Perry Nichols Award recipient. The Florida Justice Association annually gives the Perry Nichols Award…

Sandy Sansing and Bubba Watson today announced their recent acquisition of Lou Sohb’s Milton Chevrolet, now Sandy and Bubba’s Milton Chevrolet. Raised in Bagdad, Bubba…

The law firm of Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A. and Straight Eight Properties, LLC will conduct a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Spearman Center on…

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners received a $46,050 Defense Reinvestment Grant for protecting and enhancing military missions and a $300,000 Defense Infrastructure…

ITEN Wired registration goes up after Wednesday, Oct. 5. The ITEN Wired Summit, also known as “Geeks on the Beach,” is a three-day conference to…

Cox Communications has expanded its eligibility requirements for its Connect 2 Compete home internet service to include families with at least one K-12 child who…

Curt Morse is the new executive director of the Downtown Improvement Board, replacing Ron Butlin whose last day was Friday, Sept. 30. Morse grew up…