Rodney Rich honored

Rodney L. Rich, president of Rodney Rich & Co., has once again been named by the Financial Times as an elite member of the Top…

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Okaloosa to ship recyclables to ECUA Perdido Landfill facility

Daily News reporter Tom McLaughlin reports that Okaloosa County will soon begin shipping its recyclables to ECUA’s new $10-million facility located at the Escambia County’s…

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Pensacola ranks high on MLB experience, weak on quality of life

The website SmartAsset ranked the best minor league baseball towns in the country. Its researcher analyzed 158 cities and towns using two scores: a quality…

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GDP in 15 Florida Metro Areas grew faster than nation, not Pensacola

Most Florida metro areas outpaced the nation in gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in 2015. Fifteen of Florida’s 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) increased…

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Lawmakers expected to act on workers’ comp

By JIM TURNER AND JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With Florida businesses facing a 14.5 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance rates, state…

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Studer on building a great team and work environment [podcast]

Last week, Quint Studer was my guest on “Pensacola Speaks.” We discussed his PNJ column on building a team in your business or organization. When…

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Putnam and Visit Florida promote Pensacola Seafood Festival

In recognition of National Seafood Month in October, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer…

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Rafferty named 2016 Perry Nichols Award recipient

Levin Papantonio shareholder Troy Rafferty is the recipient of the 2016 Perry Nichols Award from the Florida Justice Association (FJA). The Perry Nichols Award is…

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Julian MacQueen named to Hotelier Hall of Fame

Founder and CEO of Innisfree Hotels Julian MacQueen will be celebrated by the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association with its highest honor – the Hotelier…

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Workers Comp rate to jump 14.5 percent on Dec. 1

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has issued an Order that gives contingent approval to an overall combined average statewide Workers’ Compensation Insurance rate…

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Community Maritime Park up for award

The Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization, has selected the Vince Whibbs, Sr. Community Maritime Park as one of three finalists for…

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Downtown renaissance becoming reality

The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition opened its new Pensacola headquarters, Levin Center for IHMC Research, on the edge of Aragon. The three-story, 30,000-square-foot…

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Manufacturers Council partners with UWF

The Northwest Florida Manufacturers Council (NWFMC) has announced a stronger partnership with the University of West Florida (UWF), one that will immediately bring many benefits…

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Fitch Ratings affirms BBB- rating for Pensacola airport bonds, outlook remains stable

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Pensacola’s ‘BBB-‘ rating on $32.1 million of outstanding series 2008 airport capital improvement revenue bonds issued on behalf of Pensacola International…

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Florida Chamber Foundation to hold town hall, Oct. 11

By 2030, six million additional residents will call Florida home, and two million more jobs will be needed. Is Escambia county ready? To prepare for…

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Ogletree named to 2016-2017 FEDC Board of Directors

The Florida Economic Development Council (FEDC), the state’s professional association of economic, workforce, and community developers, has announced its 2016-2017 board of directors. In addition,…

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VT-Mae project cost increases by $8.67 million, FDOT picks up tab

In September 2014 when Mayor Ashton Hayward signed the agreement to build an aircraft MRO facility at the Pensacola International Airport, the total cost was…

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Get Started Pensacola deadline Oct. 7 [podcast]

Kristin Longley of Cox Business discussed on “Pensacola Speaks” Get Started Pensacola. Local entrepreneurs pitch their idea or product to a panel of judges for…

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Landrum honored

The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) has honored H. Britt Landrum, Jr., CEO of Landrum Human Resources, with the 2016 Michaeline A. Doyle…

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New Coast Guard contract to bring 2,000 jobs to Northwest Florida

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced yesterday that Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been awarded a $10.5 billion contract to build two dozen new U.S. Coast…

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