Category: Business
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Saunders and Studer on Pensacola Speaks
Newly selected UWF president Martha Saunders will be my guest on “Pensacola Speaks” today at 5:33 p.m. In the first half hour, we will have…
Wahoos, Reds extend relationship
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos today announced a two-year extension of the team’s Player Development Contract with the Cincinnati Reds. This agreement will keep the Blue…
Cox makes internet available to low-income families
Cox Communications recently announced additional low-income families within its service area are now eligible for discounted internet service through the company’s Connect2Compete program. Eligibility requirements…
SRIA gives five reasons to love Pensacola Beach this fall
When the summer season comes to an end on Pensacola Beach, the activities, adventures and excitement keep going. Pensacola Beach is home to award-winning sugar-white…
Blue Wahoos earn Southern League Community Service Award
The Southern League of Professional Baseball Clubs has announced the Pensacola Blue Wahoos winners of the Community Service Award. Ray Sayre was named Groundskeeper of…
IMS ExpertServices named Best Expert Witness Search Firm
IMS ExpertServices has been named Corporate America magazine’s 2016 Best Expert Witness Search Firm in the Legal Elite awards. This award acknowledges the efforts of…
Studer: Keys to building a great team [podcast]
On “Pensacola Speaks” yesterday, Quint Studer discussed his upcoming column on the Pensacola News Journal. “Creating and sustaining a great team is the goal of…
UWF receives $1 million gift from Pen Air to name football field
The University of West Florida announced today a $1 million gift from Pen Air Federal Credit Union to support UWF football. The gift will name…
