Category: News
Santa Rosa County gets more competitive for jobs
Santa Rosa County commissioners last week approved a revision to its incentive program to attract jobs to their county. TEAM Santa Rosa can now offer…
Press Register lauds State intervention in Nodine case
The Editorial Board of the Mobile Press Register is glad to see Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange take of the prosecution of former Mobile Commissioner…
Buzz: Oops, no report cards today
Technology doesn’t always work as planned. Yesterday, the daily newspaper drove readers to its website when the print edition wasn’t delivered to most places until…
Construction jobs suck, too
The Pensacola area lost 600 construction jobs over the past 12 months, according to a new report. Construction employment declined in 153 out of 337…
Pensacola isn’t a great area for local retailers
Civic Economics and the American Booksellers Association have released their annual Indie City Index, a ranking of every Metropolitan Area in the United States based…
OP speaks out on Council vote
Press Release: After hours upon hours of Occupy members holding the City Council over time by filling the stack of the public forum, the counsel…
City Council passes resolution in favor of tent city
The Pensacola City Council passed a resolution tonight in favor of Occupy Pensacola erecting tents and living in them for the next two weeks. Mayor…
Occupy Showdown at City Council Meeting
Mayor Ashton Hayward’s office sent out the following press release a few minutes ago: Hayward to Occupiers: No More Tent Cities Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward…
Yaz Ad Mocks Users
In 2008, Bayer reached a settlement with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to spend $20 million in advertising to correct the ads for its…
Occupy Pensacola to March to City Hall
OP Press Release – Oct. 26: Occupy Pensacola’s march from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Plaza to City Hall on Friday, Oct 28 at 5…
Rubios came to America for same reasons most do-jobs
The Miami Herald and St. Pete Times have done more digging into U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s parents and their immigration to the U.S. The Washington…
Giant Lego washes up on beach, no ties to DeLuna Fest
An 8-foot-tall Lego-man washed up Tuesday morning on Siesta Key, Florida beach. On his chest are the words “NO REAL THAN YOU ARE.” So far,…
Possibly bad news for Escambia public schools
Based on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests of the past 10 years, we know that Escambia County public schools are dealing with a large percentage…
BP profits almost double
The Wall Street Journal is reporting the BP announced that its net profit for the three months ending Sept. 30 was $4.91 billion, compared with…
Perdido Key event gets attention
The Orlando Sentinel travel writer has written about an upcoming event at Perdido Key – “Wonderful Wacky Women Week.“Â Â The event, set for Oct. 23-29,…
SEC gets Citigroup to pay up
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday charged Citigroup’s principal U.S. broker-dealer subsidiary with misleading investors about a $1 billion collateralized debt obligation (CDO) tied to…
Buzz: Lowman passed away
You get word that former Escambia County Sheriff Jim Lowman (1993-2000) passed away this morning.
Can Rubio be president?
The Birthers have a new target – Florida’s U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. They are questioning whether he is a “natural born citizen.” Rubio, who is…
Bama Attorney General takes over Nodine case
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office announced this afternoon that it will take over prosecution of charges in Baldwin County against former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen…
270 companies committing to employ veterans and military spouses
We need a local Chamber commitment that matches this national one announced yesterday by First Lady Michelle Obama. The Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce…
