Category: Politics
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…
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…
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…
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…
Wilson Robertson marathon continues on PNJ
Today, the daily points out that Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson is up for the chairmanship of the commission. The PNJ editorial board has come…
Buzz: Few marketing positions at Gibbs level
We made a few phone calls to area corporations and non-profit and we couldn’t find any newly hired marketing coordinator that makes $63,000, especially ones…
IN Interview: Wilson Robertson
Seeing a Man About a Horse.. by Jeremy Morrison… He maintains that what he did wasn’t against the rules. But he concedes it probably should…
Chinese company gets $64 million contract with GE Pensacola
Bloomberg reports Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co. has winning a $63.6 million order to provide GE Generators (Pensacola) LLC with towers for wind turbines. Titan…
Grants for Economic Development available -$30 million
From Sen. Don Gaetz office: The University of West Florida (UWF) Office of Economic Development and Engagement (OEDE) today began accepting proposals for grant funding…
It’s official. UPS moving to P’cola
Press Release: UPS to move regional sorting operation to Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that international shipper UPS would…
Chamber gets two defense grants -$300K
Press Release: Governor Rick Scott announced the awarding of two defense grants to the Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. The announcement was made at…
Blackwater prison target of federal grand jury
The St. Pete Times reports that the federal grand jury investigation that has gotten the Santa Rosa County Commission upset about TEAM Santa Rosa is…
Victor Steen case settled
Mayor Ashton Hayward has sent the following memo to the Pensacola City Council: The City’s Police Liability Insurance Company has settled the claim of Cassandra…
Buzz: UPS moving to Pensacola Airport
The word I’m getting both here and from friends in Mobile is United Parcel Service (UPS) is moving its regional operations from Mobile to Pensacola….
Hugh King drops out of Democrat primary
The race for Escambia County Commissioner District 3 has seen one life-long Democrat drop his party affiliation and switch to No Party Affiliation (NPA)–Hugh King,…
Mitchells get Golden Brick
The Pensacola Downtown Improvement Board (DIB) awarded the 2011 Golden Brick Award to Rosie O’Grady’s of Pensacola, Inc. for the significant physical improvements to one…
Buzz about Apple announcement today
Apple will announce its new iPhone today–the first big production introduction with former CEO Steve Jobs. Reportedly, the new phone will be less expensive, lighter…
Bus drivers’ union files unfair labor practices complaint against Veolia
Press Release: Order for Dismissing Motion for Temporary Injunction Circuit Court Judge Michael G. Allen from the First Judicial Circuit Court in and for Escambia…
Wages show improvement for Escambia County
From March 2010 to March 2011, employment increased in 256 of the 322 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this past…
Publix recalls spinach dip, possibly tainted
Publix Super Markets is recalling its spinach dip because it may contain listeria monocytogenes. The problem was discovered during a routine microbial testing conducted by…
