Fuels with ethanol burn cleaner and help reduce dependency on fossil fuels by 10 percent. State Sen. Greg Evers and Rep. Matt Gaetz want to put an end to the mandatory requirement…
Bob Tyler gets butt kicked
The car business is a tough one. Territorial lines get blurred as brand dealerships have reached further and further for customers since the recession. Bob Tyler once dominated Toyota sales in the…
Florida presidential primary date and candidate list set
The 2012 presidential primary will be Jan. 31. The Florida GOP Party has submitted the names of nine candidates for the Jan. 31 ballot: Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman,…
Panel picks 2012 presidential debate sites
The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the schedule for 2012 presidential debates. Here’s the schedule: First presidential debate: Wednesday, Oct. 3 University of Denver, Denver Vice presidential debate: Thursday, Oct. 11…
DeLuna Fest on Carson Daly show
Starting tomorrow night, NBC’s Last Call with Carson Daly will begin airing their week+ worth of episodes shot live at DeLuna Fest 2011. The scheduling is below: NBC’s Last Call With Carson…
Blue Angels App Just Released
Press Release:Just in time for the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show, the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation is excited to announce the release of the Blue Angels app. The Blue Angels app is…
BP inks deal with GE Wind
Pensacola is the beneficiary of a new contract signed by GE Wind with BP Wind Energy. GE Wind announced last week that Houston-based BP Wind Energy is purchasing 350 GE 1.6-megawatt wind…
“The First Ever Arrogant Steak Cook-Offâ€
This event will be held on Thursday, Nov. 3d at Seville Quarter beginning at 5:30 p.m. Competitive cooking teams will be serving up NY Strip steaks for ticketholders to sample and each…
Aaron Lewis coming to Saenger
Aaron Lewis will perform at the Saenger Theatre on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this Solo and Acoustic Tour go on sale to the general public on Friday,…
Why Gen-X doesn’t understand Occupy Movement
Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse wrote yesterday about why Generation X (and Baby Boomers) is having trouble understanding the Occupy movement, which is largely Millennials. “The 99 percenters, who are an all-ages…
Putting our economic system in perspective
Niall Ferguson (Harvard Business School and Newsweek Contributor) points out (a point which those in tents right now might find thought-provoking) that no matter what its ills, our business climate is about…
When in doubt hire a consultant
TEAM Santa Rosa recently disseminated a Request for Proposal in solicitation of a consultant who would be contracted to determine the best structure for Santa Rosa County’s economic development organization. Responses to…
Change Occupy should look for
After years of lengthy investigations into collateralized debt obligations (CDO), the “toxic” mortgages that brought about our financial crisis, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought civil actions against only two small-time…
Blake Shelton coming to Pensacola, on sale Nov. 11
Press Release: Blake Shelton, reigning “Male Vocalist of the Year†and five-time CMA nominee including a nod for the most prestigious award, “Entertainer of the Year†will be taking the stage at…
Bill Gates reflects on Steve Jobs
Microsoft Chairman shares his reflections on Steve Jobs and talks about continuing foreign aid and Source: ABC
14 words GOP aren’t to use
In 2006 Frank Luntz, GOP political consultant and pollster who now works for Fox News Channel, wrote a campaign manual for Republicans it contained an appendix of word that they are never…
Must-read: True ‘Semper Fi’
Washington Post has an article on two marines that teamed up to run the Marine Corps Marathon. Between them, they had one leg and three full arms. This is one story you…
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 to reimburse companies between $200 and $800…
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 Stephen Nodine. It believes that the new…
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 noon. Today NorthEscambia.com reports that report card…