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In 2003, Escambia County Board of County Commissioners gave Wayne-Dalton a property tax exemption for creating 43 jobs – estimated tax exemption about $186,000 annually….

By IN reporter Sean Boone Last month, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco wrote up 17 downtown businesses during Gallery Night for not…

Yesterday, PNJ reporter Jamie Paige exposed Tim Eagan, a Pensacola decorative concrete worker, who created a $1 billion private development plan for the Port of…

Carl Leahy, who has been the general manager at WEAR TV 3 for the past 20 years, passed away yesterday while playing golf. He was…

On March 6, 2008, the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners held public hearing for consideration of adopting an Ordinance establishing an Economic Development Ad…

by IN Reporter Sean Boone The Wayne Dalton company, the worlds leader in garage door manufacturing, will be suspending most of its plant operations in…

From Escambia All for One Ladies and Gentlemen, We’ve all been working hard to understand the needs of the citizens of our city and county….

Wayne Dalton plant to close in Pensacola The Wayne Dalton company, the world’s leader in garage door manufacturing, will be closing its plant in Ellison…

According to the Daily News,the National Marine Fisheries Service completes this week its review of the study on the pier’s impact on sea turtles and…

Georgia-Pacific will close its plywood mill north of Monroeville in mid-January, indefinitely laying off close to 300 workers. The lowest housing starts in more than…

They’ve set their template for the newly elected officials. Be ready to name five priorities. Monday we had David Morgan. Yesterday Malcolm Thomas. Today Mike…

Wayne Dalton is handing out between 250 and 300 pink slips to it’s employees at Ellison. They are shutting the Pensacola operation down and moving…

Kenneth Quinnell of Florida Progressive Coalition lists IN Your Head Radio as one the things he will miss after the Nov. 4 election. We interviewed…

Tampa Tribune published that Durant High School senior baseball player Ty Sullivan has verbally committed to the University of West Florida. Sullivan, a left-handed pitcher,…

Not in Escambia County, but Charlotte County, where 13 jobs were cut in the Building Inspections and Construction Services Department. The county also closed two…

Miami Herald’s Sunday edition had this cover story on how Obama won Florida. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the campaign. The reporters interview Steve Schale,…

Eleven weeks ago, the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees approved Land Capital Group as the master developer for the park. The goal was…

Sam Hall broke ground with his blog back in 2006. Councilman-elect Maren DeWeese has her own – pensacolad3.blogspot.com

The Pensacola City Council runoff is set for Tuesday, Nov. 25. District 4 candidate Larry Johnson will hold a rally at 600 South on Tuesday,…

by IN reporter Sean Boone The election of a Democrat to the White House on top of a nation-wide financial crisis has sparked a sharp…