Enterprise Florida is holding a briefing on doing business in the European Union tomorrow 10-11:15 a.m. at Pensacola State College-Downtown Center, 418 W. Garden St 3rd Floor, Room 307. Space for the…
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Enterprise Florida: How to do business in Germany
Enterprise Florida invites you to a free seminar: DOING BUSINESS IN GERMANY Where: Pensacola State College-Downtown Center Co:Lab at Pensacola State College-Downtown Center, 418 W. Garden St., 3rd Floor, Room 307 DATE:…
Four factors needed to land a big employer
Toyota and Mazda plan to open a $1.6 billion new facility that will be a joint venture to produce the Corolla and Mazda crossover, starting in 2021. Mississippi is the frontrunner to…
Hayward deserves credit for landing dollars for The Bluffs
Gov. Rick Scott used his power of line-item veto to cut millions of dollars earmarked by state representatives for their districts. Somehow FloridaWest’s economic development site, The Bluffs, was spared the ax…
Panama City lands aerospace manufacturer: 170 jobs, $65K avg salary, $55M capital investment
Bay County business leaders and local officials gathered May 9 at the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City Beach to officially welcome the GKN Aerospace manufacturing facility at VentureCrossings Enterprise…
AP reporter notices Chamber CEO Ingram voted against the position of his chamber
Yesterday, the Greater Pensacola Chamber sent out a position statement in support of Enterprise Florida, the Small Business Development Center Network and VISIT Florida. Todd Thomson, Vice President of Public Affairs for…
House fires back against Enterprise Florida [video]
The Florida House has created a YouTube video that argues its case to eliminate Enterprise Florida. It opens with Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute that received $300-plus million in tax dollars without…
Round 2: Battle over Corporate Incentives (or Welfare) begins Mar 7
Gov. Rick Scott is asking the Florida Legislature $85 million for incentives that Enterprise Florida can use to lure more jobs to Florida. When it was brought up yesterday at the EFI…
Hart named Enterprise Florida CEO
Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) Board of Directors today unanimously approved the hiring of Chris Hart IV as the new President & CEO of Enterprise Florida at its quarterly Board of Directors meeting…
Inaccurate City of Pensacola website hampers accountability
Mayor Ashton Hayward  has proclaimed often that  transparency, and accountability are cornerstones of his administration. Unfortunately, the reality doesn’t match the rhetoric. He declared in his first State of the City address that his…
Gulf Power CEO proposes Hart for Enterprise Florida job
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Chris Hart, a former state lawmaker and the longtime president of CareerSource Florida, was added Wednesday to the shortlist to run the state’s business-recruitment…
Florida given 2016 Silver Shovel awards
Area Development, the leading publication focused on site selection and facility planning, has given Florida a 2016 Silver Shovel Award in recognition of projects undertaken in 2015. This is the fourth consecutive…