Last month, FloridaWest welcomed Pensacola’s latest corporate addition, Circulogene, with an open house at the biotech’s new downtown offices and lab. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., Circulogene is Northwest Florida’s first molecular diagnostics…
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Project Titan begins
In December 2019, Mayor Robinson and Bill Hafner, chief integration officer for ST Engineering Aerospace in Pensacola, announced that Project Titan would begin in 2020. Project Titan would build three more hangars…
FloridaWest’s Andrews achieves MEDP
Press Release: Danita Andrews, Chief Business Development Officer, FloridaWest EDA recently completed the Advanced Economic Development Leadership executive education program and was awarded the Master Economic Development Practitioner (MEDP) certificate from the…
FloridaWest strikes gold with new campaign
With blizzards hitting the Northwest, FloridaWest, the county’s economic development authority, has launched a campaign to lure frozen businesses and remote workers to live and work in the Pensacola area. Security Magazine…
CO:LAB updates website for 2021
Press Release:When the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship first opened its doors to startup businesses in 2008, the Quality of Life Survey funded by Quint and Rishy Studer revealed that…
FloridaWest: Remote from here
FloridaWest Launches CyberCoast “Remote from Here†Campaign New website at the heart of efforts to attract and retain talented remote cybersecurity workers Pensacola, FL – November 16, 2020 – With a host…
Space Command: A good fit for Pensacola
The competition to be home for the U.S. Space Command moved to a new level this week as communities seeking the headquarters submitted their proposals. The finalists are expected to be selected…
Pensacola: A natural pick for U.S. Space Command
“Pensacola is natural for the Space Industry,” FloridaWest CEO Scott Luth told Inweekly after this weekend’s SpaceX splashdown in the waters off Pensacola Beach. “Actually, it’s already here.” Sunday wasn’t Astronaut Doug…
Second round for COVID-19 Recovery Grant from Gulf Power
FLoridaWest announced today that Gulf Power, in partnership with the Florida SBDC at UWF, is funding a second round of the Northwest Florida Small Business COVID-19 Recovery Grant Program. Gulf Power will…
Co:Lab Update
FloridaWest’s incubator, Co:Lab, sent out an update on its April activity. Co:Lab is program of FloridaWest EDA supported by Pensacola State College. Thoughtful Togetherness, Co:Lab style April 2020 was a tough month…
FloridaWest: Fill out damage assessment survey to help local economy
Last week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations. The survey, managed by the DEO, evaluates businesses…
Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative partners with MIT
PENSACOLA: This summer, the Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative conducted a survey of area entrepreneurs and stakeholders asking for ways to improve the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Greater Pensacola and Escambia County. The responses have…
Manufacturer wants to invest $100 million at Port of Pensacola
Next week, FloridaWest is presenting to Pensacola City Council a proposal to lease Port Warehouse #9 and #10 and approximately 6.5 acres of adjacent undeveloped land to Incoa Performance Minerals, LLC. According…
Pensacola job market one of the best in Florida
With Florida’s economy expected to hit $1 trillion this year and its unemployment rate at 3.9 percent, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best & Worst Cities in…
Breaking news: Pensacola State College included in Job Growth grants
Today, Governor Rick Scott announced $35 million in awards for nine Florida Job Growth Grant Fund projects across the state. This includes $1,860,510 for Pensacola State College’s workforce training programs that will…
VT MAE gears for hiring with info session Oct. 27
VT MAE is ready to begin its community outreach for subcontractor and those seeking jobs at its aircraft maintenance facility under construction at Pensacola International Airport. The company will host an information…
Cyber Gulf Coast: ‘Live Coastal, Work Cyber’
Last Friday, FloridaWest, University of West Florida and area cybersecurity educators and professionals unveiled the Cybersecurity Strategic Plan for Pensacola at the UWF Commons Conference Center. The plan consists of short-term and…
Pensacola International Airport prepares for 2035
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY The Pensacola International Airport has begun preparing for increased use projected there by 2035. Among the main projects to handle a projected increase in the number of passengers…
Survey: Attitudes toward economy and job growth hold but show huge improvements in past decade
The Quality of Life Survey shows that locals have the same attitude about economic conditions this year as they did in 2016. The positive rating dropped slightly among those living outside of…
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…
