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…