With Mardi Gras and Pensacon heating up, you might have overlooked that education reform is also moving to the front burner. Yesterday, I attended the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Pensacola…
Tag: Greater Pensacola Chamber
Clay Ingram to head Greater Pensacola Chamber
Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber Board of Directors announced that Clay Ingram has been elected to serve as the Chamber’s new president & CEO. Ingram, who was unanimously voted by the Board…
Chamber Opens Nominations for 55th Annual PACE Awards
Press Release: The Greater Pensacola Chamber announced today that it is now accepting nominations for its 55th annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) Awards, which will take place Tuesday, Feb. 17,…
Maygarden chosen to head Chamber Foundation
The Board of Directors of the Greater Pensacola Chamber announced this week that current President & CEO Jerry Maygarden has been chosen to help grow and oversee the operations of its 501(c)(3)…
Scott announces $277,000 grant to Escambia County
Press Release: Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Escambia County and the Pensacola Chamber were awarded $266,000 through Florida’s Defense Infrastructure and Reinvestment Grant Programs. The funding will diversify the local economy,…
Chamber hosts BP claims seminar
The Greater Pensacola Chamber will be hosting a seminar for individuals and businesses affected by the Deep-water Horizon oil spill to simplify the claims process and answer any legal questions for those…
Chamber sends letter in support of proposed renovation of old PNJ building
Letter sent by Chamber President Jerry Maygarden to Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council: Mr. Mayor, Honorable Council Members — I am writing to you to express the Chamber’s support…
Pensacola City Council approves VT Mobile Aerospace agreement
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward was joined this afternoon by the Pensacola City Council to sign a lease with VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering, Inc. (VT MAE), which will establish a maintenance, repair, and…
Greater Pensacola Chamber votes to create Economic Development spinoff
During a special meeting yesterday at Gulf Power Company’s Addison Auditorium, the Greater Pensacola Chamber’s Board of Directors voted to establish a separate economic development (ED) agency that could continue to work…
Chamber workforce study indicates more job education and training needed over next five years
With workforce development having been identified as a crucial component of economic competitiveness and regional long-term success, the Greater Pensacola Chamber, along with several key regional partners, today released the findings from…
Kalamazoo Promise and Pensacola Promise
In 2008, I interviewed on my radio show, “IN Your Head,” leaders from Kalamazoo, Michigan about an economic development initiative that provided all its high school graduates with college scholarships. That initiative,…
ST Aerospace job fair set for March 20
Last night the Escambia County Commission approved, 4-1, the interlocal agreement between the county and the City of Pensacola that gave the city $8 million to entice ST Aerospace to the Pensacola…