Tag: Triumph Gulf Coast
Triumph continues to fund high-paying jobs and workforce training
The Triumph Gulf Coast Board announced its latest round of grants – that “bring either or both new high-paying jobs and certified workforce training.” Â None…
Gaetz: Can the Gulf Coast triumph? Yes
Viewpoint BY DON GAETZ Northwest Florida has taken it hard in the gut from the forces of nature and the folly of man. The Deepwater…
Buzz: Thomas backing out on Triumph grant … again
With Gov. Ron DeSantis and nearly the entire state of Florida talking about the need to improve vocational education and create a stronger young workforce,…
Triumph offers ECSD three options
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has delayed the start of a training program that would prepare students in IT, Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, and Aviation/Aerospace…
Thomas says he may have agreement to sign Triumph grant
The News Journal today asked the question that we have posed for the past six months: New aviation jobs coming to Pensacola, but will local…
Triumph performance goals set low for $3-million grant
Triumph Gulf Coast chairman Don Gaetz told Inweekly that the performance standards set for the Escambia County School District are low. If the district fails…
Council narrowly approves more Titan Money
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –The Pensacola City Council narrowly approved committing another $5 million to the so-called Project Titan — a jobs and infrastructure project…
Mixed Bag at Triumph
By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly –Interests vying for funding from Triumph Gulf Coast found mixed fortunes when the organization’s board met in Fort Walton Beach Dec….
How will Hurricane Michael impact Triumph grants?
STORM-DAMAGED COUNTIES TO WEIGH NEEDS FOR BP MONEY By Jim Turner, NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA… TALLAHASSEE — Northwest Florida counties digging out and starting to…
Mayor asks City Council for $8M for second hangar
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward next week will ask the Pensacola City Council to allocate $8 million of Local Option Sales Tax towards a second maintenance…
Triumph board approves $10M grant to expand Port of Panama City, moves to contract phase on Escambia training grant
Triumph Gulf Coast’s board of directors unanimously voted on final approval yesterday of a $10 million grant agreement with the Port of Panama City for…
Triumph board approves $3 million workforce training grant for Escambia County
Today, the Triumph Gulf Coast board approved a $3-million grant for workforce development in Escambia County that was submitted by the Escambia County School District…
City of Pensacola’s Triumph request for Blount project deemed ineligible
Last week, the Triumph Gulf Coast board of directors reviewed 116 pre-applications. At the staff’s recommendation, 24 pre-applications were deemed ineligible. Among the ineligible projects…
County and Chamber announce support for four Triumph applications
The Pensacola-Escambia County Promotion & Development Commission (PEDC) won the Escambia County Commission’s approval for two projects to be presented to Triumph Gulf Coast for…
Pensacola City Council approves mayor’s Triumph Gulf Coast project list
The Pensacola City Council approved Mayor Ashton Hayward’s list of Triumph Gulf Coast projects. It was an add-on agenda item. Knowing the Escambia Board of…
Escambia County Triumph Gulf Coast wish list: over $850M
The Escambia Board of County Commissioners will consider its Triumph Gulf Coast priorities at its Committee of the Whole at 9 a.m. Commission Chair Doug…
Patel ready to deliver ‘do or die’ pitch for arena and downtown development
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Pensacola businessman Jay Patel will pitch a plan Thursday to the Escambia County Commission to create a $65 million public-private partnership…
Offshore Inland cannot make balloon payment
On Aug. 31, Crystal Yasurk, vice president of finance and administration for OffShore Inland, sent Port of Pensacola Director Amy Miller a letter notifying the…
Council reviews Triumph wish list
Note: My initial post had the meeting date as tomorrow. It’s Oct. 5 – working on our Best of the Coast issue has me off…
Chamber releases Triumph Gulf Coast survey results
Today, the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce released results from its Triumph Gulf Coast project survey. With over 100 respondents, the survey found that sixty…
