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Congressman Matt Gaetz will host the Congressional App Challenge Oct. 27, 2018 at the Hal Marcus College of Science & Engineering at UWF. The public is encouraged to attend both the competition and the EXPO program. Companies interested in having an industry table at the Expo should contact Laura Rakas at the Office of Congressman … Read more
If you can work anywhere, what could beat the sugar white sands of Pensacola? Working from where you want just may be the future of how we work and where better to work than here? More and more, tech professionals are seeing that the Pensacola area is the place to be. Jonathan Arneault, Director – … Read more
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is currently seeking a Director of Workforce Innovation. The Director of Workforce Innovation will be responsible for developing, implementing and leading programs and strategic alliances with area business, industry, government and educational institutions in support of FloridaWest’s workforce development initiatives throughout the Pensacola Metropolitan Statistical Area. See complete job description and … Read more
Representatives from the FloridaWest Board of Directors and the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion & Development Commission presented the FloridaWest/PEDC Five-Year Strategic plan to the Escambia County Commission during today’s Committee of the Whole Meeting. The plan will be presented to Pensacola City Council at an upcoming meeting. The detailed strategy addresses six areas of work, all designed … Read more
Maritime Administration Announces More Than $20 Million in Grants for U.S. Small Shipyards Today, Frank Patti Jr., President of Patti Marine Enterprises announced that the shipyard has been awarded $449,231 to support Maritime jobs in Pensacola. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements … Read more
FloridaWest EDA is joining with the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Visit Pensacola, The Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, Century Chamber of Commerce and the Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce to help Escambia County businesses better prepare for and recover from hurricanes and other disasters. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) recently … Read more
VT MAE has landed! VT MAE invites you to tour our new 174,000 square foot Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility during our public Open House on Saturday, June 9th from 9am – 12pm . To confirm your attendance, please register at Eventbrite.com
Did you know, this is Economic Development Week? Scott Luth with FloridaWest joins The Quinlan Report to share details on progress being made to bring more jobs and higher wages to Northwest Florida.
“When I decided to start my business, Data Revolution, the first people I met with were Kelly Reeser and Pat Rooney at CO:LAB. I was fully motivated and had a lot of good ideas. I knew where I was going, but I didn’t really know HOW I would get there, or even the best way … Read more
When VT MAE Aerospace started looking around for a place to expand – it didn’t take them long to figure out that Pensacola had all the right elements for their aviation operation to take off. The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company has been in business in nearby Mobile, Ala., for more than 25 years … Read more
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