FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance
Board Meeting
Finance Committee Meeting
EMERGENCY CEO Search Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
This meeting has been canceled. Click here for more info.
CEO Search Committee Meeting (Canceled)
Finance Committee Meeting
CEO Search Committee Meeting (Canceled)
Audit Committee Meeting
CEO Search Committee Meeting
Northwest Florida/Gulf Coast Regional Economic Conditions Meeting
Board Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
CEO Search Committee Meeting
CEO Search Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
CEO Search Committee Meeting
Request for Proposals: Bookkeeping
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is accepting proosals from bookkeeping or accounting firms to provide accounting services and consultation to our organization. Deadline for Proposals: September 23, 2024 at 11 p.m. Please visit https://bit.ly/BookRFP2 for more information.
Request for Proposals: Landscape Maintenance
The Pensacola-Escambia Development Commission (PEDC) is requesting proposals for landscape maintenance for its Downtown Pensacola Technology Campus located at East Chase Street and North 9th Avenue. Please visit https://bit.ly/techparkrfp2 for more information. Deadline for Proposals: Oct. 28, 2024.
Board Meeting
Nominations Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
RFP - Bookkeeping
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is accepting proposals from bookkeeping or accounting firms to provide accounting services and consultation to our organization. We invite your firm to submit a proposal to us due by 8:00 a.m. on September 9, 2024, for consideration.
Designated Director Appointment
2024-2026
The Designated Director will be appointed for a two-year term by the Board at the first meeting following the Annual Meeting after applications are solicited from a pool of applicants at least 30 days before the Annual Meeting.
In the solicitation for applications, the criteria for consideration must include a request for description of how and why the Designated Director will serve as a representative of the citizens of Escambia County. Designated Directors may serve multiple terms and must reapply and be reappointed for each term.
FloridaWest Board Members
- President – David Bear, Lewis Bear Company
- Vice President – Ryan Tilley, IHMC, Escambia County Appointee
- Secretary – Dr. Charletha Powell, Educator & Entrepreneur, FloridaWest Appointee
- Treasurer – Olevia McNally, Build a Brain, Escambia County Appointee
- Past President – Rick Byars, FPL
- City of Pensacola Appointee – Donnie McMahon, McMahon & Hadder Insurance
- Member – Don Palmer, Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
- Member – Jim Waite, Baskerville-Donovan, Inc.
- City of Pensacola Appointee – Matt Davis, Hancock Whitney
- Member – K.C. Gartman, Baptist Health Care
- Member – Dr. Marcus McBride, CareerSource Escarosa
- Member – Dr. Ed Meadows, Pensacola State College
- Member – Verdell Hawkins, FPL
Investor Level
- Justin Beck, Stirling Properties
- Doug Bert, FBBInsurance
- Charles F. Beall Jr., Moore, Hill & Westmoreland
- Mike Morette, Morette Company
- Mark Roy, ARCO Design/Build
- Charles Sherrill III, SouthState Bank
- Kelvin Enfinger, Greenhut Construction
- Rick Johnson, Trustmark Bank
- Chris Plaeger, Bear General Contractors
Organizational Support
- Jessica Scholl, Moore, Hill, Westmoreland, Attorney
- Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, Auditor
- Rick Byars, Interim FloridaWest CEO
FloridaWest works constantly to create a diverse economy in Escambia County that will be able to withstand natural disasters and recover quickly from economic downturns. 20-21 Metrics
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