Heads up Creatives and Innovative Business Leaders! Design XL is coming to Pensacola
The first ever Design XL conference will hit the stage of downtown Pensacola’s Rex Theatre on November 9, 2019. This conference is geared towards business owners, entrepreneurs, the design and advertising community, and other creative fields in the Pensacola Panhandle...
CareerSource Escarosa to partner with ST Engineering Aerospace to host Hiring Event Thursday, August 15
CareerSource Escarosa will partner with ST Engineering Aerospace to host a hiring event on Thursday, August 15, from 9 am to 12 pm at CareerSource Escarosa, 3670 North L Street Pensacola, FL 32505. This no-cost event is open to the public. Job-seekers will have the...Pensacola named the 17th best small city to start a small business
Go.Verizon.com gathered data from nearly 300 cities across the country, focusing on certain factors that would categorize them as “small” without dipping below the mark to “town” status. These elements also indicated the financial climate of each city and an overview...
Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative Studies Our Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Northwest Florida has many great components to start and grow small businesses that includes things like courses, training and development, annual events, shared work space, incubators and drop-in entrepreneurial centers. Now, the Studer Family of Companies will look...
FloridaWest Showcases New Sites and Buildings Website
With the support of First Place Partners, FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance and Santa Rosa County Economic Development now have a valuable new resource for existing businesses looking to expand or new companies wishing to locate in our community. The...
U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration Announces $12.25 Million Grant for ST Engineering Campus
Today, Assistant Secretary Dr. John C. Fleming announced that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $12.25 million grant to the city of Pensacola, Florida, to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to establish a maintenance...
Co:Lab’s Matthew Jeffries, Founder and CEO of Warfighter Fitness, featured in USA Today!
After serving more than a decade in the Army, including tours of Afghanistan and Kuwait, Matthew Jeffries was forced to change his career path after sustaining injuries during training for special forces. In 2018, Army recruiters fell short of recruitment goals by...
Six Pensacola Events Named to Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society
Pensacola, Fla. – Visit Pensacola is excited to announce that six Pensacola events have been named to the Top 20 Events in the Southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. “These awards are a reflection of the incredible community that we have in the Pensacola Bay...
Career Exploration Cruise gives Escambia students the chance to explore jobs with a great future
FloridaWest Workforce Innovation Director Jeff Dyer joined students at the National Flight Academy during the Career Exploration Cruise in March. The cruise was a great opportunity for Escambia County students to explore careers in aviation, cyber security,...
Pensacola: One of MSN’s Top 25 Places to Live in the United States in 2019
MSN recently included Pensacola in its Top 25 Most Desirable Places to Live in the U.S. in it’s 2019 list. Among the factors contributing to the rankings were affordability, job market and population growth due to net migration.
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