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Lean Management: GE’s Wind Turbine Plant In Pensacola, Florida Is Using Continuous Improvement To Serve Customers Better

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Workers at GE Renewable Energy’s plant in Pensacola, Florida, have a reason to feel good about their work. They make some of the most popular onshore wind turbines on the planet. The GE unit’s 2-megawatt (MW) onshore wind turbines reached a mind-blowing milestone in 2020 — a combined 20 gigawatts of installed capacity in 23 … Read more

Pensacola International Airport: The best place to fly

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The numbers are in: Passenger travel through Pensacola International Airport has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels. In fact, Pensacola’s airport has broken its own record, beating 2019’s numbers by an increase of 4%. From January to December 2021, 87,197 more passengers passed through PNS when compared to 2019, for a total of 2,324,044 passengers. The increase in … Read more

Multicultural Job Fair Saturday

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MULTI-CULTURAL JOB FAIR Saturday, February 5, 2022 | 10 a.m.–Noon Student Center, Bldg. 5 | Pensacola Campus * Local and regional employers with current job openings participating. * Please have resume available and dress professionally. * You will be able to meet with multiple employers within the 2-hour fair.

Starting a Business Workshop Feb. 3

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You have an idea for a business. What’s the first step? Take the idea that has been forming in your head and see if you can turn it into an actual business. In this three-hour workshop, we will take an in-depth view of your business concept and discuss the steps to a successful start. Is … Read more

Florida Trend: Northwest Florida’s economic forecast for 2022

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FORECAST / BUSINESS GROWTH SCOTT LUTH President/CEO, FloridaWest (economic development alliance), Pensacola “Looking back on 2021 and into 2022, one of the things COVID did is push a lot of inquiries from companies in states where they have shut down and are looking to move their operations to Northwest Florida. We’ve been busier this past … Read more

American Airlines Launches New Boston-Pensacola Nonstop Flight

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Boston is now connected to the Gateway to the Gulf Coast. American Airlines will begin offering service between Logan International Airport and Pensacola International Airport in June 2022, bringing even more nonstop destination options to Pensacola travelers. This route is a part of the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue, Logan Airport’s largest carrier. … Read more