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.
Navy Federal: One of the Best Places to Work (And one of the best places to work in IT too!)
Congratulations Navy Federal Credit Union! Not only are they Escambia County’s leading employer with over 7,700 employees but they have also been recently recognized by ComputerWorld as the #8 Best Place to Work in IT! This comes just after being recognized as one...
PEDC Request for Proposals: Landscape Maintenance
Deadline for Proposals: Friday, June 12th, 2019 by 12:00 PM Landscaping RFP_06.25.2019Pensacola is the World’s Strongest Town
It’s official: Pensacola is the world’s strongest town. After four rounds of intense competition featuring 16 towns from across the map, online voters have picked Pensacola as the town that’s making the biggest strides toward being financially strong...
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