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Small Business Owners: Make your voice heard!

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The Federal Reserve Banks are conducting a national survey of existing and pre-start small business owners/managers. This survey helps to amplify the voices of small businesses. It tracks small business financing conditions and brings small business conditions to the attention of service providers, lenders, and policymakers. Individual responses are confidential. Summary results will be shared … Read more

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Business Development Meeting Change of Time

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CHANGE OF TIME More than one member of the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance Board of Directors will be in attendance at a Business Development Meeting on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 4:00 PM in the offices of FloridaWest, 3 West Garden Street, Suite 618, Pensacola, FL 32502. Persons needing special accommodation … Read more

Co:Lab welcomes Coflyt: Managing aircraft maintenance has never been easier!

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The Co:Lab community is pleased to welcome their newest tenant, Coflyt. Coflyt provides an App that helps aircraft owners keep track of aircraft maintenance, inspections, and schedule. It streamlines management of aircraft, keeping logs, inspection statuses and visibility of mechanical items at your fingertips Stephen Rainey, Tal Clark, Pace Clark and Eric Hill have been … Read more

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Taco Thursday Welcomes Sea3D

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In celebration of  National Manufacturing Month, Co:lab welcomed the University of West Florida’s Haas Center to Taco Thursday to show us how their Sea3D lab can benefit entrepreneurs. The University of West Florida recently announced the expansion of the UWF Haas Center in its mission to support communities with market research, workforce development and industrial … Read more

Heads up Creatives and Innovative Business Leaders! Design XL is coming to Pensacola

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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 area. Design XL is the first big key rally event for design in the Pensacola … Read more

CareerSource Escarosa to partner with ST Engineering Aerospace to host Hiring Event Thursday, August 15

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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 opportunity to network with VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering employers seeking … Read more

Pensacola named the 17th best small city to start a small business

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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 of its demographics. Such factors included population, education, commute time, income per capita, broadband … Read more

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Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative Studies Our Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

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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 at how the community can take Pensacola’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to the next level. The Pensacola Entrepreneur Initiative … Read more

FloridaWest Showcases New Sites and Buildings Website

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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 information, available at www.FloridaWestsites.com and www.Santarosasites.com , includes extensive demographic data about the region that helps market the region to … Read more

U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration Announces $12.25 Million Grant for ST Engineering Campus

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  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 training facility at Pensacola International Airport. The EDA grant, to be matched with more than $36 million in … Read more