Maritime Administration Announces More Than $20 Million in Grants for U.S. Small Shipyards Today, Frank Patti Jr., President of Patti Marine Enterprises announced that the shipyard has been awarded $449,231 to support Maritime jobs in Pensacola. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has more than $20 million in grants to support capital improvements … Read more
FloridaWest EDA is joining with the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Visit Pensacola, The Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce, Century Chamber of Commerce and the Perdido Key Chamber of Commerce to help Escambia County businesses better prepare for and recover from hurricanes and other disasters. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) recently … Read more
VT MAE has landed! VT MAE invites you to tour our new 174,000 square foot Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facility during our public Open House on Saturday, June 9th from 9am – 12pm . To confirm your attendance, please register at Eventbrite.com
Did you know, this is Economic Development Week? Scott Luth with FloridaWest joins The Quinlan Report to share details on progress being made to bring more jobs and higher wages to Northwest Florida.
“When I decided to start my business, Data Revolution, the first people I met with were Kelly Reeser and Pat Rooney at CO:LAB. I was fully motivated and had a lot of good ideas. I knew where I was going, but I didn’t really know HOW I would get there, or even the best way … Read more
When VT MAE Aerospace started looking around for a place to expand – it didn’t take them long to figure out that Pensacola had all the right elements for their aviation operation to take off. The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul company has been in business in nearby Mobile, Ala., for more than 25 years … Read more
Workforce Development was featured in the latest issue of Pensacola Magazine READ IT HERE
Community providers, CareerSource Escarosa and Pensacola State College, are partnering once again to host the area’s largest job fair, featuring over 50 area employers – all hiring for multiple openings. The Worlds of Possibilities Job Fair will be held on Monday, April 30, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Pensacola Bay Center. Located at … Read more
FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance is pleased to announce that Jonathan Tucker, Director of Business Sales for Cox Business Florida and Georgia, has joined the Board of Directors as an Associate Member. “I look forward to being involved with FloridaWest,” Tucker said. “Cox sees great value in supporting economic development and the work that FloridaWest is … Read more
More than 300 students from dozens of schools across the region participate in record fourth annual event. More than 300 local students from dozens of schools across Northwest Florida participated in Cyberthon 2018 this weekend, the fourth annual cybersecurity awareness and gaming challenge event hosted by the AFCEA Blue Angels Pensacola Chapter. Following two … Read more
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