On Monday, July 1, Governor DeSantis visited Pensacola State College to award more than $12 million to Northwest Florida through the Job Growth Grant Fund (JGGF). The Governor awarded funds for workforce development and infrastructure improvements through the JGGF and the Defense Infrastructure Grant (DIG). Awards were made to Pensacola State College, the city of … Read more
Patti Marine, a staple in the marine industry for 45 years, has begun construction on an 800-ton dry dock thanks to a matching $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation ‘s Maritime Administration or MARAD. A dry dock is a boat repair platform that can be flooded to allow a ship to float … Read more
Rankings are Based on: 1. Livability: What are the top three towns or cities you would most like to live in? 2. Lovability: What are the top three towns or cities you would most like to visit? 3. Prosperity: Which three towns or cities do you think offer the best job opportunities? From WorldsBestCities.com “A … Read more
The great news for Pensacola just keeps coming. Say hello to the new $40 million biomedically-based research complex constructed by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)! From IHMC: It will be an accelerant for the pace of discovery that will drive innovations in maximizing the healthspan for everyone from elite military operators … Read more
ST Engineering broke ground for its third aircraft maintenance hangar at the Pensacola International Airport today, marking another milestone in its growth and expansion plans in Pensacola. The new 167,000 sq ft state-of-the-art hangar will be equipped with two bays that can service widebody aircraft. It is expected to contribute an additional 500,000 manhours annually … Read more
Pensacola has done it again! U.S. News & World Report has ranked Pensacola #31 out of 150 cities for Best Place to Live.
FloridaWest EDA and Pensacola Escambia Promotion and Development Commission (PEDC) are excited to announce that LIFT, a national advanced materials manufacturing innovation institute, has selected Pensacola to establish its latest technology accelerator and talent development showcase facility. Founded in 2014 as one of the original DoD Manufacturing Innovation Institutes through the Defense Manufacturing Technology Program, LIFT is … Read more
A composite of recent studies shows Pensacola’s average rank out of 382 metros is 68. The composite gleans information from CHMURA Economics and Analytics’ “2023’s Leading Metros Locations: Hotspots for Economic Growth,” Heartland Forward’s “Most Dynamic Metros 2023,” and Milken Institute’s “Best Performing Cities 2024.” “This composite of rankings shows Pensacola is well poised for … Read more
Please help us welcome William Masih and Wellin5 to CO:LAB! CO:LAB is a business incubator set up by FloridaWest to encourage entrepreneurship in the greater Pensacola area. Launched first in Canada in 2019 and expanded to the U.S. in 2020, Wellin5 is a virtual therapy app that provides post-therapy support and significantly improves therapist-client relationships. … Read more
Read PNJ.com article below The University of West Florida has announced they will build a new football stadium thanks to a large donation. Read more from the Pensacola News Journal below.
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