This career fair is geared to all employers, service providers, veterans service, educational providers, and military recruiters. This will be CareerSource Escarosa’s largest event of the year with the more than 100 tables. The vision is for job seekers to come to the event, find a job and meet people from organizations that can help … Read more

Pensacola, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2022) – FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced that Paradigm Parachute & Defense, a disabled-veteran-owned small business, is expanding their manufacturing operations in Pensacola. The military parachute manufacturer received a grant through the Industry Resilience and Diversification Fund (IRDF). This grant, made possible by a collaboration between FloridaWest and UWF, will allow Paradigm … Read more

Pensacola, Fla. (Oct. 19, 2022) –FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance’s current multi-year strategic plan has come to an end and the organization is launching a new 5-year plan in partnership with PEDC, Escambia County, The City of Pensacola, and other partners and community stakeholders. Economic development expert and VisionFirst Advisors’ President & CEO Gray Swoope will … Read more

Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR), recycler-refurbisher of high-tech equipment, announced it is converting a call center in Pensacola, Florida to a state-of-the-art testing and repair production line facility capable of refurbishing and reselling millions of technology assets per year. Read more here.  

Economist John List recently spoke at CivicCon and asked FloridaWest’s CEO Scott Luth to speak about Agglomeration. “Pensacola is unique in its Cyber Security strategy,” said Luth. “We’re building it off of what’s going on at Corry Field. We’re one of the few communities that are actually monitoring .gov agencies 24-7 – we have an … Read more

FloridaWest and First Place Partners were part of a group that helped the town of Century achieve the designation “Rural Community.” The designation was given by the Florida Department of Opportunity and is important because it allows Century to receive matching funds for DEO programs without fund requirements. “The partnership of (DEO) Secretary Dane Eagle with … Read more

The governor’s office announced he has approved $15.6 million to expand cybersecurity and IT training in Florida. According to a news release from the governor’s office, “This announcement is part of Governor DeSantis’ goal to make Florida the best state in the nation for workforce education by 2030.” “We will continue to invest in ensuring … Read more

America’s Best Cities has highlighted Pensacola on its “America’s 100 Best Cities 2022.”  The smallest city to make the list, Pensacola came in at #81. “The smallest city in our ranking—after 15,000 new residents pushed the population past our half-million threshold—shines as bright as its Gulf of Mexico white-sand beaches. History and proximity to Alabama … Read more

A recent article from Florida TaxWatch, BUILT FOR SUCCESS: MANUFACTURING’S ROLE IN FLORIDA’S ECONOMY, keys in on productivity growth as a powerful indicator. “Florida’s manufacturing sector was directly responsible for 5.6 percent of the state’s total economic output in 2021. More important than just the economic output of a given sector—in this case, manufacturing—productivity growth … Read more