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NOTICE: Proposed Legislation

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Notice is hereby given of intent to apply to the 2019 Legislature, in the 2019 regular or any special or extended legislative sessions, for passage of an act relating to the City of Pensacola, Escambia County, and the Pensacola-Escambia Promotion and Development Commission; amending chapter 67-1365, Laws of Florida, 1989, as amended; providing for a change in … Read more

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS

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More than one member of the FloridaWest Board of Directors may be in attendance at the Pensacola Mayoral Transition Team’s Economic Development Community Input Meetings on the following dates and locations: Friday, January 11 7:30 am-9:00 am 3rd Floor Conference Room DeVilliers Square 321 N De Villiers Square Topic: Economic Development Monday, January 14 11:30 am-1:00 pm Fricker Community … Read more

ST Engineering finds a home

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Duwayne Escobedo for IN Weekly When ST Engineering began looking at sites to expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul operations in Mobile, executives scoured locations across the Mississippi, central and northern Alabama and western Florida more than five years ago. Finally, it chose Pensacola. One of the main reasons? The Gulf Coast town’s highly skilled … Read more

Cox Communications Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Pensacola

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Cox Communications Launches Gigabit Internet Service in Pensacola Pensacola, FL – Cox Communications Tuesday announced that it has launched its gigabit Internet service for residential customers in Pensacola. Marketed under the brand name “G1GABLASTSM,” Cox offers speeds 85 times faster than the average speed in the U.S. today. Cox announced the expanded availability of residential … Read more

ST Engineering Aerospace signs Memorandum of Understanding to expand its presence at the Pensacola International Airport

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This weekend, Scott Luth, FloridaWest CEO and Escambia County Board of County Commission Chairman Jeff Bergosh were among the participants in a historic Memorandum of Understanding agreement signing between Vincent Chong, President & CEO of ST Engineering Aerospace and Mayor Ashton Hayward, Mayor of the City of Pensacola. The expansion project with ST Engineering Aerospace … Read more

FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance Receives Excellence in Economic Development Award from the International Economic Development Council

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Florida West Economic Development Alliance received a Gold Excellence in Economic Development Award for its “The Bluffs”, a project in the category of Video/Multimedia Promotion from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented at an awards ceremony on Tuesday, October 2, during the IEDC Annual Conference, which was held September 29 – … Read more

Doing Business in the European Union

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Enterprise Florida Inc. invites you to a business briefing, “Doing Business in the European Union” Friday September 28, 2018 at Co:Lab. In 2016, the United States and the 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) enjoyed a robust economic relationship, characterized by $5.1 trillion in two-way investment. In 2017, Transatlantic trade flows (goods and services … Read more

Congressional App Challenge Returns Oct. 27

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Congressman Matt Gaetz will host the Congressional App Challenge Oct. 27, 2018 at the Hal Marcus College of Science & Engineering at UWF. The public is encouraged to attend both the competition and the EXPO program. Companies interested in having an industry table at the Expo should contact Laura Rakas at the Office of Congressman … Read more