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The 2019 SkillsUSA Florida State Leadership and Skills Conference and the 9th Annual Worlds of Possibilities Career Expo was a huge success! The Worlds of Possibilities Career Expo featured more than 60 vendors from business and industry, and it was toured by over 2500 middle and high school students from our Escambia and Santa Rosa … Read more

EBI Management Group (EBI) has been busy! A professional services company, EBI specializes in helping the federal government and private businesses achieve mission execution through enterprise business intelligence. They are one of the exciting, innovative companies currently a part of Co:Lab Pensacola. In November they were awarded the Department of Labor’s 2018 Gold Medallion Award … Read more

During the week of February 11- 17, FloridaWest joins Economic Development Professionals from around the state in recognizing Florida Economic Development Week. Economic Development Week is an event created by the Florida Economic Development Council to celebrate the achievements of economic, workforce and community development practitioners throughout Florida communities. The Florida Economic Development Council created … Read more

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

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 is pleased to announce that promotional materials for The Bluffs were awarded three Golden Addys at Saturday’s American Advertising Federation Pensacola ADDY® Awards Gala. The Awards: 2018 Gold Addy Award – Integrated Campaign: The Bluffs / Integrated Advertising Campaign Regional/National B-to-B 2018 Gold Addy Award – Direct Mail: 3-D/Mixed 2018 Gold Addy Award – … Read more

Veteran-Owned Business Serves those that Serve Today the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance announced that VetFed Resources, Inc. will open a new location in Pensacola, creating twenty new jobs. The 20 new jobs and 2 retained jobs, with above average wages, and the $95,000 initial capital investment put into this existing office property will have positive … Read more