Shannon's Window: Missing the mark among 'best performing cities


  • January 22, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard
This is a list Pensacola should be on. “2015 Best Performing Cities: Where America’s Jobs are Created and Sustained” was produced in December by the Milken Institute.

Tenacity gets results


  • January 21, 2016
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   training-development
Picture a little dog dragging a huge stick, or a child determined to get to a favorite toy that is out of reach, and you have seen tenacity in action.

How PSC, UWF help students be


  • January 21, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
Programs at Pensacola State College aim to help students who aren't up to college-level work as changes in remedial class requirements unfold.

Bill would open the door to school transfers across county lines


  • January 21, 2016
  • /   Brandon Larrabee
  • /   education
Florida lawmakers mulling bills that would allow parents to transfer their children to any school in the state that is not over capacity.

Drone liability bill could limit high flying devices


  • January 20, 2016
  • /   Jim Turner
  • /   community-dashboard
Bill would make owners of drones liable for the negligence of the aerial devices' operators was revamped, but critics still say the measure could ground the industry's growth in Florida.

Tax forecast cuts $400 million from pool for lawmakers


  • January 20, 2016
  • /   Brandon Larrabee
  • /   economy
Newest economic forecast means Florida lawmakers could have $400 million less to work with come budget time.

Gulf Power gives $15,000 to Weis Community School project


  • January 20, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
Children’s Home Society of Florida received a $15,000 from the Gulf Power Foundation toward the Community School project at Weis Elementary.

Connecting the link between schools and families


  • January 20, 2016
  • /   Randy Hammer
  • /   video
Several numbers in the Studer Community Institute dashboard stand out to Stan Connally, president and CEO of Gulf Power.

Local tourism rebounds after Great Recession


  • January 20, 2016
  • /   Rick Harper
  • /   economy
Leisure and hospitality has been the fastest-growing sector in the Pensacola economy for the last several years.

Studers offer $50,000 for best early learning ideas


  • January 19, 2016
  • /   Randy Hammer
  • /   video
Quint and Rishy Studer are offering $50,000 for the best ideas to improve early learning in Escambia County.