April 23, 2024
Northwest
Panama City Beach-based TechFarms startup Dragonair Aviation lands in finals of Boeing competition
GoFly, an international human flight competition, has named Panama City Beach-based TechFarms startup Dragonair Aviation...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Growing Pensacola video brochures company taps market
Video Brochures Direct produces video brochures that can be accompanied by music played from stereo speakers built into the book.
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Published on 4/26/2019
Former Navy land is Escambia's “field of dreams”
After years of negotiations with the U.S. Navy, Escambia County took ownership...
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Published on 3/27/2019
Expanding IT's appeal
Recruiting women and minorities to IT programs has been a problem for universities and colleges throughout the U.S. ...
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Published on 2/25/2019
Challenges of rebuilding Northwest Florida post-Michael
Hurricane Michael's impact on Mexico Beach's tourism-based economy
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Published on 1/25/2019
Panhandle's building codes come under scrutiny
Devastation caused by Hurrican Michael likely will prompt the Florida Building Commision to review building codes.
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Published on 12/27/2018
Creature comforts: Software engineering company Beast Code outgrows its headquarters
Fort Walton Beach-based Beast Code, a software company formed in 2014, expected its headquarters would be big enough for at least five years.
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Published on 11/28/2018
Drone deputy
Pensacola police are working with the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition on a drone program.
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Published on 10/26/2018
Heads he wins, tails he wins
It's uncertain whether Gov. Scott will get to appoint three replacement justices on the state Supreme Court. What is certain is that he's already had a hand in who'll be picked.
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Published on 10/26/2018
Targeting concussions: A Tallahassee company's drug draws attention
Prevacus' neuro-steroid drug, Prevasol, has been getting a lot of national exposure recently.
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Published on 9/27/2018
Diatech's new sensor can detect when an insulin pump isn't working properly
DiaTech Diabetic Technologies, which makes a fluid pressure sensor for insulin pumps, recently won a first-place grant of $15,000...
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Published on 7/27/2018
Extreme research: IHMC studies how to extend a human's ability to survive in extremes
For nearly three decades, the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition has conducted advanced research in artificial intelligence and robotics...
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Published on 6/28/2018
Pet Protection
Tallahassee-based Baycom Diagnostics has developed a kit for monitoring and testing for diabetes in dogs and cats...
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Published on 5/29/2018
Pensacola Startup Provides an Online Home for Vets
VetCV aims to be a must-have for veterans.
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Published on 4/27/2018
Cargo Trackers
RSAE Labs' devices make shipping and cargo-tracking easier.
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Published on 2/27/2018
Pining for Change
Pine trees, once a source for polluting paper mills, fuel clean energy.
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Published on 1/26/2018
Connections: FSU taps into a $79-million infrastructure plan
FSU is backing a big community infrastructure project.
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Published on 12/28/2017
Money flow: Florida's Gulf counties finally see some money from BP's oil spill
Triumph gets its first $300-million oil spill installment.
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Published on 11/28/2017
Roe to go: A south Florida company builds a caviar operation in Jackson County
The Jackson County community of Bascom (population 106) is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Academy Award-winning actor Faye Dunaway.
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Published on 10/26/2017
On Location: Bay County cultivates business from the film and TV industry
Bay County's economic engine is fueled largely by military spending, tourism and a growing manufacturing sector that includes shipbuilding and metal fabrication.
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Published on 9/28/2017
Pasture-ized: Hundreds of thousands of northwest Florida acres go from timber to pasture
In 2014, one of the largest private land sales in Florida history occurred when Utah-based AgReserves, bought 383,000 acres from St. Joe Co....
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Published on 8/28/2017
Cyber growth: UWF is filling a growing cyber need
The University of West Florida's Center for Cybersecurity is taking on an expanded role...
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Published on 7/26/2017
Fire and ice: An Eglin test lab subjects vehicles to extreme temperatures
Inside a chamber at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base in Pensacola, several Ford trucks have been idling for three weeks...
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Published on 6/28/2017
Oyster ambitions: A businessman works to revive Florida's oyster industry
"I started this business because I want to resurrect what has been a dying industry," says Pensacola businessman Donnie McMahon.
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Published on 5/24/2017
Aero-Dynamics: Bay County welcomes GKN Aerospace
A chance meeting between a former HAECO exec and Bay County Economic Development Alliance President Becca Hardin will result in 170 skilled jobs for Bay County.
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Published on 4/26/2017
