Full Phase One Opening of Florida’s Economy Begins Today Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Executive Order 20-123 which takes effect today.  This Executive Order brings Florida into Full Phase One of reopening our economy.  This builds off the partial Phase One opening which began on May 4th.  You can read the governor’s Executive Order here.…

Escambia, Santa Rosa Businesses Asked to Take Survey to Help with COVID-19 Recovery The Economic Reset Working Group is asking area businesses to take a survey to better inform economic recovery efforts. The two-county group, led by the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, was created last month by the Escambia County Emergency Operations Center to…

Reopening Escarosa Details All You Need to Know About State’s Reopening The Greater Pensacola Chamber is now releasing a one stop resource to answer questions amid the state’s reopening.  The guide compiles up-to-date information on COVID-19 rules, protocol and expectations. From testing sites, childcare facility updates to guidelines for hotels to safely reopen, you’ll find…

Hear Chamber President Todd Thomson Discuss Reopening Escarosa on Newsradio 1620         Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce President Todd Thomson discussed the Reopening Escarosa resource guide on Andrew McKay’s Morning Show this week. Hear the interview here.   Enterprise Florida to Award Trade Grants for Virtual Business Matchmaking Enterprise Florida, Inc. (EFI) is launching a new…

Reopen Escarosa Document to Provide Resources for Businesses and Public In an effort to provide the public in Northwest Florida concise and accurate information related to COVID-19 business resources, a consortium of Escambia and Santa Rosa County business, economic development, and tourism agencies have joined together to create the Reopen Escarosa resource document. This document…

U.S. Chamber and MetLife Poll Shows Small Businesses Ramping up Actions to Survive Pandemic Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber and MetLife released the monthly Small Business Coronavirus Impact Poll—which surveys how small businesses nationwide are adapting their operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Among other key insights, the most recent poll—taken on April 21,…

Take the Escambia County Phase One Reopening Florida Business Survey As business in Florida reopens, it’s important that we have updated data to share with local officials and policymakers to help develop plans and programs to assist business recovery. Please take this brief survey to let us know what needs to be done to get…

Pensacola Fire Department Available to Assist Businesses with 25% Occupancy Adjustment To promote Pensacola’s COVID-19 recovery and community risk reduction, the Pensacola Fire Department Fire Marshal’s Office is available to assist business owners with calculating their new 25 percent maximum occupant capacity. This service is provided as a courtesy to business owners within the City…

Pensacola Restaurants are Opening Their Dining Rooms Starting today, restaurants in Florida can operate with up 25% indoor capacity and outdoor dining with proper social distancing.  For an up-to-date list of local restaurants that will be opening and their hours go to this PNJ article.   State Opens 10th Drive-Through Testing Site in Pensacola A…

Governor Ron DeSantis Releases Phase One of Reopen Florida Plan Governor Ron DeSantis announced Phase One of his Reopen Florida Plan with an executive order.   Phase One goes into effect Monday, May 4th with the following restrictions: Schools will remain closed for the remainder of the school year Restaurants can provide outdoor dining with six…