In 2006, the Pensacola Independent News joined forces with the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the formation of the Pensacola Young Professionals.
- The Independent News’ involvement with this generation began when we actively pursued the local music scene. As we attracted this hard-to-reach market, we began to get feedback and input on the challenges facing them–the difficulties in finding worthwhile, good-paying jobs; lack of housing that was attainable, and the limited entertainment scene.
As we spoke out on these issues, the more the under-40 crowd was attracted to this paper and the more we heard from them. The frustration was apparent in their words and their faces. They wanted to stay and work in Pensacola, and we needed the environment to make that happen.
The young professionals became a game changer in the fight for Maritime Park and the change that has happened in Pensacola over the last twenty years.
Join me and the Pensacola Young Professionals for a Community Roundtable on Wednesday, July 30. Register here…