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Drew WilsonOctober 7, 2016

Anheuser-Busch announced Friday it would deliver more than 450,000 cans of drinking water to communities around Florida dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. “We are humbled to be able to help out our neighbors in urgent times like this,” said Craig Tomeo, senior general manager of Anheuser-Busch’s Jacksonville Brewery. “Putting our production and logistics […]

Lloyd DunkelbergerJuly 12, 2016

The Florida delegation to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland has been invited to a private welcome reception next Tuesday hosted by Associated Industries of Florida and Anheuser-Busch. The event, which will be held the second night of the convention, will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Pickwick & Frolic Restaurant & Club on 4th Street […]

Drew WilsonJune 7, 2016

George Gainer, Lauren Book and incumbent Sen. David Simmons continued to coast in fundraising last month, according to newly filed campaign finance reports. Simmons raised $126,072 last month, which accounts for more than half of the money the Altamonte Springs Republican has raised since filing for re-election back in September. Among the 213 contributions were […]

Melissa RossMarch 31, 2016

Highlighting the creation of 75 new jobs, Gov. Rick Scott was on hand at a groundbreaking ceremony for Anheuser-Busch’s new $175 million aluminum bottle line at its Jacksonville facility. The company employs 840 people across Florida. “Manufacturers like Anheuser-Busch are incredibly important to our state, and I am excited to join them in celebrating their […]

Drew WilsonOctober 13, 2015

Contributions are still flowing to Gov. Rick Scott’s political committee, which brought in its third straight six-figure haul last month. The committee, Let’s Get to Work, added $118,300 in September and spent about $83,000, leaving the committee with about $717,000 on-hand at the end of the month. The September numbers represent only about a quarter […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 10, 2015

No need for state Sen. Audrey Gibson to worry. The Jacksonville Democrat has no competition as of yet. Thus her quiet fundraising of late, including in August, likely is of little import. Gibson raised $1,500 in August: $500 from AGL Resources Florida City Gas, based in Atlanta, and $1,000 from Anheuser Busch. Gibson has raised, in […]

Guest AuthorMay 5, 2015

The 2015 Major League Baseball Racial and Gender Report Card recently released by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport shows the league had an A on the issue of racial hiring practices, a C/C+ for gender hiring practices and an overall grade of B. Are we playing fair when it comes to sports? Does […]

Shannon NickinsonJune 29, 2014

Pensacola native Paul Sheaffer had the perfect app-developer experience. If only he could have had it in Pensacola. Sheaffer, with his brother Chase and their co-worker Marvin Paul, developed Out of Milk, a shopping app that allows users to create shopping lists that can be shared among users. They began work on it in Pensacola […]

Tag: Anheuser Busch

Anheuser-Busch says ‘This water’s for you’

Associated Industries hosting welcome reception at RNC in Cleveland

Senate campaigns of David Simmons, Lauren Book, George Gainer post impressive May fundraising reports

Rick Scott touts new jobs at Anheuser-Busch in Jacksonville

Let’s Get to Work posts 3rd straight 6-figure fundraising month

Audrey Gibson has quiet fundraising month in August

Richard Lapchick: Does Major League Baseball look like America?

Shannon Nickinson: Pensacola produces app designers, but it can’t keep them