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Town Rents Century Business Center Office To Attorney
September 20, 2017
The Town of Century is renting space at the Century Business Center to a Pensacola attorney.
The “main office” of the center will be rented to Gerald McKenzie for $100 per month, plus $7.50 in sales tax, and he will be responsible for the electric bill, according to Century Mayor Henry Hawkins. Hawkins said the non-profit Northwest Florida Legal Services will continue to use the office to periodically meet with clients.
The Century Business Center on Pond Street is a former school that was converted into a business incubator known as the “Habitat for Opportunity Building” until being renamed in 2015.
McKenzie recently told Century Chamber of Commerce members that he looks forward to becoming actively involved in the Century community. He said his office in Century will be staffed a few days each month; he will retain his main office and staff in Pensacola.
Pictured top: This corner of the Century Business Center contains restrooms (foreground) and a small office that will be rented to a Pensacola attorney. Pictured below: The Century Business Center on Pond Street. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Town Rents Century Business Center Office To Attorney”
Glad to hear they are finally using that space and hopefully there is more to come. Councilwoman Nadine came around before she passed trying to get people to occupy the business center. I haven’t heard anything about it until today.
As far as the rent being low …that is how the program works. It helps business owners to keep a low over head until they can make their business work.
@ grand locust. Is it not better to have some bussiness in the building than nothing?
I know this is a quality firm, so it is good to have the space filled, and with the firm paying the electric and a pro bono service working out of the same space is probably a win for Century, but I do not fully understand the low rent and sales tax component. My ignorance I guess.
>>Has the Lawyer obtained a Business License and is it based on a “Flat Rate” or on “Gross Receipts” – that would make a difference in revenue.
A business license in Escambia, Florida is $26.25 flat rate….zero percent on gross receipts. (Century may have a small additional fee?) He would already have the required state license (if any).
Small Alabama towns will tax a business to death.
Okay, what about a Business License?? Has the Lawyer obtained a Business License and is it based on a “Flat Rate” or on “Gross Receipts” – that would make a difference in revenue. Flat Rate in our City in Alabama is $150.00 Gross Receipts ???? up to $400.00 + per year, that would create some revenue also.Just saying…..it is however, a start to business coming to Century and that is on my prayer list.
@ grand locust. Is it not better to have some bussiness in the building than nothing?
>>>>when the sales tax revenues are so unclear
The sales tax is on the $100 rent. Not on any revenues the lawyer might generate.0
$100 a month seems incredibly low for a rent. The sales tax part of it is unclear as to how Century gets any benefit when there is a main office in Pensacola and this office will not be open full time. I call Pensacola and ask for an appointment on an auto accident. I meet in Century after the Auto accident. Then I go to Pensacola and sign up with an attorney. They win $100,000 compensation from the other driver, yet how do you audit where the “sale” for tax purposes took place? It is nice to have a quality firm come to town, but how does $100 a month cover ordinary wear and tear when the sales tax revenues are so unclear?