Escambia Creates Economic Reset Working Group To Help Businesses Recover

April 24, 2020

The Escambia County Emergency Operations Center has established a business, industry and economic stabilization COVID-19 reset working group. The Greater Pensacola Chamber will lead the group to provide guidance and coordinate issues with Escambia County’s business community in all phases of emergency management including expediting response and recovery.

“The COVID-19 reset working group is communicating closely with all area chambers, businesses, industries, community and government leaders to assist in the rapid dissemination of information, identifying unmet needs and supporting the business community recovering from the pandemic,” said Escambia County Administrator Janice Gilley. “this work group is critical to resetting our economy, and their input is invaluable to returning our region to a thriving destination.”

The Economic Reset Working Group will provide the business community with current and relevant information and resources to assist them in their recovery efforts. They will establish a one-stop online information and resource center for business and employees.

Working Group executive committee organizations are:

Working Group Executive Committee Organizations:

  • Greater Pensacola Chamber
  • FloridaWest EDA
  • Visit Pensacola
  • Escambia County
  • City of Pensacola

Escambia County Emergency Support Function 18 (ESF-18)

  • Lead Coordinating Agency: Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce
  • Support Agencies: FloridaWest EDA
  • Visit Pensacola
  • UWF Small Business Development Center
  • Gulf Coast Minority Chamber of Commerce
  • Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce
  • Perdido Key Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Century Chamber of Commerce
  • Emerald Coast Regional Council
  • CareerSource Escarosa
  • First Place Partners
  • Downtown Improvement Board
  • Escambia County Emergency Management Division
  • The Home Builders Association of West Florida (HBA)

“The COVID-19 situation remains fluid and while business resumption at what level is currently unknown, we must prepare for the recovery now,” said Todd Thomson, president and CEO of the Greater Pensacola Chamber. “We are looking towards economic recovery as we research and consider what resources and initiatives can be implemented to assist our businesses, workforce and community as whole.”

“The Economic Reset Working Group provides guidance and resource to local policymakers, such as myself, and the business community so we can make informed decisions to ensure a safe, orderly, and coordinated resumption of business activities in Pensacola and Escambia County,” said Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson.

Comments

2 Responses to “Escambia Creates Economic Reset Working Group To Help Businesses Recover”

  1. BRING IT ON on April 28th, 2020 12:46 am

    I you don’t do anything at all, at least open the barbershops. I noticed on TV everyone at the capital seems to be getting groomed. Just another do as I say not as I do.
    OPEN UP ALL BUSINESS. If our businesses fail due to this scam I believe there should be some lawsuits. I can’t wait till the next election so we can vote some of you politicians out.

  2. TR SPORT on April 24th, 2020 10:53 pm

    So now the county creates a group that doesn’t know diddly sqat about business to tell us about our business. They waste more time talking about something then it would just to get it done. I owned a construction company in Florida for 23 years , opened up myself, ran it myself, and sold it myself without anyone telling me how to do it. You can stand there and stare at the ground talking over and over how to construct a structure, but until you bow up and get to work it won’t come out of the ground by itself. WE DO NOT NEED AN ENCOUNTER GROUP TO TELL BUSINESS HOW TO OPEN UP !!!!!

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