Comments on: Overnight Delivery: UPS Moves Regional Facility To Pensacola

By: Wilson

Wilson — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:47:12 +0000

I agree with Kyle D. (posted: 10/11/11: 0936) – it’s about money and in this case, UPS saves money in the long run… the $25K incentive only helps this corporate decision. The politicians of Pensacola need to cut through the “small town” bureaucracy if the city is ever to grow beyond just a tourist revenue township. Money desperately needs to be placed into road architecture to permit business and residents/customer base access. More local government incentives need to be advertised to the business communities as well. The Pensacola economy is depressed… what will the elected officials do to CHANGE this sickness, other than continue to do what they have been… nothing!

By: Kyle Dunlope

Kyle Dunlope — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:36:25 +0000

It’s a natural choice for UPS. Pensacola, unlike Mobile, has low-cost carriers and that helps in overflow cargo they sometimes send on passenger planes cargo bays. That, plus the $25,000 the airport agreed to give UPS as an incentive. Moving jobs from one place to the next is good for Pensacola, but doesn’t create net jobs in the economy as a whole.

By: JimD

JimD — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:34:13 +0000

This is great news for the local economy. Thirty additional jobs in the sorting office, I believe will bring additional positions in the distrobution arm, unless these positions are coming from Mobile as well.

The only problem is traffic. If there was direct access to I-10 from 9th Avenue, that would open up the airports cargo facilities…Will trucking have to go back to Davis Hwy for access to I-10?

Now that more jobs will be added, city officals needs to look at infrastructure and access to something besides the beach.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:10:34 +0000

Amen Scott. 30 jobs here, a few there, every job helps. I feel there is great potential for expansion and more jobs with the UPS facility. Good pay and benefits too.

By: instigator

instigator — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:32:49 +0000

now lets see if we can get them to only hire people who have been out of work 2+ years and get our unemployable numbers down

By: Scott Lowery

Scott Lowery — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:24:21 +0000

This is the kind of thinking that need’s to be running this county. Finally someone has enough of a heart and enough power to do some good for a local community insted of a to big to fail bank . Perhaps the head of UPS Airlines President Mitch Nichols should consider running for office.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:09:36 +0000

About time Pensacola got some jobs that were not tourest related. We need more of these types of jobs in the area.

By: Esme

Esme — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 19:47:34 +0000

This is great news! Hopefully they can add hundreds more to the job roster! Thanks Ashton Hayward!