High-Performance Maritime Center
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today [15May23], Governor Ron DeSantis awarded more than $3.9 million to the City of Pensacola through the Governor’s Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to facilitate infrastructure improvements at the Port of Pensacola. This award will spur economic growth by establishing a High-Performance Maritime Center of Excellence. This award will also help secure the City of Pensacola as American Magic’s home base, which will bring at least 150 high-wage jobs in maritime industries, including research and development, engineering and design, and manufacturing, to the Pensacola area. The American Magic previously had their primary training location in Rhode Island.
They couldn’t have picked a better water location for developing marine technology. Now, if only the wind and weather cooperate….
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