Focus On Pensacola, Florida | D.C. Reeves

“Every week that goes by, we're on another list of best places to live, safest places,” says Mayor D.C. Reeves of Pensacola, Florida. As a former entrepreneur, Reeves is business minded. With a population of about 55,000, Reeves says, “I'm excited because we're being discovered and as we are discovered, we've got to continue to create opportunity, not just for people who are wanting to move here, but for the people that live here. And so, I really consider myself a place-based economic development person.”
In our Focus On series, we take you to cities and towns around the country to share the ideas and initiatives that are creating jobs and putting residents on the pathway to family-sustaining jobs and economic mobility.
Find out what industries are driving economic growth in Pensacola, Florida in this interview with Mayor D.C. Reeves.
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[@Eeasy-wq4ss]

No, that used to be my miindset was even looking in Pensacola, but then Ron Desantis happened 😢

[@dianamccarthy9378]

Vote for what is going to you good not what you think your family it should be you are the one who is feeling it your own pain you are the is going to be sitting under the coconut tree when the storm gets here hollo everything you do in life you pay for it later rich or poor people and is always poor who do are the middle classes