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UWF Team Places First in International Information Systems Competition

The team built an application that works with Facebook to screen words on a users’ profile to detect if there are negative or positive sentiments being expressed.

Jul. 25, 2016

Economic Report: UWF to Help Develop Regional Economic Plan

Institution is working with Florida’s Great Northwest to develop a strategic economic development plan for the 13 counties that make up the region.

Jul. 22, 2016

Redevelopment Needed to Fight Urban Sprawl in Pensacola

Pensacola area scored 76.84 and ranked 181 out of the 221 areas measured, indicating that the area has more urban sprawl than other developed areas.

Jul. 20, 2016

Economic Report: Brexit Concerns Weighed on Fed’s Decision to Hold Rates

The U.S. Federal Reserve was considering the implications of a possible United Kingdom exit from the European Union even before the referendum went before British voters.

Jul. 08, 2016

Concentrated Poverty Less Severe in Escambia than Nation

According to recent Census data, a growing number of Escambia County residents earning below the poverty line are converging into a few neighborhoods, creating pockets of high-density poverty.

Jul. 06, 2016

Economic Report: The UK Exits the EU; World Markets React

In a historic referendum, voters in the United Kingdom chose to leave the European Union. Dr. Rick Harper spoke with WUWF 88.1-FM’s Sandra Averhart about the vote.

Jun. 27, 2016

Is Northwest Florida Heading for Another Housing Bubble?

The current consensus amongst experts seem to be that while housing prices are climbing, they are doing so because new houses are not being built to increase the supply.

Jun. 21, 2016

Economic Report: How Would a U.K. Exit From the EU Affect Markets?

If a referendum on the issue is approved next week, the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. There is concern over what that exit may mean for world markets.

Jun. 17, 2016