Economic Development
Industry Clusters
The Pensacola Bay Area features a rich and diverse business landscape, with established industry-leading enterprises, fast-growing midsize businesses, and numerous entrepreneurial startups.
Pensacola’s top industries contribute to the area’s reputation as a business leader. From Life Sciences to Bio Informatics to health care and IT, the Pensacola Bay Area offers a strong infrastructure to support these growing industries. Additionally, the Pensacola Bay Area boasts a highly trained and skilled workforce to ensure that these industries remain leaders in their industries.
The close proximity to military-related IT research, development, and testing has led to an emerging cluster of IT and aerospace companies in the Pensacola Bay Area. A new Veteran’s Administration/Dept. of Defense joint ambulatory care clinic is also being constructed which will add to the momentum in the growth of the local medical device manufacturing industry. Companies such as Armstrong World Industries, Solutia, and GE have opened facilities in Pensacola- Bay Area.
Company Name |
No. Emp. |
Principal Business |
Address |
Contact Info |
| Local Government | 15,790 | Government Services | ||
| Federal Government | 7,403 | Government Services | ||
| State Government | 5,970 | Government Services | ||
| Sacred Heart Health System | 5,000 | Health Care Service | 5151 N. 9th Ave. Pensacola, FL 32503 |
416-7000 |
| Baptist Health Care | 3,163 | Health Care Service | 1000 W. Moreno St. Pensacola, FL 32504 |
434-4011 |
| Lakeview | 2,000 | Health Care Service | 1221 W. Lakeview Pensacola, FL 32501 |
432-1222 |
| Gulf Power Company | 1,400 | Electric Utility | 500 Bayfront Pkwy. Pensacola, FL 32501 |
444-6111 |
| Ascend Performance Materials | 1,400 | Nylon Fiber/Industrial Organic Chemicals | 3000 Old Chemstrand Rd. Gonzalez, FL 32560 |
968-7000 |
| West Florida Hospital | 1,300 | Health Care Service | 8333 N. Davis Hwy. Pensacola, FL 32514 |
494-4000 |
| University of West Florida | 1,231 | Education | 11000 University Pkwy. Pensacola, FL 32514 |
474-2000 |
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 1,200 | Financial Institution | 5550 Heritage Oaks Drive Pensacola, FL 32526-7855 |
912-0024 |
| Pensacola Christian College | 1,000 | School and Publishing | 10 Brent Lane Pensacola, FL 32503 |
478-8483 |
| West Corporation | 800 | Broadband wireless support | 5031 Commerce Park Circle Pensacola, FL 32501 |
475-7200 |
| Pensacola State College | 709 | Education | 1000 College Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32504 |
484-1000 |
| Cox Communications Gulf Coast |
645 | Communication Services | 2205 LaVista Ave. Pensacola, FL 32504 |
477-2695 |
| Medical Center Clinic | 627 | Health Care Service | 8333 N. Davis Hwy. Pensacola, FL 32514 |
474-8000 |
| Santa Rosa Medical Center, Inc. | 530 | Health Care Service | 1450 Berryhill Road Milton, FL 32570 |
626-7762 |
| ECUA | 518 | Public Utilities | Ellyson Industrial Park Pensacola, FL 32514 |
969-3330 |
| Wayne Dalton Corporation | 500 | Garage Door Manufacturer | 3395 Addison Drive Pensacola, FL 32514 |
474-9890 |
| International Paper | 500 | Paper Products | 375 Muscogee Rd. Box 87 Cantonment, FL 32533 |
968-2121 |
| CHCS Services, Inc. | 450 | Insurance Claims | 411 N. Baylen Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
432-1700 |
| Pensacola News Journal | 450 | Newspaper | 101 E Romana Street Pensacola, FL 32502 |
435-8581 |
| SMG Food Services | 387 | Entertainment & Food Services | 201 E. Gregory Street Pensacola, FL 32501 |
432-5104 |
| Armstrong World Industries | 300 | Acoustical Ceiling Products | 300 S. Myrick Street Pensacola, FL 32589 |
433-8321 |
| DANA Coupled Products | 250 | Automobile Brake Systems | 9101 Ely Street Pensacola, FL 32514 |
476-0907 |
| General Electric | 250 | Wind Energy Systems | 8301 Scenic Hwy Pensacola, FL 32504 |
474-4011 |
| Cavalier Telephone | 200 | Communication Services | P.O. Box 13511 Pensacola, FL 32514 |
432-4855 |