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| − | The '''Gulf Power Building''' is a five-story, 250,000 square foot office building | + | The '''Gulf Power Building''' is a five-story, 250,000 square foot office building at One Energy Place (500 [[Bayfront Parkway]]) that serves as the main corporate headquarters for the [[Gulf Power Company]], which serves customers from Pensacola to Panama City. The company chose Pensacola for its headquarters, even though it is not central to the company's service territory. More than 400 employees work in the building, adding to the economic vitality of downtown Pensacola. |
| − | The building was constructed in two sections between July [[1985]] and March [[1987]]. Gulf Power | + | The building was constructed in two sections between July [[1985]] and March [[1987]]. The Gulf Power investment was placed in an economically depressed area of the city and since its construction, the neighborhood has been transformed with two new parks (Veteran's Memorial Park and the Missing Childrens' Memorial) an upscale residential community (Aragon) and new restaurants. |
| − | The | + | Before construction began, Gulf Power worked with a team of [[UWF]] archaeologists to excavate the site for historical purposes. The team, led by Dr.Judy Bense, unearthed a wealth of artifacts from a Native American culture (dubbed "[[Deptford]]") that date back to around 150 [[Wikipedia:Common Era|CE]]. The project was awarded a U.S. Department of Interior award for public/private partnership to help preserve historic sites. |
| + | A restaurant -- "Three Sisters" -- operates a restaurant open to the public on the first floor of the building. | ||
[[Category:Gulf Power]] [[Category:Hawkshaw]] | [[Category:Gulf Power]] [[Category:Hawkshaw]] | ||
Revision as of 14:33, 19 February 2010
The Gulf Power Building is a five-story, 250,000 square foot office building at One Energy Place (500 Bayfront Parkway) that serves as the main corporate headquarters for the Gulf Power Company, which serves customers from Pensacola to Panama City. The company chose Pensacola for its headquarters, even though it is not central to the company's service territory. More than 400 employees work in the building, adding to the economic vitality of downtown Pensacola.
The building was constructed in two sections between July 1985 and March 1987. The Gulf Power investment was placed in an economically depressed area of the city and since its construction, the neighborhood has been transformed with two new parks (Veteran's Memorial Park and the Missing Childrens' Memorial) an upscale residential community (Aragon) and new restaurants.
Before construction began, Gulf Power worked with a team of UWF archaeologists to excavate the site for historical purposes. The team, led by Dr.Judy Bense, unearthed a wealth of artifacts from a Native American culture (dubbed "Deptford") that date back to around 150 CE. The project was awarded a U.S. Department of Interior award for public/private partnership to help preserve historic sites.
A restaurant -- "Three Sisters" -- operates a restaurant open to the public on the first floor of the building.
