Nine people from Pensacola have been named to Florida Trend’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders list of 2018, which recognizes the most impactful individuals from all walks of business in the state. The nine Pensacola business leaders include Lewis Bear Jr., in the category of retail/wholesale; attorney Fred Levin, for law; Quint Studer, real estate, Ken Ford, from the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition for information/ tech/media; and Deborah Calder, for finance and insurance. The magazine omits elected officials.