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Prime Meridian Bank Initiates Stock Offering for Possible Expansion

Prime Meridian Bank Initiates Stock Offering for Possible Expansion

Prime Meridian Holding Company has announced a public offering of its common stock, signaling a true milestone in the history of this locally-owned business. Prime Meridian Bank, a…

March 2, 2014No CommentRead More

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

Airport Traffic Increases in 2013

The City of Tallahassee Airport finished 2013 with higher passenger traffic numbers than 2012. In 2012, 684,611 passengers were serviced at the Tallahassee Regional Airport. That number increased…

March 2, 2014No CommentRead More

Local News

City Communications Department Produces All PSA’s…Except for TAPP

City Communications Department Produces All PSA’s…Except for TAPP

The City of Tallahassee public records department has informed Tallahassee Reports that since January 1,…

March 9, 20141 CommentRead More

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Imagine Tallahassee Adds Complexity To Blueprint Process

Kim Rivers is not happy. Ms. Rivers, a successful local business woman and the engine…

March 2, 2014No CommentRead More

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Leon County Fuel Tax Will Not Be Spent On Road Maintenance

Decisions made by elected officials on the City Commission and the Leon County Board of…

January 26, 20143 CommentsRead More

One Developer Gets Message from Tallahassee City Manager, One Does Not

One Developer Gets Message from Tallahassee City Manager, One Does Not

On October 14, 2013, the lobbyist for the Mckibbon Hotel Group (MHG), Gary Yordon, responded…

January 21, 20143 CommentsRead More

Local Author Hits New York Times Best Selling List with “Extortion”

Local Author Hits New York Times Best Selling List with “Extortion”

Tallahassee resident and author Peter Schweizer has hit the New York Times best selling list…

January 20, 20142 CommentsRead More

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An Economic Development Success Story

An Economic Development Success Story

The search for a new site in 2008 to accommodate the growing interest in running events in the Big Bend area has resulted in a venue, the Apalachee…

January 27, 20144 CommentsRead More

New Jersey Company Paves Tallahassee Roads with Workers from Out of Town

New Jersey Company Paves Tallahassee Roads with Workers from Out of Town

This week Tallahassee Reports received several phone calls from citizens who wanted to know why an out-of-town company was paving Springsax Road. Springsax Road is located just off…

January 14, 20149 CommentsRead More

Nights and Weekends Sign-Ups Lag Honeywell Projections

Nights and Weekends Sign-Ups Lag Honeywell Projections

When the City Commission voted to move forward with the Smart Meter program in March, 2007, the decision was based in part on the proposal provided by the…

January 6, 20144 CommentsRead More

The City Building Permit Guarantee Is Getting Results

The City Building Permit Guarantee Is Getting Results

The City of Tallahassee has been routinely criticized for…

Red Light Cameras Increase Total Crashes, Decrease Right Angle Crashes

Red Light Cameras Increase Total Crashes, Decrease Right Angle Crashes

Based on operational data collected by the City of…

Brew Pub Agreement Provides Look At Business Plan

Brew Pub Agreement Provides Look At Business Plan

The Tallahassee City Commission will vote on Wednesday to…

Tallahassee City Manager Solicited Charitable Donations from City Lobbyist, City Vendors and City Employees for Ziffer Event

Tallahassee City Manager Solicited Charitable Donations from City Lobbyist, City Vendors and City Employees for Ziffer Event

Tallahassee Reports has learned through a public records request…

City Staff Asks Commissioners to Vote Against Ethics Panel Recommendation on Ethics Officer and Penalties

City Staff Asks Commissioners to Vote Against Ethics Panel Recommendation on Ethics Officer and Penalties

The City of Tallahassee staff will formally ask the…

City Electric Reserves Top $100 Million Once Again

City Electric Reserves Top $100 Million Once Again

The City of Tallahassee recently updated the financials for…

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

City and County Spending Take Different Paths

Now that both the City and the County has…

City of Tallahassee Retains Millions in Garbage Fees, Leon County Passes Savings to Customers

City of Tallahassee Retains Millions in Garbage Fees, Leon County Passes Savings to Customers

An exclusive analysis by Tallahassee Reports of the solid…

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?

The Leon County Board of County Commissioners are well…

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

BREAKING NEWS: NO PROPERTY TAX, BUT GAS TAX WILL FUND STAR METRO

The City Commission has just voted not to raise…

THE GAS TAX IS BACK

THE GAS TAX IS BACK

Just a couple of weeks ago the Leon Board…

Leon County Grand Jury Provides Critical Review of TPD, Recommends Law Enforcement Consolidation

Leon County Grand Jury Provides Critical Review of TPD, Recommends Law Enforcement Consolidation

The Leon County Grand Jury released a report on…

School Board Race Draws Crowd

School Board Race Draws Crowd

It is late October and the race for Leon…

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

Patrick Madden Exits School Board Race

The Leon County School Board race for District 1…

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

Forrest Van Camp to Join Race

In a surprising move, Forrest Van Camp has decided…

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

CRA to Become Stand Alone Department, Personnel Expenses to Increase

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), whose mission…

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the consultant retained by…

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

Change In Plans for City Gateway Property Draws Opposition, Reveals Insider Dealings

It looks like there will be a battle over…

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

Frustration Boils Over At CRA Meeting, Policy Goals Finally Adopted

The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board finally voted to…

CRA Workshop Turns into Frenchtown Redevelopment Discussion

The CRA Workshop, that was initiated by some Board…

Where Does The Tallahassee CRA Spend Your Money?

The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has…

CRA Board Discusses Homeless Shelter and North Monroe CRA District

CRA Board Discusses Homeless Shelter and North Monroe CRA District

Commissioner Gil Ziffer, the liaison between the CRA Board…

CRA Board Meets and Discusses Defining Mission and Homeless Shelter

The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board met yesterday in…

Employment Decreases in December

Employment Decreases in December

The employment momentum generated over the last six months…

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

Industry Profile: Local Auto Sales Rebound

This section of Tallahassee Reports, Industry Profile, will take…

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment Increases in Leon County

Employment data for November, 2013 shows that Leon County…

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Sales Of Goods And Services Picks Up Momentum In Leon County

Data from the Florida Department of Revenue indicates consumer…

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

Employment Gains Differ Since Recession, Tallahassee recovers 30% of jobs lost since Jan. of 2007

One of the many ways to evaluate the recovery…

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Home Sales Continue To Increase, Prices Finally Begin To Rebound

Many economists argue that the Great Recession was made…

Leon County Employment Improves

Leon County Employment Improves

The unemployment rate is one of the most watched…

Business Spotlight

Market District Gets The Humidor

The Market District is increasing its presence as the business hub for north east Tallahassee. The area located just north of I-10 off of Thomasville Road is…

January 15, 2014No Comment

Local Economy
Featured

Vince Long Is Where He Wants To Be

Vince Long is slick. There’s really no other way to put it. How else to describe a guy who, in the span of 24 hours, somehow managed…

August 7, 20113 Comments

Exclusive

EXCLUSIVE ANALYSIS: The Source of Local Campaign Contributions for 2014

Local candidates who have declared their intention to run for office in 2014 filed their latest financial activity reports with the Leon County Supervisor of Elections earlier…

October 14, 20134 Comments

Editorial

Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Shell Games

Over the last few months, both the County and City governments have been less than honest with millions of dollars of money belonging to the people they…

October 15, 2013No Comment

Letters to the Editor

Cost Saving Ideas Requested by Governor-elect Scott

I found it interesting that our Governor-Elect Rick Scott has kicked off a new initiative he calls "Florida 2.0 - your opportunity to tell Tallahassee how you…

November 12, 2010No Comment

Columnist

A Lonely Profession

When I was young I quickly recognized when mom or dad shared an opinion. The tone was different. There was a sense of ownership, a heartfelt conviction.…

October 15, 2013No Comment

Business

Coosh’s Bayou Rouge Settles in New Location

Coosh’s Bayou Rouge settles into new location In 2001, the husband and wife team of Coosh and Margaret Willis fulfilled a dream of bringing authentic Louisiana food…

December 20, 2013No Comment

Local Government Events

  • February 27, 2014 – CRA Board Meeting
    9:30 am, General
  • February 27, 2014 – Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA)
    9:30 am, General
  • February 27, 2014 – Speed Date Your Local Leaders
    5:30 pm, General