September Airport Traffic Up 3.3%

September Airport Traffic Up 3.3%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that September 2023 passenger traffic increased 3.3% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 2,328 from the 69,688 reported during September 2022 to 72,016 in September 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 6.5% for […]

Leon Unemployment Rate Falls in September

Leon Unemployment Rate Falls in September

The latest reports show that Leon County gained 3,662 jobs in September. There were 164,647 people working in Leon County in September compared to last month’s revised employment number of 160,985. The unemployment rate came in at 3.0%, down from the 3.2% reported in August. The unemployment rate was down with approximately 3,400 people joining […]

Tallahassee Residential Real Estate Transactions Down 19.4%

Tallahassee Residential Real Estate Transactions Down 19.4%

The latest Florida Realtors® report on single-family sales activity for Florida’s 22 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) shows that 2023 Year-to-Date transactions (Jan. – Sept.) in the Tallahassee MSA are down 19.4% when compared to the same period in 2022. The data – provided below – reports 2,882 transactions in the Tallahassee MSA in 2023, down […]

Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban to Appear at NEBA

Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban to Appear at NEBA

The Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will host District 2 Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban at their October 24th lunch meeting. Commissioner Caban was elected to serve the remaining term of Commissioner Jimbo Jackson, who tragically passed away while in office. Caban has been in the news recently related to his position on […]

August Airport Traffic Up 7.3%

August Airport Traffic Up 7.3%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that August 2023 passenger traffic increased 7.3% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 4,827 from the 65,680 reported during August 2022 to 70,507 in August 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 3.3% for […]

Leon County Adds 1,371 Jobs in August

Leon County Adds 1,371 Jobs in August

The latest reports show that Leon County gained 1,371 jobs in August. There were 161,398 people working in Leon County in August compared to last month’s revised employment number of 160,027. The unemployment rate came in at 3.2%, down from the 3.3% reported in July. The unemployment rate was down with approximately 1,200 people joining […]

A Coffee Shop, Evening Rose Multi-Family Project, & 320 Unit Student Housing Development

A Coffee Shop, Evening Rose Multi-Family Project, & 320 Unit Student Housing Development

On Thursday September 21st at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The meeting will be held remotely through the WebEx meeting service. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify […]

Amazon Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Amazon Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On September 14, the Amazon Tallahassee Robotics Fulfillment Center held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. This facility is just the sixth Amazon Fulfillment Center to launch in Florida, is almost the size of 11 football fields and took more than 20,000 tons of steel to build. There are more than 1,000 Amazon employees […]

July Airport Traffic Up 4.5%

July Airport Traffic Up 4.5%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that July 2023 passenger traffic increased 5.4% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 3,135 from the 69,242 reported during July 2022 to 72,377 in July 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 0.8% for […]

Leon County Adds Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

Leon County Adds Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

The latest reports show that Leon County gained 920 jobs in July. There were 159,793 people working in Leon County in July compared to last month’s revised employment number of 158,873. The unemployment rate came in at 3.4%, up from the 3.3% reported in June. The unemployment rate was up due to a surge in […]