The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, December 8

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, December 8

Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On December 13th, the Tallahassee City Commission will consider approving a leave buy-back option for general employees that will cost approximately $1.8 million. In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Power Forward Speaker Series, First Commerce, in partnership with the FSU […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, December 7

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, December 7

Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Donna Adelson is alleging gross misconduct and “cruel and unusual punishment” by her solitary confinement guards at the Leon County Detention Center, saying in a court filing the staff are forcing the 73-year-old to eat with her hands, sleep naked and are calling her […]

Global Investment Group Acquires Mainline Information Systems

Global Investment Group Acquires Mainline Information Systems

There’s been a change in ownership for one of Tallahassee’s most successful home-grown businesses. A global investment group has acquired Mainline Information Systems. Rick Kearney founded Mainline Information Systems, Inc. in 1989 and has been its CEO since then. Starting with a few computer programmers, Kearney built the company into Florida’s number three high-tech company, […]

DeSantis Proposes $114.4B State Budget

DeSantis Proposes $114.4B State Budget

By Jim Turner and Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday pitched a $114.4 billion budget for next fiscal year that includes a variety of tax cuts and spending on such things as teacher salary increases and police recruitment bonuses. Dubbed the “Focus on Florida’s Future Budget,” the […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, December 6

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, December 6

Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Tallahassee’s infrastructure development agency, Blueprint, has broken ground on its Northeast Gateway project. The agency’s leadership predicts the new project will have a major impact on Leon County’s economy. A 14-year-old was arrested Monday after bringing a box cutter on Raa Middle School’s campus. […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, December 5

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, December 5

Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The latest reports show that Leon County lost 185 jobs in October. There were 163,844 people working in Leon County in October compared to last month’s revised employment number of 164,029. Get the details. On November 6th, the Leon County Children’s Services […]

Leon County Unemployment Increases to 3.3% in October

Leon County Unemployment Increases to 3.3% in October

The latest reports show that Leon County lost 185 jobs in October. There were 163,844 people working in Leon County in October compared to last month’s revised employment number of 164,029. The unemployment rate came in at 3.3%, up from the 3.0% reported in September. One year ago, the October 2022 unemployment rate was 2.8%. […]

Growth Management Agenda Features Circle K, Fazoli’s, & Single-Family Housing

Growth Management Agenda Features Circle K, Fazoli’s, & Single-Family Housing

On Thursday December 7th 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 potential […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, December 4

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Monday, December 4

Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that October 2023 passenger traffic increased 4.6% when compared to traffic one year ago.  On Thursday December 7th at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal […]

October Airport Passenger Traffic Up 4.6%

October Airport Passenger Traffic Up 4.6%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that October 2023 passenger traffic increased 4.6% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 3,562 from the 78,069 reported during October 2022 to 81,631 in October 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 13.6% for […]