Tallahassee Reports recently broke a story about the purchase of the Killearn Country Club by Atlanta Ventures, a company founded by David Cummings who has significant ties to Tallahassee. Provided below is a statement released by Atlanta Ventures related to the purchase. Dear KCC Members and Killearn Community, We’re very excited to announce that in […]
At the March 1, 2022 Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission meeting, officials will consider a staff recommendation to rezone the property where the vacant Kohl’s building is located. The applicant and present owner of the property is Continental 182 Fund, LLC. The parent company is Continental Properties located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The application requests an […]
The Florida State House approved a ban on abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy Thursday morning, adding to the list of Republican-led states that have modeled legislation after the Mississippi law that has been challenged and is now awaiting a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. HB 5, titled “Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality,” […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Legislature’s 60-day session reached its halfway point Wednesday. Here are snapshots of 10 big issues in the session: — ABORTION: The Republican-controlled House and Senate are moving forward with a proposal that would prevent physicians from providing abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. […]
TALLAHASSEE — A challenge to a controversial state law that bans transgender females from participating on girls’ and women’s sports teams has been put on hold while another Florida case plays out in a federal appeals court. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman last week issued a stay in the challenge filed on behalf of a […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 151,375 people working in Leon County in December, which is 912 less than last month’s revised employment number. The December unemployment rate came in at 3.4%, down from the 3.5% reported last month. One year ago, the December 2020 unemployment rate was 3.5%. In December, 2019 the […]
Current Leon County School Board member Alva Swafford Striplin filed on February 1 to run for re-election for Leon County School Board District Seat 1. Striplin first won the seat in 2014 and was subsequently re-elected in 2018. Striplin told Tallahassee Reports, “Now more than ever, our community needs a voice on the Leon County […]
FSU Hires Business Liaison to Facilitate Industry Partnerships Florida State University is redoubling its efforts to commercialize faculty research and partner with businesses across the country that can benefit from the intellectual capital available at a top-tier research university. As a key part of these efforts, the FSU Office of Research has hired Mike Campbell […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that December 2021 passenger traffic was 68,630. This is 12.0% or 9,832 passengers below the pre-COVID passenger traffic (78,642) reported in December 2019. December traffic increased 111.0% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 32,528 during December 2020 to […]
TALLAHASSEE – Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC) offers robotic arm-assisted total and partial knee replacements. TOC will provide robotic surgery conducted with Stryker’s Mako Smart Robotics application, a highly advanced robotic technology. The robotic arm-assisted system allows the surgeon to control implants’ accurate alignment and positioning. TOC has served North Florida and South Georgia as the […]