The employment momentum generated over the last six months in Leon County slowed significantly in December, 2013. The latest report shows that the number of people employed in Leon County fell by 2,286 workers from 142,906 in November to 140,620 in December. From June to November of 2013, Leon County added 6,058 workers to local […]
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 of Spring Hill Road, south of Orange Avenue inside the Tallahassee city limits. On Friday, an employee of Tallahassee Reports traveled to Springsax Road and verified that […]
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 vendor, Honeywell. The detailed proposal showed how the City could save $44 million over the next fourteen years if 25,000 utility customers signed up for a time-of-use […]
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 to Tallahassee by opening Coosh’s Bayou Rouge in Northeast Tallahassee. Their first location was in the old Winn Dixie shopping center off of Kerry Forest Parkway. The restaurant […]
This section of Tallahassee Reports, Industry Profile, will take a look how a specific industry has fared before, during, and after the Great Recession. Which industries have recovered or on their way to recovering? Which industries are still lagging behind? And how does all this effect our local economy. The first installment will look at […]
Based on pre-vote intel, it was pretty clear that the City Commission was going to vote to move forward with the million dollar investment in what has become known as the Brew Pub in Cascades Park. What was not known was if there would be a discussion among the City Commissioners about the reasons why […]
It has been almost seven years since the controversial vote by the City Commission that approved one of the most expensive projects in the history of the City of Tallahassee –smart meters. The money spent on the smart meter project falls in a range between $50 and $80 million depending on what part of the […]
Employment data for November, 2013 shows that Leon County added 157 jobs. This increase means that Leon County has added jobs for six straight months. This has not happened since 2007. The unemployment rate came in at 5.3%. Since June of this year, 5,936 people in Leon County have found work, bringing the total number […]
The City of Tallahassee has been routinely criticized for years when it comes to facilitating development. The common refrain from developers was that government regulations were significantly slowing the pace of economic growth. One part of these regulations is permits. Before any construction project can be started, developers must go through a permitting process and […]
Based on operational data collected by the City of Tallahassee, listed in the table below, the use of red light cameras has resulted in more crashes at red light camera intersections three years after the implementation than three years before. Total crashes increased from 377 before implementation to 509 after implementation. More specifically, rear-end crashes […]