On February 27th, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates held their monthly meeting, hosting Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey and Leon County Chair Carolyn Cummings. Dailey addressed the economic future of Tallahassee and the ongoing negotiations between the City and the Fire Department. Dailey responded to comments that were recently made by Florida Chamber of […]
Tallahassee Bankers Tijuana Eberhardt and Scott Gerber Receive Distinguished Honors TALLAHASSEE, Fla., February 20, 2024 – Capital City Bank recognized 31 of its best and brightest sales and service leaders at its annual Star Summit event, recently held at the Perry Lane Hotel in Savannah, Georgia. Tallahassee Network Support Tech Tijuana Eberhardt and Client Experience […]
A Korean steakhouse is having a grand opening today in Tallahassee. The Chow Won Korean Steakhouse has moved into 1107 Apalachee Parkway and officially opens its doors at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The restaurant – located on a 10,000 square foot building – is centered around the Korean way of grilling meats on the table. In the […]
Tallahassee gas prices are headed back up after a five month decline. Since early January gas prices have increased from $2.95 a gallon to approximately $3.25 – a 10% increase. Before the increase, prices dropped from $3.75 a gallon to $2.90 over a period of five moths, from August, 2023 to December, 2023.
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was up 91.2% in January 2024 when compared to January, 2023. There were 65 permits issued in January, 2024, up from the 34 issued one year ago. The value of the January, 2024 permits was $18.5 million, […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 1,151 jobs in December when compared to last month. There were 160,762 people working in Leon County in December compared to last month’s revised employment number of 161,913. Despite the loss of jobs, the December unemployment rate decreased to 3.0% from the 3.2%, reported last month as […]
After dropping below $3 a gallon in mid-January, average gas prices in Tallahassee increased 12 cents per gallon or 4% over the last two weeks per data reported by GasBuddy.com. Tallahassee gas prices are still below the national average.
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that December 2023 passenger traffic increased 14.1% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 9,169 from the 64,864 reported during December 2023 to 74,033 in December 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 22.6% for […]
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Business After Hours will be hosted by Jeri’s at Market Street on Thursday, January 11, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST. Jeri’s is located at 1370-1 Market Street Tallahassee, FL 32312. The Chamber notes that Business After Hours “is the perfect opportunity to establish new relationships, […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that November 2023 passenger traffic increased 11.7% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 8,212 from the 70,013 reported during November 2022 to 78,225 in November 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 20.1% for […]