The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic increased 289.4% in July when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 22,015 during July 2020 to 63,869 this year. The 289.4% increase this month is relative to July 2020 traffic when air travel was feeling the full […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,621 people working in Leon County in August, which is 346 less than last month’s revised employment number. The August unemployment rate came in at 4.7%, down from the 5.0% reported last month. The drop was due to 920 people leaving the workforce since last month. One […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 24.3% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 317 single-family home resales in July 2020 and 394 resales in July 2021. Last month there were 396 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in July 2021 increased […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 148,919 people working in Leon County in July, which is 707 more than last month’s revised employment number. The July unemployment rate came in at 5.0%, down from the 5.4% reported last month. One year ago the July, 2020 unemployment rate was 10.0%. In July, 2019 the […]
Prime Meridian Names Chief Bank Officer, Business Development Officer Prime Meridian Bank has named Kyle D. Phelps Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer. He joined the Bank in late August, 2021. Mr. Phelps was formerly a Commercial Banking and Specialty Lending Executive for Capital City Bank where he oversaw corporate banking, commercial loan participations, […]
Inc. Magazine has revealed their “Inc. 5000” list and has named Perfect Plants Nursery, of Monticello, Florida, number 150 on the list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. Perfect Plants Nursery has had a three-year revenue growth of 2,789 percent. The prestigious list was started in 1982 by Inc. Media and is released annually. According […]
With the announcement that Amazon will be coming to Tallahassee, several elected officials and local leaders commented on the news. Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor, Vice Chair, District 1 “Being one of only a few communities in the nation to welcome an Amazon Fulfillment Center means we are doing it right, from early coordination to the […]
Today, Amazon.com, Inc. announced plans to locate a new robotics fulfillment center in Leon County, Florida, creating more than 1,000 full-time jobs, paying a starting wage of at least $15 an hour with industry-leading benefits starting on day one including healthcare, 401(k) retirement savings and career skills training programs. “Amazon’s project is a once-in-a-generation economic […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic increased 268.3% in June when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 17,223 during June 2020 to 63,430 this year. The 268.3% increase this month is relative to June 2020 traffic when air travel was feeling the full […]
The latest jobs report shows that there were 149,517 people working in Leon County in June, which is 532 more than last month. The June unemployment rate came in at 5.4%, up from the 4.5% reported last month. One year ago the June, 2020 unemployment rate was 8.8%. In June, 2019 the unemployment rate was […]