Earlier this month, HCA Healthcare, an extension of Capital Regional Medical Center, was recognized by Military Times as a Best Employer for veterans in the country, having hired more than 39,000 veterans, active-duty members and military spouses since 2012. Capital Regional Medical Center is a fully accredited healthcare facility with more than 1,400 employees, 54 […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 69.4% in July when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 71,065 during July 2019 to 21,713 this year. Last month passenger traffic […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 3,489 jobs in June. One year ago Leon County lost 961 jobs. The unemployment rate decreased to 7.2% in June from 8.2% in May. One year ago the unemployment rate was 3.5%. The number of people working in June, 2020 decreased when compared to last year. […]
By Jennifer Leale, Tallahassee Foodies Undoubtedly, our Capital City is enduring challenging times, and months into a global pandemic, we are still pivoting our daily lives to overcome obstacles. One industry that has faced many challenges, often switching up their entire processes at a moment’s notice, is our beloved restaurants, bars and eateries. A couple […]
The most recent information from the Florida Department of revenue shows that consumer spending in Leon County-as measured by taxable sales- was down in May by 29.3% when compared to spending one year ago. In absolute terms, spending in May 2020 was down $113.1 million to $272.9 million. These numbers are preliminary and are subject […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were down 4.1% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 362 single-family home resales in June 2019 and 347 resales in June 2020. Last month there were 229 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in June 2020 decreased […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 76.4% in June when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 71,747 during June 2019 to 17,223 this year. In May month-over-month traffic […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 2,205 jobs in May. One year ago Leon County lost 217 jobs. The unemployment rate in increased to 8.8% in May from 8.2% in April. One year ago the unemployment rate was 2.9%. The number of people working in May, 2020 decreased when compared to last […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were down 33.4% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 344 single-family home resales in May 2019 and 229 resales in May 2020. Last month there were 268 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in May 2020 increased […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 88.4% in May when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 76,694 during May 2019 to 8,908 this year. In April month-over-month traffic […]