Jimmy Graganella, who is heading up a group seeking to purchase the Killearn Golf & Country Club, released the following statement today: To all Killearn Members and interested parties: A major milestone has been achieved in the effort to acquire and renovate Killearn Country Club. Barton Tuck has signed a Purchase Agreement signifying that buyer […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 811 jobs in November. One year ago Leon County lost 185 jobs. Despite the job losses, the unemployment rate in November declined from 2.8% in October to 2.5%. The decline was aided by a decline in people looking for work from October to November. One year […]
The Leon County Division of Tourism (Visit Tallahassee) announced that tourism had a record-breaking $1 billion economic impact on the Leon county economy in fiscal year 2019. The $1 billion impact is an estimated 14% increase over the financial impact in 2018. The announcement was made during the annual marketing industry meeting recently held at Bannerman […]
On December 12th, Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Vice President Jay Revell appeared on Above the Fold with Tallahassee Reports Editor Steve Stewart. Revell and Stewart discussed the Chamber’s rcent position statement in support of exploring an Independent Airport Authority, the Blueprint Gateway project, and Tallahassee’s current business climate. The interview aired on WVFT 93.3 […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased 18.0% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 183 single-family home resales in November 2018 and 216 resales in November 2019. Last month there were 251 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in November 2019 decreased 4.9% […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic decreased in November by 3.2% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 78,347 during last November to 75,831 this year. Despite this monthly decrease, the annual rate of passenger traffic remains up. The Passenger Traffic Report […]
A recent vote by the Killearn Homeowners Association (KHA) has made it a real possibility that a local group will soon own the struggling Killearn Golf & Country Club. Based on discussions with interested parties, the unanimous KHA vote was required to amend the terms of a settlement agreement which was signed by the KHA […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased 19.0% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 211 single-family home resales in October 2018 and 251 resales in October 2019. Last month there were 284 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in October 2019 increased 11.8% […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in October by 9.5% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 72,334 during last October to 79,205 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for all three carriers. American was up 17.2%, […]
After reaching levels not seen since 2007 in September, the job numbers for October remain strong. The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 351 jobs in October, 2019. One year ago Leon County added 385 jobs. This month’s job gains are consistent with previous trends in October. The unemployment rate in October remained […]