City Rejects Midtown Parking Garage, Seeks Other Parking Alternatives
At their February 20th meeting, the City Commission voted to reject all proposals to establish a parking garage in the Midtown area.…
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Tallahassee’s Super-Lube Sells to Take 5 Oil Change
Super-Lube, a 48-unit multi-state operator of quick lubes, car washes, and full-service auto repair centers headquartered in Tallahassee has been acquired by…
Tallahassee Economic Index Shows Slowing Local Economy
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI) released numbers ending November 2018. Following a 1.06 point slide in October, the Index…
Google and Amazon Race to Electricity Sector
Based on reporting from WSJ’s Bradley Olson, “Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. are taking early steps to expand into the electricity…
Amidst Competition for Content, Netflix Raises Prices
On Jan 16, WSJ writer, Joe Flint, reported that Netflix raised prices for its subscriptions, something the organization had not done since…
Leon County Analysis Shows a Cut in Permit Processing Times
For years developers and other impacted business people have complained about how long it takes to get a permit in Tallahassee. It…
GM Downsizing in North America: Closing Factories, Cutting Jobs
Last Tuesday, November 27, Mike Colias of the Wall Street Journal reported that GM will close several factories in North America and…
Mortgage Cash-Out Refinancing Hits Record, Resembles Behavior that Led to 2008 Crisis
Americans have hit the highest share of cash-out refinancing since 2007 warns a recent Wall Street Journal article by Ben Eisen and…
Housing Agency Worries Over Inflated Home Prices
As uncertainty over the future outlook of the U.S. economy looms, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) worries that inflated home values will…
Job Growth Flat in October, Unemployment Rate Remains Below 3.0%
The latest employment information shows that Leon County added 64 jobs in October, 2018. One year ago Leon County lost 2,047 jobs.…
More Than Cash, What Amazon Really Looked for in Deciding H2Q
Amazon.com Inc. chose NYC and Northern Virginia as the locations for its new headquarters, referred to as H2Q. Understanding why Amazon chose…
Much Ado About Drop in Price of Oil
At the end of last week, U.S. stocks dropped. Specifically, the S&P 500, an index of the 500 largest U.S. publicly traded…