The census tract map below shows where Tallahassee’s Opportunity Zones are located. The designations have been awarded to two census tracts on the southside of town and three tracts west of Tallahassee. For a detail explanation of opportunity zones, go here . On the southside, the census tract 10.02 includes the corner of South Monroe and Orange […]
TR has reached out to a number of people that have knowledge of the current situation involving the Killearn Country Club. It is tough to know the truth given the legal component and the convergence of so many different interests, but here is what we were told by people on all sides of the issue. […]
Trulieve, one of the 13 companies the state of Florida has allowed to operate in Florida, is preparing to go public in Canada. Based on media reports, Schyan Exploration Inc. announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter agreement with George Hackney, Inc. d.b.a. Trulieve whereby the company and Trulieve have agreed to merge […]
A study conducted by the Washington Economics Group, Inc. (WEG) for the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce concludes that “effective” government consolidation could result in increased economic performance for Leon County. In November 2017, the TalChamber Board of Directors voted to commission an independent study on the possible consolidation of Tallahassee and Leon County governments. The […]
Tallahassee Reports has obtained drawings of the proposed renovations for the Killearn Country Club. The drawings, provided below, come nine months after a controversial process that culminated with a decision by the City Commission to allow the owner, Barton Tuck, to move forward with a redevelopment plan. Back in April, TR reported that permits for […]
As local officials continue to make unsubstantiated claims about the cause of the growth in Tallahassee’s local economy, additional research by Tallahassee Reports sheds light on the driving factors behind the claim that Tallahassee has the fastest growing economy in the state of Florida. The new research indicates approximately 30-40% of the growth in the […]
The City of Tallahassee hosted a community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Tallahassee International Airport where Origis Energy provided an overview of the recently completed solar farm and an update on the expansion of the solar program. The meeting also allowed project managers to share details about the new solar farm and answer […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the Mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, is spending city funds to promote a controversial claim about Tallahassee’s local economy. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that the Tallahassee GDP per capita grew faster than in any of the other 21 MSA’s in the state of Florida in 2016. However, further […]
As local officials rush to take credit for a recent report that showed the Tallahassee MSA had the fastest growing GDP per capita in the state of Florida during 2016, new information threatens the credibility of the explanations offered by these officials. Based on research by Tallahassee Reports and lengthy discussions with Bureau of Economic […]
The Mayor’s Office, the City of Tallahassee and the Office of Economic Vitality (OEV) are publicly stating that Tallahassee has the fastest growing economy in the state of Florida despite questions about the data used to support the claims. From the Mayor’s Office twitter account: “The numbers don’t lie, folks! #Tallahassee has the fastest growing […]