The latest information for May 2017 shows that passenger traffic at the Tallahassee International Airport has remained relatively flat for the third consecutive month. The numbers show passenger traffic increased in May 2017 when compared to traffic in one year ago by 0.7%. The number of passengers increased from 62,221 during last May to 62,641 […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county increased in May by 12.8% when compared to numbers sold in May one year ago. There were 343 single-family home resales in May 2017 and 304 resales in May 2016. Last month there were 283 existing single-family homes sold. The annualized rate of sales was 3,128 in […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 981 jobs in May 2017. This month’s loss follows a loss of 525 jobs in April. One year ago Leon County loss 1,224 jobs. Despite the job losses, the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%. One year ago the unemployment rate was 4.2%. The 3.6% is the […]
This past Friday the Andrew Gillum campaign for governor announced the campaign had received donations from more than 7,000 contributors. However, a report by FloridaPolitics.com has found that the number is actually 5,300. FloridaPolitics.com reviewed the most recent campaign finance reports and verified 6,933 contributions. However, when duplicates were removed, the number of unique contributors […]
At the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency meeting today, Commissioner Bill Proctor made an impassioned argument and a motion for the inclusion of the Network Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) on the Economic Vitality Competitiveness Committee (EVCC). His colleagues responded by approving his motion 9-2. The motion was seconded by City Commissioner Scott Maddox. Mayor Andrew Gillum and […]
Through an “internal” process, the Office of Economic Vitality has created three citizen advisory groups with 43 positions that will aide the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency in deciding how to allocate approximately $100 million in economic development monies raised through the Blueprint Sales Tax. While there was a structure for including various institutions among the groups, it […]
TALLAHASSEE — A lot of pubs and bars aspire to be like the fictional bar from the 80’s sitcom, “Cheer’s.” Their owners strive to bring that easy friendliness and atmosphere “where everybody knows your name” to their quaint little watering hole. With happy regulars sitting at the bar or at mahogany tables scattered throughout the […]
The new structure of the Tallahassee-Leon County economic development apparatus is up to bat. At the next Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) meeting, elected officials will be asked to consider the approval of a business incentive of $881,000 for the purposes of persuading a local company to choose Tallahassee-Leon County over an out-of-state competitor for its […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county decreased in April by 2.7% when compared to numbers sold in April one year ago. There were 283 single-family home resales in April 2017 and 291 resales in April 2016. Last month there 313 existing single-family homes sold. Despite the month over month decline, the annualized rate […]
Since June of last year, the number of passengers moving through the Tallahassee International Airport has been on the increase. The latest information for April 2017 shows a change in that trend. The numbers show passenger traffic decreased in April when compared to April traffic in 2016. The numbers for March 2017 show a 2.0% decrease […]