A Coffee Shop, Evening Rose Multi-Family Project, & 320 Unit Student Housing Development

A Coffee Shop, Evening Rose Multi-Family Project, & 320 Unit Student Housing Development

On Thursday September 21st at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. The meeting will be held remotely through the WebEx meeting service. The Type A & Pre-Submittal meetings allow applicants to receive detailed comments on their project proposals from all relevant departments. The goal is to identify […]

Amazon Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Amazon Hosts Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

On September 14, the Amazon Tallahassee Robotics Fulfillment Center held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony. This facility is just the sixth Amazon Fulfillment Center to launch in Florida, is almost the size of 11 football fields and took more than 20,000 tons of steel to build. There are more than 1,000 Amazon employees […]

July Airport Traffic Up 4.5%

July Airport Traffic Up 4.5%

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that July 2023 passenger traffic increased 5.4% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 3,135 from the 69,242 reported during July 2022 to 72,377 in July 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 0.8% for […]

Leon County Adds Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

Leon County Adds Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Ticks Up

The latest reports show that Leon County gained 920 jobs in July. There were 159,793 people working in Leon County in July compared to last month’s revised employment number of 158,873. The unemployment rate came in at 3.4%, up from the 3.3% reported in June. The unemployment rate was up due to a surge in […]

Capital City Investments Welcomes David Tyson

Capital City Investments Welcomes David Tyson

Capital City Investments, a subsidiary of Capital City Bank Group, Inc., recently announced David Tyson has joined its team of advisors helping serve the investment needs of clients in the greater Tallahassee area. The press release, provided below, states that “Tyson draws upon three decades of experience in the financial services industry in his advisory […]

Renowned Sports Medicine Physician Joins TOC

Renowned Sports Medicine Physician Joins TOC

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC) recently announced the addition of Cameron D. Straughn, DO, CAQSM. The press release notes that Dr. Straughn brings years of experience as a head team physician and a primary care sports medicine physician at prestigious universities. Dr. Straughn’s experience includes four years as lead team physician at James Madison University, in […]

Capital Health Plan is getting a new CEO

Capital Health Plan is getting a new CEO

Capital Health Plan is getting a new leader. Long-time President and CEO John Hogan is retiring after more than 4 decades with the organization. He will be succeeded by CFO Sabin Bass. CHP is the health insurance provider for over 135,000 members in nine Big Bend counties. The full press release is provided below: Capital […]

Single-Family Construction Permits Continue Upward Trend in June

Single-Family Construction Permits Continue Upward Trend in June

According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was 54.5% in June, 2023 when compared to June, 2022. There were 68 permits issued June, 2023, up from the 44 issued one year ago. The value of the June 2023 permits was $16.2 million, up 44.6%, […]