Tallahassee MSA Outpaces Florida Growth in Residential Resales
Based on 2016 information released by FloridaRealtors.org, the Tallahassee Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) ranked 5th among the 22 Florida MSA’s in year-over-year…
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PlayBig Finds Success/Obstacles Treating Autism
PlayBig Therapy & Learning Center is shaking up traditional treatment practices for patients with autism and other neurological challenges in the Tallahassee…
Leon County Existing Home Sales Up in December, Finish 2016 Up 7%
Sales of existing single-family homes in December increased by 10.0% when compared to numbers reported in December one year ago. There were…
Leon County Ends 2016 With Job Gains
The State of Florida employment report for December shows that Leon County added 316 jobs. This month’s gain follows a loss of…
Lobbyist Led Group Hires Newly Elected House Member, Ramon Alexander
State representative Richard Corcoran, who was recently designated as Florida House speaker, made news with an aggressive slate of ethics reforms. He…
Airport Traffic Continues to Climb
Last month the annual passenger traffic at the Tallahassee International Airport surpassed 700,000 for the first time since February 2015. The latest…
November New Single-Family Construction Permits Increase
November reports from Leon County government and the City of Tallahassee show the value of Leon county single-family new construction permits issued…
Tallahassee Amtrak Gets Support from Unlikely Group….Republicans
It appears the move by local leaders to convince Amtrak to restore train service along the Gulf Coast with a stop in…
Troubling Economic Trend: Tallahassee Falls in Milken Institute Rankings
The Milken Institute’s annual Best-Performing Cities index for 2016 shows that Tallahassee continues to occupy the bottom 50 of the 200 largest…
November Existing Home Sales Move Up
Sales of existing single-family homes in November increased by 18.2% in Leon County when compared to numbers reported in November one year…
Leon County Loses Jobs in November, Still Ahead for 2016
The State of Florida employment report for November shows that Leon County lost 1,169 jobs. This month’s losses follows seasonal trends. For…
Leon County Wages Increase 2.1%, Ranks 13th in State
The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released wage data for the second quarter of 2016. The BLS provided the average…