According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits was up 91.2% in January 2024 when compared to January, 2023. There were 65 permits issued in January, 2024, up from the 34 issued one year ago. The value of the January, 2024 permits was $18.5 million, […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 1,151 jobs in December when compared to last month. There were 160,762 people working in Leon County in December compared to last month’s revised employment number of 161,913. Despite the loss of jobs, the December unemployment rate decreased to 3.0% from the 3.2%, reported last month as […]
After dropping below $3 a gallon in mid-January, average gas prices in Tallahassee increased 12 cents per gallon or 4% over the last two weeks per data reported by GasBuddy.com. Tallahassee gas prices are still below the national average.
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that December 2023 passenger traffic increased 14.1% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 9,169 from the 64,864 reported during December 2023 to 74,033 in December 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 22.6% for […]
The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce recently announced that Business After Hours will be hosted by Jeri’s at Market Street on Thursday, January 11, 2024 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST. Jeri’s is located at 1370-1 Market Street Tallahassee, FL 32312. The Chamber notes that Business After Hours “is the perfect opportunity to establish new relationships, […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that November 2023 passenger traffic increased 11.7% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up 8,212 from the 70,013 reported during November 2022 to 78,225 in November 2023. Relative to 2022, the Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts were up 20.1% for […]
The latest reports show that Leon County lost 1,387 jobs in November when compared to last month. There were 162,480 people working in Leon County in November compared to last month’s revised employment number of 163,867. Despite the loss of jobs, the unemployment rate came in at 3.2%, down from the 3.3% reported last month […]
Average gas prices in Tallahassee begin 2024 at $2.99 per gallon, down from the $3.18 per gallon reported one year ago. The chart below, shows that over the last year, gas prices in Tallahassee hit a high of $3.72 per gallon in August. Since that time, prices have fallen to the current levels. According to […]
On Thursday December 28 at 8:30 a.m., the Tallahassee Growth Management Department will hold a Type A & Pre-Submittal meeting. 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 potential problems & solutions early in process. Listed below are the […]
There’s been a change in ownership for one of Tallahassee’s most successful home-grown businesses. A global investment group has acquired Mainline Information Systems. Rick Kearney founded Mainline Information Systems, Inc. in 1989 and has been its CEO since then. Starting with a few computer programmers, Kearney built the company into Florida’s number three high-tech company, […]