On Tuesday, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted 5-0 to authorize staff to execute a memorandum of understanding to facilitate a $7 million loan for a 300-unit workforce housing development to be constructed downtown. The agreement is with Global City, a real estate development organization that has completed a number of similar projects in […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On April 20th, the Leon County Children’s Services Council voted to approve funding for 17 programs, projected to cost over $1.7 million in taxpayer dollars for 2023 summer programs. Get the details. The Andrew Gillum trial has entered […]
BY Jim Turner & Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — House and Senate negotiators expressed optimism Monday as they began trading budget proposals, despite gaps in spending over issues such as public schools, land preservation and tourism marketing. “I think we’re in great shape. We’ve been working really well with our House […]
Capital City Bank recently announced that three bankers have received officer promotions. The promotions include Dan Fowler to senior vice president, Desiree Karp to credit administration officer and Jaynie Mitchell to business banking officer. Fowler is a tenured associate with 10 years of service at Capital City Bank, where he serves as an application system […]
On April 20th, the Leon County Children’s Services Council voted to approve funding for 17 programs, projected to cost over $1.7 million in taxpayer dollars for 2023 summer programs. See the list below. In total, CSC Leon received 42 applications from 40 entities requesting funding in excess of $5 million across the two service lines. […]
According to filings with Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, the number of single-family new construction permits were up 11.1% in March, 2023 when compared to March 2022. There were 60 permits issued March 2023, up from the 54 issued one year ago. However, the value of the March 2023 permits was $11.5 million, […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS WCTV’s Savannah Kelley spoke with State Attorney Jack Campbell about the allegations related to procedures dealing with undocumented immigrants who do not have valid drivers licenses. Check out the news briefs from the City’s Independent Ethics Board meeting […]
Below are the news briefs from the City’s Independent Ethics Board meeting that took place on April 18, 2023.___ Dwight A. Floyd, the Independent Ethics Officer, noted the activities of the staff since the last meeting. Floyd wrote that, “During this period, we conducted ethics training for new employees. John Reid and I attended a […]
A House plan to eliminate the business-recruitment agency Enterprise Florida and relocate tourism-marketing efforts also would lead to a change in the name of the state Department of Economic Opportunity. The House Appropriations Committee on Friday voted 19-7 to approve a bill (HB 5) that would do away with Enterprise Florida and change the name […]
TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS Testimony in the federal corruption trial of Andrew Gillum shifted Thursday from a now-famous New York City trip to the handling of grants and campaign contributions. Former FBI agent Michael Wiederspahn spent hours on the stand Thursday afternoon […]