DeSantis Signs Enterprise Florida Elimination

DeSantis Signs Enterprise Florida Elimination

By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that will eliminate Enterprise Florida, the state’s business-recruitment agency, and announced that J. Alex Kelly will serve as the new commerce secretary. The bill (HB 5), a priority of House Speaker Paul Renner, R-Palm Coast, will shift contracts and more than […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, June 1

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, June 1

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The latest reports show that Leon County gained 508 jobs in April. There were 159,063 people working in Leon County in April compared to last month’s revised employment number of 155,269. Leon County Commissioner David O’Keefe will appear […]

Leon County Unemployment Rate Down to 2.4% in April

Leon County Unemployment Rate Down to 2.4% in April

The latest reports show that Leon County gained 508 jobs in April. There were 159,063 people working in Leon County in April compared to last month’s revised employment number of 158,555. The April unemployment rate came in at 2.4%, down from the 2.6% reported in March. One year ago, the April 2022 unemployment rate was […]

Allison Tant & Corey Simon Provide Legislative Update to NEBA

Allison Tant & Corey Simon Provide Legislative Update to NEBA

On May 30th, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates held their monthly luncheon and hosted Florida State Senator Corey Simon and Representative Allison Tant who both shared their opinions on the recently completed legislative session. While reviewing the legislative session, Tant said that one major thing that happened for her was being able to […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, May 31

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Wednesday, May 31

LOCAL NEWS Tant and Simon talked mostly about bi-partisan common ground before the members of NEBA, stressing the work they’d done together on issues such as affordable workforce housing, rural economic development and water resource protection. Tallahassee Police responded to what ended up being a found body near the intersection of Centerville Road and Fleischmann Road. The […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 30

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Tuesday, May 30

LOCAL NEWS For the May luncheon at Capital City Country Club, the Network of Entrepreneurs and Business Advocates (NEBA) will host state Sen. Corey Simon (R-3 and Rep. Allison Tant (D-9) who will share their thoughts on the recently completed legislative session. Please note this forum is on May 30th, the last Tuesday of May, instead of […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 26

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Friday, May 26

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS The Tallahassee Police Department is reporting that a drug investigation led officers from the TPD and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to a suspect in Tom Brown Park that resulted in an ambush, and a deceased suspect. Tallahassee […]

TPD: Officers Ambushed in Tom Brown Park, Suspect Dead

TPD: Officers Ambushed in Tom Brown Park, Suspect Dead

The Tallahassee Police Department is reporting that a drug investigation led officers for the TPD and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office to a suspect in Tom Brown Park that resulted in an ambush, and a deceased suspect. From TPD: On May 25, the Tallahassee Police Department conducted a drug investigation in which a suspect fled […]

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, May 25

The Tallahassee Reports Daily Briefs: Thursday, May 25

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS DAILY BRIEFS Sponsored by FOODIES TAKEOUT & DELIVERYSelect a Restaurant and Place an Order LOCAL NEWS On May 24th, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban sent a letter to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency addressing the discourse from the last meeting surrounding the proposed Northeast Park Project. Caban noted that the meeting and media surrounding it […]

Leon County Commissioner Caban Supports NE Park, Critical of Welch Advocacy

Leon County Commissioner Caban Supports NE Park, Critical of Welch Advocacy

On May 24th, Leon County Commissioner Christian Caban sent a letter to the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency addressing the discourse from the last meeting surrounding the proposed Northeast Park Project. Caban noted that the meeting and media surrounding it reached an inflection point that made Caban feel “uncomfortable,” and that he wanted to “take this opportunity […]