Economic Development Staff Proposes Citizen Advisory Groups Created “Internally”

Economic Development Staff Proposes Citizen Advisory Groups Created “Internally”

Through an “internal” process, the Office of Economic Vitality has created three citizen advisory groups with 43 positions that will aide the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency in deciding how to allocate  approximately $100 million in economic development monies raised through the Blueprint Sales Tax. While there was a structure for including various institutions among the groups, it […]

With Business Incentive of $881K, Local Experts Say “Project Campus” Will Create 120 High Paying Jobs

With Business Incentive of $881K, Local Experts Say “Project Campus” Will Create 120 High Paying Jobs

The new structure of the Tallahassee-Leon County economic development apparatus is up to bat. At the next Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) meeting, elected officials will be asked to consider the approval of a business incentive of $881,000 for the purposes of persuading a local company to choose Tallahassee-Leon County over an out-of-state competitor for its […]