From WTXL LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) – The year 2017 saw numerous records in the stock market, and a soaring job market. The nation’s economy added two million jobs, with nearly 150,000 new jobs added just last month. According to labor department, figures released today say December was the 87th straight month of job growth, the […]
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From 850 Business Magazine In May 2017, a group of around 80 Tallahassee business and community leaders traveled to Nashville on a fact-finding tour organized by the local Chamber of Commerce. Much like prior trips to Boulder, Austin, Chattanooga, and Madison, the goal was to understand how a city navigated the transition from under-developed to […]
From the Tallahassee Democrat The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce hired Coral Gables-based Washington Economic Group Inc. to lead its study on the consolidation of local government functions. Last month, the chamber announced its plans for a deep analytical dive into the potential economic benefits of a consolidated local government in Tallahassee and Leon County. The Washington Economic Group is […]
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From the Tallahassee Democrat A Tallahassee startup geared toward helping soccer players won a $1,000 seed grant from Centennial Bank during a Tuesday entrepreneurial forum sponsored by the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce. Footy Training is an app-based business that helps soccer players train on their own, against teammates and other players in an effort to […]
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From WCTV.tv TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is requesting the City of Tallahassee to consider acquiring an independent airport authority. This comes more than a month after the previous aviation director resigned for a job in another city. The chamber is calling on the city to conduct a consultant-based study […]
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From the Tallahassee Democrat Business leaders want the city to relinquish its role as primary management for Tallahassee International Airport and pursue an independent airport authority. The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s board wants the city to consider the major change after director Chris Curry took a job last month to head the Mobile Airport Authority in […]
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From WFSU The organization that represents the Capital City’s business community is urging the consolidation of City and County governments as a possible solution to crime and corruption. Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Heidi Otway said the question first came up back in May when a Tallahassee delegation visited Nashville. “One of the […]
From the Tallahassee Democrat Plans by the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce to study consolidating local government received mixed reviews from political insiders, business and community leaders. It’s a touchy topic. Voters rejected the notion in the past, but the idea won’t die. On Tuesday, it was resurrected after a Tallahassee-based survey revealed a snapshot of what residents think of […]
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From the Tallahassee Democrat If it happens someday in Leon County, consolidation will be extremely difficult. It will pit friend against friend and make friends out of foes. It will be messy, painful, complicated, emotionally taxing and intellectually draining. It will, at various times, seem not worth the time and effort. Oh, by the way, […]
From WCTV.tv TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV)– The Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce is taking a sharp stance on the future of Tallahassee and Leon County. On Tuesday, the Chamber announced that it plans to fund an independent study to look at the impact of consolidating local government. Chamber Chair Heidi Otway said the idea came after the […]
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