Amazon Challenges An Already Troubled Grocery Landscape
On Monday, March 4, Heather Haddon and Esther Fung of the WSJ reported that Amazon’s “latest plans threaten to steal sales of…
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Signatures Pile Up for Minimum Wage Measure
A political committee backing a proposed constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage in Florida is moving toward meeting an initial…
TEI Falls in December, Slide Continues
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI) recently released numbers ending December 2018. Following a .75 point slide in November, the…
Leon’s 2018 Job Growth Ranks 29th Among Florida’s 67 Counties
Recently released job numbers show that the average employment in Leon County for 2018 was 146,651. This level of employment is 1.95%…
City Rejects Midtown Parking Garage, Seeks Other Parking Alternatives
At their February 20th meeting, the City Commission voted to reject all proposals to establish a parking garage in the Midtown area.…
Tallahassee’s Super-Lube Sells to Take 5 Oil Change
Super-Lube, a 48-unit multi-state operator of quick lubes, car washes, and full-service auto repair centers headquartered in Tallahassee has been acquired by…
Tallahassee Economic Index Shows Slowing Local Economy
Tallahassee, FL – The Tallahassee Economic Index (TEI) released numbers ending November 2018. Following a 1.06 point slide in October, the Index…
Google and Amazon Race to Electricity Sector
Based on reporting from WSJ’s Bradley Olson, “Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. are taking early steps to expand into the electricity…
Amidst Competition for Content, Netflix Raises Prices
On Jan 16, WSJ writer, Joe Flint, reported that Netflix raised prices for its subscriptions, something the organization had not done since…
Leon County Analysis Shows a Cut in Permit Processing Times
For years developers and other impacted business people have complained about how long it takes to get a permit in Tallahassee. It…
GM Downsizing in North America: Closing Factories, Cutting Jobs
Last Tuesday, November 27, Mike Colias of the Wall Street Journal reported that GM will close several factories in North America and…
Mortgage Cash-Out Refinancing Hits Record, Resembles Behavior that Led to 2008 Crisis
Americans have hit the highest share of cash-out refinancing since 2007 warns a recent Wall Street Journal article by Ben Eisen and…