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Focus on Reusing Vacant Commercial Properties
The EDC, in collaboration with Leon County Commission Chairman Akin Akinyemi and commercial real estate and development industry leaders, has announced an initiative to encourage the reuse of vacant commercial properties to grow businesses in Tallahassee. A key component of economic development is the marketing of the region’s competitive assets [...]
Tags: Business Development, real estate, vacant propertyTallahassee Regional Airport Celebrates Two New Arrivals
Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH) has recently added two important pieces for improved air service to Florida’s capital city. First, US Airways began its much-anticipated non-stop service between Tallahassee Regional Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Washington, D.C., on March 25. US Airways is operating the new service [...]
Tags: Airport, travelLarge Space in Northwood Centre Available in July
Northwood Centre, located on the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Tharpe Street in Tallahassee, will have a new 55,000-square-foot commercial space available July 15. The unit will include multiple loading docks and specialty HVAC for humidity and temperature control. The large space will complement multiple 17,000-square-foot units currently [...]
Tags: Business Development, real estateStructure Commercial Real Estate Adds Top Talent with George Banks and Brenda Francis, CCIM
Stewart Proctor, CCIM, J.R. Long, CCIM and Daniel Wagnon, Principals of Structure Commercial Real Estate welcome the addition of George Banks and Brenda Francis to the Commercial team. Say’s Proctor, “When our new venture was launched in 2010, J.R. Long, Daniel Wagnon and I targeted a very small number of [...]
Tags: EDC, investors, real estateUnique Relocation Opportunity Available
2601 Blairstone Road, one of the largest contiguous blocks of professional offices in Tallahassee, is being offered for lease. It is 275,000 square feet of “Class B” office space, being offered for lease at a “full service” rental rate. Amenities include a 5,000-square-foot data/server room with precision Liebert cooling systems, [...]
Tags: real estate, RelocatonTesting Labs on Display at FCAAP Symposium
The Third Annual FCAAP Symposium & Exhibition, sponsored by the Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion, a multi-university state-sponsored center of excellence, will be held on April 26-27, 2012, in Tallahassee. Leaders from state, national and international aerospace and aviation industries as well as representatives from the state legislature and Governor’s [...]
Tags: Aerospace, ResearchTown & Gown Hosts Town Hall Meetings
On Thursday, March 22, at 7:00 p.m. at the City Commission chambers, Town & Gown Tallahassee will host representatives from the city of East Lansing and Michigan State University to present a town hall meeting on economic development partnerships. The presenter from the city of East Lansing is Tim Dempsey, [...]
Tags: City, community development, town hallCultivate Cascades Report Released
The Knight Creative Communities Institute’s (KCCI) Cultivate Cascades volunteer team has launched its comprehensive report that showcases the range of potential activities that could occur in Cascades Park and recommends long-term planning and programming suggestions. The report also identifies health-related, educational, historical, recreational and cultural-related activities that could take place [...]
Tags: City, community developmentFlorida Again Ranks Fourth Among Exporting States
With $64.8 billion in origin exports last year – 17 percent higher than 2010’s total — Florida has held its position as the nation’s fourth-largest export state. Florida has been among the top five exporting states since 2008. “This ranking confirms that Florida is a great place to do business [...]
Tags: export, Florida, TradeFSU Internal Medicine Residency Program Expanding
Gregory Todd, M.D. will be the first permanent Program Director for the proposed Florida State University Internal Medicine Residency Program at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, according to administrators at both institutions who were part of the selection committee. Dr. Todd is currently the Senior Associate Program Director of the Department of [...]
Tags: FSU, Health Care