Press Room
Investing In The Community Surest Way To Create Jobs
Just as smart business owners invest in the long-term productivity and well being of their employees, forward-thinking leaders invest in the growth of their communities. In the capital region, that investment comes largely through the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee-Leon County, as local governments, educational institutions and the private business [...]
Nopetro Breaks Ground
The six-month countdown began Tuesday for the opening of what will be the first compressed natural gas fueling facility of its kind in Florida, giving fleet owners and motorists yet another energy option for their vehicles.Flanked by shiny CNG-fueled school buses, Gov. Rick Scott joined school Superintendent Jackie Pons, Nopetro [...]
EDC Introduces New Marketing Strategy, Goals For The Year
Energized by signs of an improving economy, the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee-Leon County is ready to help the Tallahassee area make a “quantum leap” in business expansion in the coming years, chairman Karen Moore said Thursday. The EDC’s first board meeting of 2012 was devoted to introducing the new [...]
Blue Cross Opens Health & Insurance Center
nsurer Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. officially opened its latest Florida Blue retail center Tuesday in Tallahassee, a move to bring health information and resources closer to the community. The office at 2116 Apalachee Parkway is designed to be a resource center with such services as health [...]
Bing Energy International Meets First-Year QTI Goals, Grows Jobs in Big Bend Job Market
TALLAHASSEE, Fl. – Bing Energy International, LLC is on track to meet its job creation goals under the Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund (QTI) program. To qualify for QTI incentives, Bing Energy International must create at least 244 jobs paying an average salary of $41,633 over the next seven years. [...]
Local Research Can Aid Push To Diversify Space Industry
Tallahassee can play a role in the state’s ongoing effort to diversify its space business beyond the processing and preparation for launch activities, a senior Space Florida executive said Wednesday. Chris Snow, senior director of government relations for Space Florida, characterized the state’s aerospace business development effort as one that [...]
Business Tools Can Help with Expansion
While many New Year’s resolutions have been cast away by this point, the new business year is just getting started, which means business plans are being updated, taxes are being prepared and changes are being considered. One of the main missions of the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee-Leon County is [...]
Health Data Network Offers Paperless Records
If a new Tallahassee technology venture has one message for doctors, patients, hospitals and other health care providers, it’s that the digital world awaits and there’s room for all who are making the transition to electronic medical records. In Florida, the new health information exchange company HIE Networks LLC will [...]
Protecting Confidentiality Brings Jobs To Tallahassee
Imagine posting on Facebook that you are considering relocating your business to another state. Within minutes, your kids are upset about changing schools, your employees start looking for other jobs and your competitors are strategizing about how to take advantage of a changing market…
Entrepreneur Training Sessions Begin Jan 10
The next round of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program starts Jan. 10, the third edition of a unique training series that prepares new companies for the rigors of business launch…