Press Room
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…
EDC Helps Firms Capitalize On Global Markets
The fact that Tallahassee competes on a global stage for jobs and capital investment is certainly not lost on the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee-Leon County. In fact, the EDC is structured to leverage the international reach of our higher education institutions as well as Florida’s network of business development [...]
Researchers Are In Demand As BioTech Firms Seek Innovation
Bio-technology companies looking for the next great idea rely increasingly on the talent and innovations of university researchers, so much so that today’s Ph.D. scientists are more likely to work in industry than in academia.
China Trip Deemed A Success
Members of a recent trade mission to China say they made important progress toward strengthening business and academic ties with the economic giant. The nine-member delegation, which departed Tallahassee Oct. 25 and returned six days later, included Tallahassee Mayor John Marks, his chief of staff Rick Minor, local business people [...]
Local Trade Mission Head To China
A trade mission from Tallahassee composed of business, government and university leaders leaves this morning for a five-day visit to Rugao, China, hoping to formalize a sister-city relationship and explore other opportunities. Rugao, a city of 1.5 million people on the Yangtze River about 80 miles from Shanghai, shares Tallahassee’s [...]
Tallahassee Trade Mission Leaves Tuesday For China
A trade mission from Tallahassee composed of business, government and university leaders leaves Tuesday for a five-day visit to Rugao, China, the Mayor’s Office announced this morning. Led by Mayor John Marks, the delegation will meet with business leaders and education officials. Also scheduled Thursday is an official Sister City [...]
University Leaders to Visit Rugao, China
The City of Tallahassee, in partnership with the Economic Development Council (EDC) of Tallahassee/Leon County, announced a trade mission of Tallahassee business, academic and government leaders to Rugao, China.
GrowFL Makes Local Impact
Entrepreneurs Arthur and Pam Aveling are not newcomers to the business world. The two have been successfully running King Arthur’s Tools, a business that specializes in woodworking products, for 21 years. But still you’re never too old to get a little help.
Solar Farm To Bring Jobs To Gadsden County Area
The sun shone brightly on the steps of the old Capitol Monday morning as James Scrivener, CEO of National Solar Power, revealed Gadsden County as the chosen site of the company’s first solar farm. “Our search for the best location to build one of the world’s largest solar farms is [...]