Scott PowersApril 12, 2019
4min1619
'I'm just a regular guy," said the Army veteran.
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Scott PowersApril 12, 2019
Drew WilsonApril 9, 2019
5min296
"business owners here in Florida are particularly enthusiastic"
Ryan NicolMarch 22, 2019
5min248
The unemployment rate was down month-over-month in three major South Florida cities.
Ryan NicolFebruary 21, 2019
8min392
Gardner currently works as business and brand consultant.
Scott PowersFebruary 19, 2019
5min752
"It’s time that President Trump act and show his commitment to a real plan for recovery.'
Janelle Irwin TaylorJanuary 10, 2019
3min341
In his fourth annual State of the Economy address this week, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman touted a range of key accomplishments in 2018 — from high construction value to the low cost of living. Among economic indicators, St. Pete had the highest construction value on record with nearly $700 million in construction projects stemming from more than […]
Danny McAuliffeJanuary 8, 2019
4min255
A possible economic contraction and anticipated needs for new money could result in lawmakers acting more conservatively as they forge the state’s nearly $90 billion spending plan. Chief legislative economist Amy Baker gave a bittersweet update to state House budget committee members on Tuesday. Florida’s economic indicators are healthy, with some even better than pre-recession levels, […]
Scott PowersDecember 21, 2018
2min330
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest point since 2006, Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday morning. The governor’s last jobs report of his eight-year tenure [the December numbers will be reported after he leaves office] highlighted the point that 1.67 million private-sector jobs were added since December 2010, when Florida was […]
Scott PowersOctober 19, 2018
7min289
It’s all about the booming economy, low unemployment, and cutting taxes, and keeping it rolling, Louisiana’s Republican U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise told a rally Friday campaigning for Republican state Rep. Mike Miller‘s attempt to oust Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. Well, maybe a little about baseball too. Scalise, a candidate […]
Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018
12min315
Although multiple attempts failed by Republican challenger state Rep. Mike Miller to get Democratic U.S. Rep. Stephanie Murphy to allign herself with her party’s left wing, the two nonetheless offered stark differences on guns, abortion, climate change, and their economic policies during a debate Tuesday. At the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida, Murphy held […]