Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 5.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, and construction. Commissioner's Statement and Statistics … [Read more...]

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced the certification of Miami-Dade County's Light Speed building as a pre-qualified data center location. The announcement was made this morning at the eMerge Americas conference, the annual technology and innovation event that promotes the acceleration of a technology corridor for the Americas. The 197,000-square-foot building, located at 11500 NW 25 Street in Doral, currently houses Miami-Dade's 911 call center, and offers an additional … [Read more...]

"Florida's economy is more than holding its own within the context of a lackluster, 6-year-old U.S. recovery", University of Central Florida economist Sean Snaith told a group of Sarasota leaders Friday. The Florida jobs picture looks good, at least from a distance, Snaith said. "We are adding jobs at a much faster rate than the nation, and that gap may be growing," the economist said. "Sarasota was one of the top metros in the state last year for job growth." The biggest factor helping … [Read more...]

Lakeside Station Logistics Park is a Title Sponsor of the Plant City Economic Development Opportunities Forum to be held on May 6, 2015 at The Trinkle Center at Hillsborough Community College’s Plant City campus from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Titled “Plant City. Right. Now.,” the Forum is an opportunity for local, county and state government officials, as well as successful local companies, to highlight the Plant City area and to invite corporations to relocate, build and grow as part of this … [Read more...]

Duke Energy has been named to Greentech Media’s Grid Edge 20 – recognizing the company as one of the most innovative firms working to architect the electric power industry’s future. Companies were selected based on their contribution to grid edge technology transformation – increasingly critical in today’s changing utility industry. Energy stakeholders and other thought leaders in the industry helped select the Grid Edge 20. "At Duke Energy, we continue to promote innovation as a way to make … [Read more...]

A high-tech company is considering creating 150 jobs at the Spaceport Commerce Park in Titusville. But the company is looking for $2.5 million of incentives from Brevard County and the North Brevard Economic Development Zone to help it build a 50,000-square-foot complex at Spaceport Commerce Park. The industrial park is in south Titusville, near Space Coast Regional Airport. According to a report provided to county commissioners, the unidentified company — using the code name "Project Eagle" — … [Read more...]

Millennials — those 18 to 43 years old — are making a difference in South Florida's technology market. Fort Lauderdale and Miami are among the 50 cities with top tech talent, says a new CBRE research report, and more millennials are the reason. Fort Lauderdale ranked 48th and Miami 50th, according to the report, "Scoring Tech Talent," released Tuesday. Tampa ranked 36th and Orlando 47th. The millennial workforce has risen in South Florida, which is increasing the region's pool of tech … [Read more...]