Florida's July Employment Figures Released Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in July 2017, unchanged from June 2017, and down 0.8 percentage point from a year ago. There were 411,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 10,114,000. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in July. August 18, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News Unemployment Rate, Economic Development, Labor Force, Workforce 0 Comment Read More >>
Green Cove Springs on the Verge of Boom Officials in Green Cove Springs are encouraged by the recent news that Vallencourt Construction Co. will move its headquarters to the old Ace Hardware in the city’s downtown from its former location at 1701 Blanding Blvd. north of Middleburg, shown here. August 17, 2017 By Laura Pavlus Expansions and Relocations, General, News Economic Development, Green Cove Springs, Vallencourt Construction 0 Comment Read More >>
Tourism Remains Strong in Florida Visit Florida CEO sees no slowdown in tourism after record-breaking quarter. August 4, 2017 By Laura Pavlus News Tourism, Economic Development, Visit Florida 0 Comment Read More >>
Florida's Unemployment Rate Continues to Drop No debate here: Florida's unemployment rate continues to drop — even as more people move to Florida and enter the workforce. What's not to like? July 26, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General, News economic development , Clay County Florida, Umemployment rate , Job Creation 0 Comment Read More >>
Politics and Greyhound Racing in Florida The state’s 12 dog tracks took in $240 million in bets during the year that ended in June 2016, half the amount wagered a decade before. The state says it now spends more money regulating the greyhound industry than it receives in tax revenue from the races. July 26, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General economic development, Clay County Florida, bestbet Orange Park, Major Employer 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay County Economic Development Workshop Cathy Chambers, left, and Jerry Mallot from JAXUSA Partnership and Bill Garrison, far right, from Clay County Economic Development Corporation presented information to the Clay County Board of County Commissioners Tuesday during an economic development workshop in the BCC chambers. July 20, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General economic development, clay county florida, Clay Board of County Commissioners, Clay Florida Economic Development Corporation 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay Boards Meet Jointly on Comprehensive Plan Update Members of the Clay County Board of County Commissioners and Clay County Planning Commission sit in a joint workshop Tuesday where they heard an update on the county's 2040 Comprehensive Plan. The county’s comprehensive plan is reevaluated every seven years to make any necessary changes as required by state law. The evaluation also gives staff a chance to see what worked and what didn’t work, to allow extended deadlines for some projects, and to discuss things that might need fixing. The updated plan is only a draft at this point, but will soon move into its final stages as the October 1 deadline for submittal to the state looms. July 17, 2017 By Laura Pavlus News Comprehensive Plan, Clay BCC, Economic Development, Strategic Planning, Land Use Plan 0 Comment Read More >>
Florida Continues to Deliver Evidence - Best for Business The Florida 50 index, which tracks all Florida firms in the S&P Composite 1500® Index, beat the S&P 500 by 4.63% and the S&P 1500 by 4.74% for the quarter. For the year, the Florida 50 Index was up 18.33% compared to 8.24% for the S&P 500 and 7.81% for the S&P 1500. July 5, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General Florida , Economic Development, Strategic Advantages 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay Supports Manufacturing Sector with Workforce Initiative A partnership between St. Johns River State College, Clay Economic Development Corporation, Clay School District Career and Technical Education, and local manufacturing sector business partners is working to create a Production Technician Certificate to give workers an entry point into the field. June 26, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General economic development, Career and Technical Education, workforce, workforce initiative, St. Johns River State College 0 Comment Read More >>
Clay Branding Study - Proposed New County Logo and a New County Seal After a year of talk and expectation, county commissioners have given the order to finalize a new logo and branding scheme for the county they hope will spur intrigue, tourism and economic growth countywide. Here are the drafts of a proposed new county logo and a new county seal. Will Ketchum of Burdette-Ketchum, which created the brand, suggested the new county seal would also differentiate Clay County, Florida from the other 17 counties named Clay throughout the U.S. June 23, 2017 By Laura Pavlus General Rebranding, Defense Reinvestment Grant, Placemaking, Strategic Plan, Tourism, Economic Development 0 Comment Read More >>