Did You Know?

DID YOU KNOW?

According to the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, average unemployment in the Capital Corridor rose from 6.4% in December to 7.8% in January 2009, an increase of 1.4% in just one month.

BY THE NUMBERS

312: The number of Certified Minority Vendors (CMV) in the Capital Corridor registered with the Department of Management Services’ Office of Supplier Diversity. This compares with 836 registered firms in the 850 region and 4,755 statewide.  To be registered, CMVs must be woman- or minority-owned.  

QUOTABLE

“For local restaurants, session is like Christmas is to the mall. It’s our season to shine." — Andy Reiss, Adams Street restaurateur for more than 30 years, on the economic impact Florida legislators have on Tallahassee.