Chief Executive magazine ranked Florida second among best states for business! The survey measures the sentiment of chief executive officers on business conditions around the nation. This year, 650 CEOs from across the country evaluated the states on issues such as regulations, tax policies, work…
This morning’s labor market report showed that the unemployment rate in Polk County finally declined into single digits at 9.5%. This is the first time it has been below 10% or double digits since April 2009, when it also stood at 9.5% An interesting aberration in…
Our economist provided his latest labor market report, a summary of his observations of the latest labor market release. It’s exciting to hear some good news! Read on for more details… This morning’s labor market report showed that Polk County’s unemployment rate had declined by a…
Polk State College unveiled a rendering of its new Clear Springs Advanced Technology Center today at its campus in Lakeland. CFDC staff attended the announcement this afternoon and were excited to learn about the new campus, a 45,000-square-foot structure that will serve as the new…
This morning’s labor market report was the final one for 2011 and with the year now officially concluded, we can look back with a better perspective of what happened in the labor market over the past 12 months. The adjoining table shows the preliminary average annual…