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Monday, June 1st, 2009
A project involving creation of the First Coast Outer Beltway could help create tens of thousands of Florida construction jobs.
Gov. Charlie Crist recently signed legislation that will allow Florida Department of Transportation officials to move forward with the project. However, it’s thought that the project could still be years from starting, according to an article by Jacksonville.com. Once started, the project is estimated to create 30,000 jobs.
The DOT delayed the project last year because it was unsure whether or not the stat would charge property taxes on the land. Because the state doesn’t have money to build the road, it wants to hire a private contractor to build and maintain it. Costs would be recovered by charging tolls.
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
A group of new bills aims at helping create more jobs in Florida, among other things.
Gov. Charlie Crist recently signed four economic-development bills that will help create jobs, encourage economic growth and improve the standard of living for Florida residents.
“Today, we are helping reignite Florida’s economy through legislation that empowers businesses and creates new opportunities for families to be successful in their communities and their careers,” Crist said in a press release. “I congratulate all the members of the Florida Legislature on their bipartisan efforts to approve these bills that will benefit Floridians during these challenging economic times.”
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
Hundreds of Orlando city jobs will soon be lost.
The City of Orlando recently announced its plan to cut 342 jobs, or about 10 percent of its total workforce. The cuts will result in up to $34 million in cost savings. Included in the cuts will be more than 46 firefighters and 15 police officers. The cuts are expected to take place October 2, according to an article by the Orlando Business Journal.
The cuts will be reached by eliminating 222 filled positions and 120 vacant positions, as well as freezing salaries of all appointed officials, reducing funding for community groups by 12 percent and cutting department budgets by 12 percent.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Several new Florida manufacturing jobs will soon be created as one company focuses on green technology and doubling its physical footprint.
The Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast recently announced that Guardian Manufacturing Inc. will add up to 40 new jobs during the next two years. Guardian currently employs 60 workers at its 25,000-square-foot facility in Cocoa, and some existing workers have been relocated to a new facility.
The company plans to hire at least 10 people this year to help staff a new 24,000-square-foot facility worth $1.8 million. Many of these jobs will have an average annual salary of $55,000 and include positions for engineers, fabricators and technicians.
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Tags: Florida manufacturing jobs
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Several Florida banking jobs will soon be lost as one large company cuts positions.
Wells Fargo & Co. recently announced its plan to eliminate about 100 positions at its Northeast Florida mortgage operations, formerly of Wachovia Corp. According to an article by the San Francisco Business Times, the jobs to be cut are in a division that handled Wachovia’s pick-a-pay and option adjustable-rate mortgages, which the bank no longer writes.
The 100 jobs represent almost the entire department, which will be consolidated into Wells Fargo’s mortgage-refinance operations in San Antonio. The job reductions are part of the company’s overall efficiency planning and modeling related to the integration.
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Tags: Florida banking jobs
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Two companies will help create new Florida careers.
The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County recently announced that two out-of-state companies will add 85 employees to Palm Beach County, according to an article by PalmBeachPost.com.
Leinco Technologies Inc., a biotech firm, is moving from St. Louis to Palm Beach Gardens to be near the labs of Scripps Florida and Max Planck Florida Institute. The Town of Jupiter and City of Palm Beach Gardens will each loan Leinco $350,000 for the move. The project is expected to create 35 jobs within the next three years.
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Tags: Florida careers
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
A large number of Florida manufacturing jobs have been lost during the past year.
According to the 2009 Florida Manufacturers Register, industrial employment in Florida has decreased by 5.3 percent during the past year. The report, published yearly by Manufacturers’ News, Inc., found that Florida lost 30,340 industrial jobs and 665 manufacturers between February 2008 and February 2009.
Florida is currently home to 15,860 manufacturers that employ 543,283 workers.
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Posted in Jobs, Manufacturing | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
One of the world’s most notable companies is cutting jobs in Florida. Click here to find job resources.
Disney recently announced its plans to cut an additional 1,900 Florida jobs. The company’s Central Florida location will cut 1,400 jobs, with 500 coming from the elimination of vacant positions. Disney employs 62,000 workers and the job cuts so far total about 2 percent of the company’s workforce.
According to an article by Citrus Daily, no jobs were deemed safe within the company, which said everything from backstage jobs to unneeded management positions could be lost. However, the company said guests of Walt Disney World shouldn’t be effected by the layoffs.
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money will help lead to the creation of more Florida green jobs.
Gov. Charlie Crist recently announced that more than $168 million in federal economic stimulus funds will be awarded to state and local governments through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program.
The program allows the federal government to provide grants to local governments, states, territories and Indian tribes to fund projects that reduce energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Among declines in most other industries, Florida technology jobs are holding their own.
TechAmerica recently ranked Florida as the fourth-largest state for technology employment. Although the technology industry lost 38,000 jobs, or decreased by .6 percent, during 2008, it stayed ahead of other industries. The high-tech industry has added 383,000 jobs during the last four years, as well as an additional 77,000 net jobs during 2008.
In 2007, Florida employed 280,300 workers in the tech industry and paid out $19 billion in payroll. The state’s computer systems design and related services sector added 4,100 net jobs the same year, according to an article by the South Florida Business Journal.
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