Industry News

Milestones is a roundup of awards, honors and recognition in the business community. It appears Thursday and Sunday as space permits.

The Tallahassee metro area had an April unemployment rate of 7.9 percent, down from 8.7 percent the month before, according to statistics released Friday by Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation.

Tallahassee and the Big Bend could see a boost in tourism with the opening of the new international airport near Panama City that will have inbound direct flights from new markets.

It's a power play that any coach would envy.

As the Tallahassee area gradually emerges from the recession and the number of job seekers finding work increases, there is hope and help for students searching for summer employment, even though openings are still tough to find.