Governor Rick Scott’s Focus on Job Creation and Cutting Taxes for Florida Manufacturers Secretary of Commerce and president & CEO of Enterprise Florida Gray Swoope said, “This is great news for the state! The unemployment rate continues to drop, private-sector jobs continue to increase and our economic development efforts continue to be successful. I commend [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott highlighted the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) creation of 15,500 new private sector jobs over the year, the third highest number of nonagricultural jobs gained among all metro areas in the state in April 2013. The Orlando MSA’s unemployment rate declined by 1.8 percentage points over the year, from 8.2 percent [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) experienced an increase of 16,500 nonagricultural, private sector jobs in April 2013 as compared to a year ago. The area also experienced an over the year decrease in the unemployment rate of 1.7 percentage points, from 8.0 percent in April 2012 to the current [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the Naples-Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area’s (MSA) unemployment rate declined by 1.6 percentage points over the year, from 7.6 percent in April 2012 to 6.0 percent in April 2013. The April 2013 unemployment rate is the lowest since May 2008 when it was 5.9 percent. The Naples-Marco Island MSA had [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall metro area’s unemployment rate has declined to 8.8 percent in April 2013, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points over the year. This is the lowest unemployment rate in the Miami metro area since December 2008. Governor Rick Scott said, “The Miami metro area experienced a decrease [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was among the top six metro areas in Florida for the number of new jobs over the year and among the top seven for rate of job growth in April 2013. The unemployment rate in the Pensacola metro area declined by 1.6 percentage [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) led all Florida metro areas in over the year job creation, with a gain of more than 35,400 private sector jobs. The MSA also experienced a 1.9 percentage point decline in the unemployment rate over the last year, down to 6.7 percent from [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach metro area was among the top four metro areas in the state for total nonagricultural job growth in April 2013, gaining 15,100 private sector jobs over the year. The metro area’s unemployment rate declined by 1.6 percentage points over the year, from 7.2 percent [...]

 Governor Rick Scott today announced Florida’s statewide unemployment rate for April 2013 was 7.2 percent, the lowest rate since September 2008. Down 0.3 percentage points from March’s rate of 7.5 percent, Florida’s unemployment rate continues to fall below the national average of 7.5 percent for April. Over the month, Florida added 16,700 private sectors jobs [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced 42 reappointments to boards and commissions throughout the state. Governor Scott said, “I am happy to reappoint 42 individuals in important positions all across the state in our collective effort to make Florida the number one place in the nation to live, work and raise a family. I look forward [...]

Waiting list funding to be allocated for the first time in 8 years Governor Rick Scott today visited Bishop Grady Villas to celebrate $36 million in funding for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) waiver waiting list. Hundreds of people with disabilities and their families cheered as Governor Scott shared the good news about [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott continued the “Building Up Florida Manufacturing Victory Tour” with a fourth stop at PortMiami where he highlighted the important partnership between manufacturing and Florida’s Ports to job creation. The tour celebrates the Governor’s successful legislative agenda where the sales tax on manufacturing equipment was eliminated.  Governor Scott also visited other Florida [...]

Governor Rick Scott today kicked off the “Building Up Florida Manufacturing Victory Tour,” celebrating the elimination of the sales tax on manufacturing equipment and machinery at Johnson and Johnson Vision Care in Jacksonville. Legislation to eliminate this tax was one of Governor Scott’s top priorities this year. Governor Scott also held events today at Brycoat [...]

Governor Rick Scott today completed his Teacher Pay Raise Pep Rally Tour celebrating $480 million for teacher pay raises at Alexander Elementary School in Hillsborough County. Governor Rick Scott said, “Visiting schools across the state to celebrate the $480 million victory for teacher pay raises was the perfect way to spend National Teacher Appreciation Week. [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Dorina Sackman, an ESOL language arts teacher at Westridge Middle School in Orlando, is a 2014 Department of Education/Macy’s Teacher of the Year finalist. She is one of five educators from throughout the state who will compete for the title. Florida’s Teacher of the Year will be named on [...]

 Today at the Enterprise Florida quarterly board meeting, Governor Rick Scott presented Kelly Smallridge, President and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County with the Governor’s Business Ambassador Medal for her work in creating jobs in South Florida. Governor Scott said, “I am pleased to present Kelly Smallridge with the Governor’s Business [...]

 Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Nancy Smith, an English teacher at Citrus High School in Inverness, is a 2014 Department of Education/Macy’s Teacher of the Year finalist. She is one of five educators from throughout the state who will compete for the title. Florida’s Teacher of the Year will be named on July 11, [...]

Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that Katrin Rudge, a marine science teacher at Riverview High School in Sarasota, is a 2014 Department of Education/Macy’s Teacher of the Year finalist. She is one of five educators from throughout the state who will compete for the title. Florida’s Teacher of the Year will be named on July [...]

Worldwide headquarters move will bring 700 jobs to Southwest Florida  Governor Rick Scott and Hertz today announced that the company will locate its worldwide headquarters to Estero, Florida from Park Ridge, New Jersey.  Over a two-year period, up to 700 jobs will be relocated starting later this year, while more than 2,000 personnel will remain [...]

Sunrise, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott today kicked off the Teacher Pay Raise Pep Rally Tour celebrating $480 million for teacher pay raises at Piper High School in Broward County. Governor Rick Scott said, “$480 million in teacher pay raises is a tremendous victory for Florida teachers. We all had a teacher who inspired us [...]

Governor Rick Scott today applauded the Florida Legislature for passing priority legislation to eliminate the sales tax that manufacturers pay when purchasing equipment in Florida. Governor Rick Scott said, “This is a huge victory for families across Florida. For too long, Florida manufacturers have been targeted by a tax on manufacturing equipment that other states [...]