TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced five awards for nearly $9 million in funding from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, established by Governor Scott and the Florida Legislature in 2017, provides $85 million for improving public infrastructure and enhancing workforce training in Florida. Since July, the […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced five awards for nearly $9 million in funding from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, established by Governor Scott and the Florida Legislature in 2017, provides $85 million for improving public infrastructure and enhancing workforce training in Florida. Since July, the […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott is encouraging Florida residents and visitors to explore Florida’s unique environment in the new year at Florida’s 175 state parks. Florida State Parks are open on New Year’s Day and will be hosting more than 35 events on January 1, 2019, as well as more than 100 events in […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced $24 million in funding awarded to 36 small and rural Florida communities across the state through the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant and the Rural Infrastructure Fund programs. These programs, administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), help communities fund economic activities, infrastructure […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced four awards for more than $29 million in funding from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund. The Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, established by Governor Scott and the Florida Legislature in 2017, provides $85 million for improving public infrastructure and enhancing workforce training in Florida. Since July, […]

NAPLES, Fla. — Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Naples area added 4,500 new private-sector jobs in the past year, making the total number of new private-sector jobs created in the Naples area 30,700 since December 2010. The area’s unemployment rate was 3.0 percent in November, down 0.9 percentage point in the past year. […]