Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the allocation of 300 new bonuses for law enforcement officers, bringing the total to 6,400 bonuses awarded under the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.
MILAN, Italy—Governor Ron DeSantis recently oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Medical Microinstruments Inc., the University of South Florida, and Tampa General Hospital.
FloridaCommerce has reported an increase in private sector employment in the West Palm Beach metro area, with 5,700 jobs added over the year by October 2024.
FloridaCommerce has reported that the Miami metro area experienced the highest increase in private sector jobs among all metro areas over the past year, with an addition of 19,900 jobs, representing a 1.7% growth as of October 2024.
FloridaCommerce has reported significant employment gains in the Fort Lauderdale area, noting it achieved the second-highest number of private sector job increases among all metro areas for October 2024.
FloridaCommerce has reported that the Jacksonville metro area gained the third-highest number of private sector jobs among all metro areas in October 2024.
FloridaCommerce has announced that Florida's statewide unemployment rate has been consistently lower than the national average for four consecutive years.
Milan, Italy— On the final day of Governor DeSantis' trade mission to Italy, significant strides were made in strengthening ties between Florida and Italian industries.
FloridaCommerce has reported a rise in private sector employment within the Pensacola metro area, with an increase of 2,200 jobs, or 1.3%, over the past year as of October 2024.
FloridaCommerce has reported that the Tampa metro area led all metropolitan regions in job growth over the past year in two sectors: education and health services, which added 8,500 jobs, and manufacturing, which gained 1,000 jobs.
On the first day of Florida's trade and business development mission to Italy, Governor Ron DeSantis announced new partnerships aimed at benefiting Florida.
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome to discuss strengthening the relationship between Italy and Florida.
On the second day of a trade mission to Italy, Florida's transportation and logistics industry took center stage as Governor Ron DeSantis met with leading Italian yacht makers.