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Florida economist Dr. Jerry Parrish speaks at FPL Economic Symposium

Florida s economy is recovering from the impact of COVID-19, an economist told a Tuesday crowd at Florida Power & Light s Northwest Florida Economic Symposium

Pensacola's labor shortage is affecting whole business community

"It doesn’t matter the industry. Business owners need workers,” said Todd Thompson, president of Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.

Minimum wage: Employers from Escambia to Bay paying more for workers

Employers from Escambia to Bay counties paying way more for workers

New Minimum Wage Law Could Either Sink Or Revive FL Economy

Reply(1) Florida voters passed controversial legislation that experts say will either revive or destroy the state s economy. (Shutterstock) FLORIDA With the coronavirus pandemic cutting the 2020 Florida legislative session short, Florida political leaders admitted this wasn t the year to promote new agendas and tackle groundbreaking statutes. However, Florida voters didn t need their elected representatives to pass controversial legislation that, depending upon the politics of the prognosticator, could either save or destroy the state. During Nov. 3 s general election, 60 percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 2 to the Florida Constitution, which raises the minimum wage rate over the next six years from its current rate of $8.56 per hour to $15 an hour.