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Economic Development Council

Flagler Unemployment at 14.8% in Slight Improvement from April, But Florida Rate Rises to 14.5%

June 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

unemployment may 2020 flagler

Flagler County’s unemployment rate was at 14.8 percent, a slight decline from the 15.2 percent rate in April but a smaller decline than expected as the economy began swiftly reopening at the beginning of the month.

County Ready to Settle Lawsuit With Captain’s BBQ at Bing’s Landing, With Concessions From Both Sides

May 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Flagler County and Captain's Barbecue at Bings Landing may be near a resolution on a year-long legal battle. (© FlaglerLive)

The county would make numerous financial and building concessions to Captain’s. In exchange, Captain’s agrees to remain at the current location, end its litigation, and pay a somewhat higher rent over time. 

Florida Jobless Claims Nearly Triple to Over Half a Million in a Week, U.S. Unemployment Over 16%

April 23, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 2 Comments

Upward of 11 percent of Florida's workforce has filed for unemployment, though the actual figure is likely much higher. (© FlaglerLive)

More than one in 10 new jobless claims–505,137 first-time applications of the 4.4 million new claims–across the United States last week were made to Florida’s overwhelmed unemployment system.

Concerns About Hammock Beach Resort’s Activity as Governor Orders Air Travelers From ‘Hot Spot’ Quarantined

March 24, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 114 Comments

Hammock Beach Resort is a local economic engine but has been drawing criticism from residents concerned about activity they are observing there during the coronavirus emergency. (© FlaglerLive)

Hammock Beach residents have written the Palm Coast mayor and called into the city, claiming visitors and groups at the resort are still gathering and potentially placing local residents at risk. The resort says the claims are inaccurate, and that it is taking all precautions in line with rules and recommendations.

Flagler County’s Economic Development Farce Is Wasting Millions of Taxpayer Dollars to Beat Its Own Drum

October 28, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

The eight years of Flagler County's economic development council have produced almost more meetings of the council than jobs that could be attributed to its involvement. (© FlaglerLive)

Since Flagler County government created the $450,000-a-year economic development department, the county has added 10,000 jobs, but only a few dozen as a result of the department’s involvement.

Behind Collapse of Furniture Company Deal With Flagler Government, Disarray, Misrepresentations and Premature Boasts

October 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 26 Comments

Time to call Ikea. (© FlaglerLive)

The collapse of a deal between a furniture-assembling company and Flagler County government is the latest setback for an economic development department with a checkered eight-year history and signal failures.

A New Hospital For Flagler? Credibility Gap Yawns Between Commissioner Joe Mullins’s Pledges and County Administration’s Caution

July 2, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

First-year County Commissioner Joe Mullins is self-branding his 'Focused on Flagler' approach, as in this image from his social media platforms. But the approach is keeping a broader picture somewhat out of focus.

The stories told by Mullins’s hyper-optimism and the county administration’s more cautious and deliberate approach illustrate a recurring gulf between the politician’s wishes and promises and what the government administration is in fact delivering (or not).

County Prepares to Give One Company $680,000 Subsidy Over 10 Years, Dwarfing All Previous Incentive Packages Combined

June 27, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 28 Comments

A company that assembles and distributes furniture is set to sign an 'incentive' deal with Flagler County government worth $680,000 in subsidies over the next 10 years. The company would build the largest structure in the county, at 250,000 square feet. But the project has been kept largely out of public view. (Billie Grace Ward)

A furniture distribution company would build the largest structure in Flagler, a 250,000 square foot building, off U.S. 1 and provide 50 jobs in exchange for the $680,000 in direct subsidies over the next 10 years, an amount extrapolated from a largely speculative guess of how much the company would be taxed.

Flagler About To Sign 50-Year, $100 Million Deal to Rebuild 2.6 Miles of Dunes in Flagler Beach. It Has Only a Fraction of the Money.

June 14, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 22 Comments

What dredging looks like as a beach is re-nourished: an example from Coney Island, where beach renourishment has been taking place since the 1920s. See the video below. (© FlaglerLive via PBS Newshour)

Flagler County is teaming with the federal government to split the $100 million cost of dune renourishment in Flagler Beach, but the deal is fraught with uncertainties, and Flagler can only pay its first phase.

Bunnell Condemns County’s Decision to Move Sheriff’s Building to Palm Coast, Threatening Lawsuit and Kindling Feud

April 23, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 31 Comments

Bunnell city commissioners are unhappy with the county. From left, John Ropgers, Mayor Catherine Robinson, and Bill Baxley. Not pictured were Donnie Nobles and Jan Reeger, who also voted for a resolution condemning the county's decision to locate a sheriff's building in Palm Coast. (© FlaglerLive)

The Bunnell City Commission approved an angry resolution against the county, instigating a feud that county officials say is misconstruing the county’s and sheriff’s intentions and missing the bigger picture.

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