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Scott Highlights Job Growth During Panhandle Visit
November 1, 2012
Gov. Rick Scott says job creation is on the rise in Florida. During a tour of L-3 Crestview Aerospace Wednesday, he highlighted a decrease in unemployment for veterans in Florida and highlighted the region as having the best unemployment rate in the state.
“I have made job growth my top priority, and today’s tour was an incredible opportunity to meet and interact with the folks who are finding great jobs in our communities. L-3 Crestview Aerospace is an example of a company that has invested in Florida and expanded job opportunities for our veterans,” Scott said. “In their most recent expansion, they hired more than fifty veterans, providing their business with a quality workforce – and giving these men and women who served our nation a second career. We’ve worked to improve Florida’s job climate for our veterans. In fact, since September 2011, our veterans’ unemployment rate went from 15 percent to 6.8 percent – an 8 percent decrease.”
During the tour, the governor highlighted a number of indicators that he said demonstrate Florida is creating more jobs and opportunities for businesses:
- The Crestview / Ft. Walton Beach / Destin region had the lowest unemployment in Florida of 5.9 percent.
- Unemployment statewide has dropped for 22 consecutive months.
- 156,800 private sector jobs have been created since December 2010.
- Florida has had the largest drop in unemployment in the nation since December 2010.
L-3 Crestview Aerospace is a division of L-3 Integrated Systems, an aircraft modification, aero structure fabrication and assembly facility.
L-3 Crestview Aerospace has invested more than $6 million in improving their Northwest Florida facilities, where projects range from manufacturing engine firewalls to complete helicopter cabins. As part of its ongoing growth, L-3 Crestview Aerospace works closely with the Workforce Development Board of Okaloosa and Walton Counties and its JobsPlus One-Stop Career Centers. JobsPlus has helped L-3 Crestview Aerospace find and recruit 71 new employees since January 2011 – 57 of them veterans.
Pictured: Gov. Rick Scott toured a Crestview manufacturing company Wednesday, highlighting job grown. Courtesy photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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3 Responses to “Scott Highlights Job Growth During Panhandle Visit”
Here our Governor runs around congratulating himself on job growth, when in fact he and the Florida Senate have put many out of work. Health care in the state prison system has recently been awarded to a for profit campaign contributor. This move will put thousands state wide out of work. I cannot believe that this guy has the gall to talk about job growth.
Gov. Flim Flam is doing all he can to employ more people. He has already created all of those drug testing jobs for his wife’s company. And he could have done much more if the counties hadn’t fought with him and prevented him from double billing them for Medicare. Soon after he leaves office he will probably create more jobs for investigators and District Attorneys.
Someone failed at their job. Notice that he is in a manufacturing area and not wearing safety glasses. Also, all of these guests are supposed to be wearing visitor badges. L3 didn’t pass their own safety and security audit!