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Friday, February 03, 2012

Pascale Bishop, assistant dean of career development at UF’s law school, says generally only top-ranked graduates are landing jobs within six months of graduating. More...

Friday's Daily Pulse

Florida banks lose $175M in 2011
Florida’s commercial banks lost a combined $175 million in 2011. Despite the overall trend, however, two of the state’s subregions managed to be profitable.

Dalton Agency gets Atlanta link
Jacksonville's Dalton Agency is spreading north as it merges with the Atlanta advertising firm Kilgannon.

National unemployment number much prettier than Miami-Dade’s
Today’s national jobs report will undoubtedly remind Miami-Dade how much worse the hiring market is compared to the rest of the country.

» FRIDAY PREVIEW: Coming next week to FloridaTrend.com:

• Small business profile Consult A Doctor makes bottom lines healthier
• Restaurants in Florida 'Eat Here' is new to Holmes Beach
• Fresh Diet is a 'promising company' The North Miami company makes prestigious Forbes list.
• Timing is everything at Certified Manufacturing The economic downturn was beneficial for the Okaloosa County manufacturing plant.

You'll find all these stories first on the Daily and Afternoon Pulse e-mails.

Who said that?

	I don't think there's a plain in Africa to hold all the white elephants the council has produced over the years.

Datamine
Women comprise 34% of Florida Bar membership. Thirty years ago, women accounted for only 8% of membership; 20 years ago, 20%; 10 years ago, 27%. More...