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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida metros record some of the biggest unemployment drops nationwide
A dozen Florida metros have posted among the biggest drops in unemployment nationwide over the past year. The vast majority of the country's 372 metropolitan areas saw unemployment fall between October 2011 and last month, according to a U.S. Department of Labor analysis Wednesday. More at the Tampa Bay Times and the Department of Labor.
Gov. Scott in Brevard as Embraer breaks ground on new facility
Gov. Rick Scott, in his second visit to Brevard County in as many days, was on hand to break ground for Embraer jet's Engineering and Technology Center USA "You can pick many companies, as successful as Embraer, to come to our state," Scott said this morning Prior to the employer groundbreaking at Melbourne International Airport. More at Florida Today.
Miami auditors: Jungle Island falls short on job creation pledges
Jungle Island employs hundreds fewer workers than required under the terms of a $25 million federal loan, and only a fraction of them are low- and middle-income employees despite a separate loan pledge made by the aviary attraction. The findings, part of a stinging draft audit by the park’s landlord, the city of Miami, are just the latest black eye for Jungle Island. More at the Miami Herald.
Craft beer brewing in Southwest Florida
The craft beer industry generated $8.7 billion in retail sales in 2011 according to brewersassociation.org, an almost 15 percent increase from 2010. Will Lawson is hoping to capitalize on that thirst by serving the untapped microbrewery market between Sarasota and Miami. More at the Fort Myers News-Press.
Study says grapefruit can have harmful interaction with some medications
Just when Florida citrus growers were expecting another profitable season led by a revival of U.S. orange juice sales, the industry took a potentially damaging blow Monday with the release of a new study showing increased risk of harmful interactions between popular medications and grapefruit products. More at the Lakeland Ledger.
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