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• Home starts are erupting

  Both locally and nationally, the surge has put contractors back to work, boosted tax revenues for local governments and improved sales for housing-related retailers.

• Furloughs could impact Florida National Guard's storm readiness

  Hurricane season is here and it looks as though the national sequester budget cuts could hamper the ability of the Florida National Guard to respond to storm damage.

Most workers hate their jobs or have "checked out"

In its ongoing survey of the American workplace, Gallup found that only 30 percent of workers are “were engaged, or involved in, enthusiastic about, and committed to their workplace.”

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Agriculture: Tallahassee tung oil

Tung oil was first produced in the United States in Tallahassee 100 years ago, derived from the fruit of seedlings brought from China by a U.S. ambassador.

Restaurants blend old rules of fast, casual, fancy

As they struggled to lure more customers during the Great Recession, some restaurants began looking to broaden their appeal.

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