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What you need to know about Florida today
Economy on the rebound, but for how long?
Washington remained the top question mark as business executives mapped out the economic landscape for 2013. Severe budget cuts are set to begin in March if the White House and Congress can’t reach a broader deal on deficit reduction, while the nation’s borrowing power will again hit a cap in May. Each dispute has the potential to become a debacle for the national economy, which otherwise seems poised for a good year. [Source: Miami Herald]
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Clouds in the forecast
The mobile applications industry is responsible for an estimated 466,000 U.S. jobs and $20 billion in annual revenue. While there’s no way to know exactly how many mobile application developers are in Florida, there are dozens of web development firms in the state with expertise in mobile-friendly websites and applications for both mobile devices and tablets. Full story.
Well-stocked: 2013 small business entrepreneur
Yosef Martin is the guy to see in Miami if you want 200 bottles of Loreal nail polish, a pallet of 193 digital cameras or truckloads of other goods that he’s bought and plans to resell. Martin owns Merchandize Liquidators, which he started in 2003 as a way to put himself through college. Full story.
Florida ranchers to promote cattle industry this week
Where’s the beef? It’s in Tampa all this week as the city plays host to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention. More than 6,500 ranchers from across the country are in town to hear about the latest technologies and trends in the industry. This is also a unique opportunity for the state to showcase its growing beef industry. [Source: Bay News 9]
Florida moving ahead with Medicaid privatization
Federal health officials have given Florida the green light to enroll long-term care patients into a statewide Medicaid privatization program. Gov. Rick Scott's said Monday he was grateful for the decision and urgently asked federal health officials to approve a second request, which would allow Florida officials to privatize Medicaid for most populations statewide. [Source: AP]
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ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Florida's top elections official calls for more early voting
Combating the impression that Florida botched the 2012 elections, Secretary of State Ken Detzner issued recommendations Monday to add more days and locations to vote early and to impose word-limits on lawmakers' ballot questions.
› Fewer felons are re-offending in Florida
Landing a job can be the difference between a life of crime and a future on the right side of the law. That's why the state is constantly improving its work release program. "The drop in recidivism means every Florida taxpayer is saving money,” said Department of Corrections Secretary Michael Crews. At a news conference Monday, Crews announced the the recidivism rate has fallen from 33% to 27%.
› 'Pieces of history' still soar at Opa Locka airport
It's where old planes come to roost. Opa-Locka Executive Airport is home to about a dozen large propeller planes, such as Douglas DC-3s and Convair 340s, planes that originally flew for the airlines or the military in the 1940s and 1950s.
› Development board teams with Glades leaders to recruit businesses
The Glades region, long an afterthought in Palm Beach County’s business community, is getting new attention from economic developers. The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County has opened an office in Belle Glade to market the region to manufacturers and distributors.
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