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What you need to know about Florida today
In Florida and everywhere else, a new day for business schools
The business landscape has shifted shape in ten years. Young people have lived through the Great Recession, seen banks collapse and corporate leaders hauled away in handcuffs. They've watched the housing bubble burst, their parents endure layoffs and foreclosures. They've entered a world of burgeoning student loans and new technologies. And now, when they go to college for a business degree, their standards of learning will change with the times. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
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Florida's Economic Yearbook 2013
In the last installments for our series on Florida's economy, today we look at how business is faring in these two regions:
» Northwest Florida:
Stressed out! 83% say they are at work
While many Americans are happy to have jobs, most are stressed out about something at work and even more stressed than they were just a year ago. The most common stress triggers for workers are unreasonable workloads, low pay, commutes and annoying co-workers, according to a newly released 2013 Work Stress Survey. [Source: Miami Herald]
Is 2013 the year of the office condominium?
Is this the year of the office condominium? Investors in Southwest Florida continue to gobble up the properties, which proliferated much to many of their owners' later chagrin during the real estate boom. Many of the properties now changing hands are doing so at discounts and are being bought of out foreclosure. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Florida's Genetic Tarpon Tracking Study keeps tabs on silver king
It's like fingerprinting fish and Florida's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute has gleaned some interesting data points from its Tarpon Genetic Recapture Study. The research arm of Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, FWRI uses DNA samples with a unique genetic ID, or fingerprint for each fish to study silver king migration patterns. [Source: Outdoor Life]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Duke Energy hires economic development director for Florida
Duke Energy announced Tuesday that the utility has picked a new Orlando based manager for the company's business and economic development programs. John Fremstad joined Duke after spending the past decade as the vice president of KBR Building Group-Florida and vice president of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.
› Southwest Florida leads the state in job growth
Southwest Florida leads the state in job creation. Collier County was first in the state last year, with 3 ½ % growth over 2011. Business and professional services, along with tourism and construction helped to add nearly 4,000 jobs there. Lee County came in second, with tourism, construction, transportation, information and utilities leading the way.
› Final Four inventions selected for Cade Museum Prize
The Final Four inventions for the 2013 Cade Museum Prize include an artificial finger prosthetic, mobile software for taking bar inventory, a machine that burns waste to produce energy and flat-panel displays for electronic devices.
› Office Depot merger under FTC review
In a regulatory filing Tuesday, Boca Raton-based Office Depot and Naperville, Ill.-based OfficeMax provided details on their merger process, including a $30 million termination fee if either party pursues alternatives to the proposed merger.
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