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New college grads see more job opportunities
As they don their caps and gowns, college graduates this spring are finding more reason to celebrate: It's the best job market since the Great Recession. New graduates are fielding more job opportunities than last year or even last fall, college career counselors said. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Businesses may quickly abandon health insurance for workers
The days of Americans getting health insurance through their employers may be numbered. As the Affordable Care Act goes from thousands of pages of legalese to real-life public policy, the future of employer-provided health insurance is one of the most fascinating questions. [Source: New York Times]
A lopsided comeback: How the housing recovery favors the rich
The gulf between the haves and have-nots has been widening around the nation, but in few places so diametrically as in South Florida. The growing gap between the region’s rich and poor emerged starkly in an analysis of 11 years of home sales data in Miami-Dade and Broward counties parsed by ZIP code. [Source: Miami Herald]
Florida grapefruit industry squeezed
A combination of disease, negative publicity and urban sprawl has pushed the Florida grapefruit industry to its smallest size in decades. A decade ago, Florida produced nearly 41 million boxes of grapefruit annually. This year it is expected to produce only about 16 million. More at the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the New York Times.
Florida Legislature 2014: What passed and what failed
From craft beer to tanning to solar energy, see a list of the bills that passed and failed in the 2014 session. Bills must be approved by Gov. Rick Scott. More from the Tampa Bay Times, the Orlando Sentinel and the AP.
See also:
» 'More thoughtful session': Legislature switches gears this year
» Gov. Scott to tout tax cuts approved by legislators
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Film commissioner: Tax snub will keep movie out of Florida
The state Legislature declined on Friday to replenish Florida's flat-broke entertainment tax incentives program. The program is vital to attracting film, television and digital productions, because it provides tax credits on money spent for wages, materials and services in Florida.
› Hertz move kicks into high gear
One year after rental car giant Hertz's decision to move its world headquarters here, the Fortune 300 company's impact is already being felt. Construction has begun with site work at the Estero campus and Hertz has placed 300 headquarters' employees in temporary offices in Bonita Springs and Naples.
› VISIT FLORIDA given record setting $74 million budget
Florida lawmakers are hoping to share a little more sunshine with tourists by boosting funding to promote the state's tourism industry. VISIT FLORIDA, the state's official tourism marketing organization, will get an additional $10.5 million dollars next fiscal year.
› Chocolate is sweet for BBX Capital investors
BBX Capital's Jarett Levan admits he has a sweet tooth. But he insists his appetite for buying chocolate companies will be richly rewarded in the years ahead.
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