March 19, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 9/23/2014

Housing market starts to soften

Deep-pocketed investors appear to be ignoring those “for sale” signs outside U.S. homes. That’s the take in the National Association of Realtors’ recent report. Industry experts insist the softening market isn't the start of another housing free fall. Rather, it's a necessary slowdown that will help prevent a future bubble. More at Fortune, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Washington Post.


Restaurants go outside the core menu items to attract new diners

Beef 'O' Brady's is serving pizza and flatbreads. California Pizza Kitchen is serving salmon, halibut and ribeyes. Identity crises? Hardly. The restaurants have taken the attitude that when it comes to attracting diners, the more options, the better. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]


Is conflict the secret to a successful business?

Conflict in the workplace is inevitable. Don't fight it. If handled correctly, conflict can actually lead to happier, more engaged employees -- and that translates into a better business. [Source: CIO]


Student debt pushing retirees toward poverty

Much has been made of young people feeling the crush of student debt in a slow economy, but a new report from the Government Accountability Office says that more seniors are carrying student debt than ever before. Federal student debt among Americans 65 and older increased sixfold since 2005, reaching $18.2 billion last year, according to the report. [Source: Deseret News]


5 Apps Every Entrepreneur Needs to Stay Organized

For entrepreneurs, having a smartphone loaded with the right kind of apps not only provides a way to hold you accountable for tasks at hands but also allows you to focus on what you do best: running a business. [Source: FOX Small Business]


ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Miami is betting big on expansion of Panama Canal
Some 1,160 miles from Panama City by air, a parallel construction project is underway at PortMiami, which is betting big that it will be a first port of call for post-Panamax ships once the expansion is complete.

› Everglades Foundation offers $10 million water pollution cleanup prize
Everglades advocates are dangling a $10 million prize to motivate scientists and businesses to solve a water pollution problem plaguing South Florida. The Everglades Foundation on Monday unveiled a competition to find ways to remove excessive phosphorus from waterways and then recycle it to fertilize crops elsewhere.

› Prioria Robotics increases hiring to take on NASA, US military contracts
Gainesville-based drone developer Prioria Robotics announced it will hire seven more employees in response to acquiring a handful of big-name research and development contracts.

› Florida School engaging students through Twitter
In recent years, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy has incorporated social media and other technologies into the classroom, encouraging teachers to allow smartphones as part of their lessons.


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