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What you need to know about Florida today
Jobless rate falls to 6-year low
A surprisingly powerful surge in hiring pushed unemployment to a six-year low of 5.9 percent in September as the U.S. labor market showed renewed vigor. The 248,000 gain in payrolls last month followed a 180,000 increase in August that was bigger than previously estimated. More at the AP and Bloomberg.
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» Chart: What’s the real unemployment rate?
As election day nears in Florida, the talk turns to absentee ballot fraud
Absentee ballot fraud has plagued Florida elections for years. In 1998, Florida Department of Law Enforcement chronicled multiple abuses starting as far back as 1984. More at the Florida Watchdog.
Feds: Florida college chain FastTrain scammed taxpayers
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Florida Originals
With constant tinkering, Solomon has grown his Solomon’s Castle into a 12,000-sq.-ft. roadside attraction near the town of Ona, about 50 miles east of Bradenton. |
At its peak, Miami-based FastTrain College had grown to seven Florida campuses. It had ties to a sitting U.S. congressman. It was raking in millions of dollars. And it was all a criminal conspiracy, according to a federal indictment released Thursday. More at the Miami Herald.
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» Four charged in for-profit college fraud
Flamingo Crossings at Disney will focus heavily on sports market
After years of delays, construction is starting on a hotel-and-retail development aimed at budget-conscious Disney World visitors and athletes attending competitions at the resort's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. More at the Orlando Sentinel.
Buffalo shipping company adds Tampa Bay presence
ROAR Logistics Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y.-based shipping company, said it is opening a new office in Clearwater and will be doing more business at Port Tampa Bay. More at the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
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