March 19, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 10/24/2014

Seniors are good for the Florida economy

It’s not only the 18- to 34-year olds trendsetters who keep the economy going. People over 50 spend more proportionally than their younger cohorts, particularly in Florida with a large, older population. [Source: Clearwater Gazette]


Florida prepaid college plan sales set record

Sales of Florida's prepaid college tuition plans set records during the first week of open enrollment, with purchases tripling over the same period last year. Read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Tampa Bay Times.


China's Rising Wages and the 'Made in USA' Revival

Suddenly the benefits of making things in China aren’t so apparent, especially if you’re selling those things to consumers in the U.S. A new survey by Boston Consulting Group found that 16 percent of American manufacturing executives say they’re already bringing production back home from China. [Source: Businessweek]


US jobless aid applications rise to 283,000

The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose last week after falling to a 14-year low the previous week. Despite the increase, weekly applications remain at historically low levels that suggest hiring is gaining steam. [Source: Miami Herald]


Scripps Florida in race to find Ebola vaccine

South Florida researchers are taking a lead role in the international fight against the deadly Ebola virus, racing to test a possible vaccine and treatments. [Source: WPTV]


Florida’s southeast has many business advantages, including its proximity to global markets, a multicultural workforce, world-class educational institutions and an exceptional quality of life. Go to regional profile, from Business Florida, your opportunity guide.

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Big surge seen in Democrats' absentee ballots
Absentee ballots in Central Florida have exploded in popularity this year especially among Democrats, who are turning to the vote-at-home method in such great numbers that they now might outnumber Republicans voting by mail.

› Largo company wins $8.7 million Army contract
The Army last month awarded an $8.7 million operational development contract to a small Largo company that has created a technology allowing troops to detect from a distance the chemicals used to make IEDs.

› Report: NASA must do more to succeed as spaceport
Kennedy Space Center has made progress transitioning into a multiuser spaceport but must do more to compete with a growing number of alternative launch sites, according to a NASA audit report released Thursday.

› Registration opens for 2015 eMerge Americas
A summit to showcase female entrepreneurs in technology and a strong speaker lineup are just a few of the highlights planned for the 2015 eMerge Americas conference.


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