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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida ranks fourth among all states in the nation for the largest gap between the top 1 percent and bottom 99 percent in 2012, according to a study released Monday by the Washington, D.C.-based Economic Policy Institute and the Economic Analysis and Research Network. More from the South Florida Business Journal, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. and the Miami Herald.
See also:
» What the top 1 percent makes in Florida
» A map revealing how unequal the so-called recovery is
» 16 U.S. states where the middle-class is hurting
Lawmakers looking forward to $1 billion in surplus funds
Florida lawmakers are expecting $1 billion in surplus funds they can allocate to various projects. Economically, the state is doing well, and Florida is on the fast track of growth, said Rep. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, the majority whip in the Florida House. [Source: Bradenton Herald]
Battling it out for the nerd dollar
Now that geeks have lost their pocket protectors, every entrepreneur from online crafters to Hollywood movie moguls is banking on those pockets being deep. That's especially true in Central Florida, where several businesses are competing for the nerd dollar in imaginative ways. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
The secrets to motivating others
People come to the workplace with a healthy level of intrinsic motivation and inspiration. It’s the manager’s job, then, to make sure employees don’t get bored with their work. If they do, the boss must figure out not just how to motivate them but what went wrong in losing their interest previously. [Source: BBC]
How are Super Bowl cities selected?
In the Super Bowl, competition does not begin on the field. Cities bow to extravagant NFL demands for the chance to host the historic event. Getting chosen requires putting on a show for the NFL owners and in the past cities have gone to pretty extravagant lengths to win the bid. [Source: Christian Science Monitor]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Florida senator files major medical-marijuana bill on who can get supply
Florida medical physicians would be allowed to prescribe "medical-grade" marijuana to needy patients under a major cannabis bill filed Monday by a top Florida Republican state senator.
› Florida worker wonders where the economic resurgence is
Ask Joshua Thevenin — who since last month has been a newspaper salesman, fireworks vendor and tele-marketer — what he thinks about assertions the economy is roaring toward recovery and you’ll get a sigh and a shake of his head.
› New Year's resolutions boost profits for some
Some businesses benefit from the change of the calendar. Some of these companies are fitness-related, which is not surprising given that one of that the most common New Year's resolutions is to live a healthy lifestyle, but other companies that benefit from the New Year's spirit are less obvious.
› FPL proposes to almost double Florida's solar power by end of 2016
Florida's largest investor owned utility announced plans Monday to build three new solar farms that would nearly double the state's solar capacity. In its announcement, Florida Power & Light said it had found a "cost-effective" way to expand solar power in Florida.
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