May 3, 2024

Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 2/12/2015

› New Orleans, Pensacola vie to attract new company
A financial management company that is interested in relocating its corporate headquarters to Pensacola and bringing about 10 high-paying jobs with it is also looking at New Orleans.

› Denver financial social media firm scooped up by Florida company
A Denver-based social media firm that specializes in working with financial services companies has been scooped up by Tallahassee, Florida-based Moore Communications Group (MCG).

› Hispanic market increasingly important for Southwest Florida businesses
The Hispanic market is booming. In Collier alone, there are 83,177 Hispanics, making up 26 percent of the county’s total population.

› Celebrity chef named for Busch Gardens' inaugural Food & Wine Festival
Norman Van Aken, one of Florida's best-known chefs often described as the "Father of New World Cuisine," has signed on to appear in the opening weekend of Busch Gardens' inaugural Food & Wine Festival on March 7 and 8.

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