March 19, 2024

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| 2/26/2015

Nonprofit pushes for more women in solar industry

Rising concern over the limited role of women in tech industries has spilled into another fast-growing field: solar energy. The new Florida chapter of nonprofit Women in Solar Energy hosted its first meeting Tuesday night in Fort Lauderdale. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

See also:
» Solar power again on the agenda as Florida Legislature readies to convene
» Opinion: Florida power companies should embrace clean energy


Watchdog group says big corporations avoid state taxes

Florida's largest companies spend heavily on lobbying and campaign contributions and get millions in state contracts and subsidies. But a report released Wednesday says they pay less in state taxes than the official 5.5 percent rate. More from the AP, the Tampa Bay Business Journal, and Southwest Florida Online.

» Read the report from Integrity Florida


U.S.-Cuba talks head to Washington

The second round of U.S.-Cuba talks, which will be held Friday at the massive limestone Department of State building in a wintery Washington D.C., is expected to be a nuts-and-bolts negotiating session to restore diplomatic ties between the two nations. [Source: Miami Herald]


Keiser University
Keiser has added an American-style MBA program in Shanghai.

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Keiser University is going global

Keiser University has been extending its reach to China, Nicaragua and beyond. “In the long term,” says Keiser Chancellor Arthur Keiser, “everything is going to be a global venture,” he says. “If you’re not involved in global activities, it’s going to be pretty hard to survive and compete.” Access full story.


Advertise on TV with a limited budget

Most people, including small business owners, think that only national brands can afford to advertise on television. That may have been true 20 years ago, but with the sheer variety and number of programs, even small, local businesses can afford to use this platform. [Source: Gainesville Business Report]


ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› West Coast slowdown could help PortMiami
Miami businesses are feeling a short-term pinch because of a now-resolved labor dispute that clogged crucial ports on the West Coast for months — but the slowdown might actually boost shipping traffic to PortMiami and other East Coast ports.

› Gambling deal "Enormous, gargantuan lift" this session
A high-stakes deal with the Seminole Tribe set to expire this summer has lawmakers, pari-mutuel operators and out-of-state casinos wrangling over who gets what as the Legislature is once again poised to consider thorny gambling issues during the session that begins Tuesday.

› Miami life science startup raises funding, grows team
Matthew H.J. Kim, a patent attorney by training, was heart-broken seeing the the suffering and aggressive treatment his mother went through with oral cancer. So Kim began researching technologies in development and found one at the University of Miami.

› Legislation filed that would allow Uber, Lyft to operate legally in Florida
Ride-share companies Uber and Lyft could operate legally in Florida if legislation filed Wednesday by Sen. Jeff Brandes passes this session, bringing an end to nearly a year of feuding with regulators in Tampa, Orlando and Miami.


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