March 28, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 3/17/2015

Florida unemployment rate unchanged at 5.7 percent

Florida's unemployment rate stood at 5.7 percent in January, unchanged from the prior month, according to figures released Tuesday morning. The state added 13,900 jobs over the month and is now up nearly 275,000 jobs from January of 2014. More at the Tampa Bay Times and the AP.


BP says Gulf Of Mexico recovering from 2010 oil spill

Federal scientists are disputing statements by BP PLC that U.S. Gulf Coast ecosystems are recovering well from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. Government officials and environmental groups said late Monday that the effects of the multimillion-barrel oil spill are likely to last “for generations,” according to media reports. More at the International Business Times.


Orlando ranks No. 9 for working women

Development
Miami takes a new approach to zoning

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Miami 21, as the city’s new zoning code is known, focuses on the look and feel of neighborhoods, with an emphasis on walkable urbanism as the underlying goal for most of the city.

It covers how buildings, sidewalks and transportation corridors interact and encourages a mix of retail, office and residential elements in each neighborhood to minimize the need for cars.

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Orlando ranks No. 9 in the U.S. among large cities for women in the workforce, according to personal finance website Nerdwallet. The website looked at 2013 data for median pay for women compared to men, and at women’s participation in the workforce. More at the Orlando Sentinel.


Jones Edmunds secures $20M contract renewal from NASA

NASA has re-upped its contract with Gainesville-based civil engineering firm Jones Edmunds for work primarily on the space agency’s Space Launch System manned deep-space program. More at the Gainesville Sun.


Florida's gas, cell phone taxes among highest in nation

Florida has some of the highest gasoline and cell phone taxes in the nation, according to a new analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. Only Washington, Nebraska and New York have a higher average state and local tax rate on cell phones than Florida's 16.55 percent as of July 2014. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition
Expedition completes 900+ mile journey

florida wildlife corridor expedition The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition has been on the trail for 900+ miles and nearly 70 days. On March 19th, they will complete their epic journey which led the team through some of Florida's most beautiful ecosystems including the Rainbow River Springs made famous by the recent congregation of hundreds of manatees.

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Central Floirda chocolate shops are left with a bitter taste as cocoa prices hit an all-time high earlier this week.

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