May 3, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 3/18/2015

› Getting Gators to stay in Gainesville
With so many career opportunities and a thriving entrepreneurial climate, why would a UF student not explore life in Gainesville after graduation? That’s the thinking behind the “Stay in the Swamp” Career Fair to be hosted this Thursday in Hough Hall by the Hough Graduate School of Business.

› Florida Gaming not a pretty picture
Results for the first 6 months of the 2014-15 Florida Pari-mutuel fiscal year are not a pretty sight. The overall drop: $36.9 million for the period; with overall handle tumbling under $350 million. While one sector (harness) was up 1.2%, the five others were not.

› More tourists means more bartenders for Brevard
Apparently Brevard County isn't one of the easier places to get a drink. Well, sort of. According to a new analysis by CareerBuilder, there are 1.8 bartenders per 1,000 people in Brevard. That compares to 13.3 bartenders per 1,000 residents in Key West.

› New York group buys student housing near UCF
A New York investment group purchased a 624-student apartment near the University of Central Florida as part of a $300 million portfolio acquisition.

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