April 27, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/7/2015

› Big energy’s campaign cash keeps solar down in Florida
The reason Florida’s solar power industry isn’t a growing, say some lawmakers, is that the state’s largest utilities have invested heavily in state political campaigns to fend off competition.
» See also: Florida energy outlook is in constant flux

› M&A scene heats up in Northeast Florida
Even just a couple of years ago, Jacksonville-based Heritage Capital Group didn’t have a ton of competition in the local mergers and acquisitions space. Now, with the economy picking up, that has changed.

› Study ranks Florida among top places where rare wildlife not being protected
The Florida Keys and parts of the Panhandle rank among the most vulnerable places in the nation for wildlife in danger of disappearing, according to a new study published Monday.

› Florida Hospital giving patients a place to recover
The nature of health care has definitely changed in recent years, with the mission of health care providers expanding greatly.

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