March 19, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/14/2015

Small biz owners ignoring succession advice

According to experts, an estimated 10 million small-business owners plan to sell or close their businesses over the next 10 years as a means to fund retirement in their golden years. [Source: CNBC]


Rubio's time?

When Senator Marco Rubio formally declared his bid to succeed Barack Obama as president on Monday, it was only the latest link between their two careers. Both are ethnically distinctive, politically attractive, rhetorically gifted, and unusually intelligent. [Source: The Atlantic]

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Gas prices expected to hit six-year lows this summer

The U.S. Energy Information Administration last week forecast a national average of $2.45 per gallon for April through September, compared with $3.59 a year ago. The last time motorists enjoyed summer prices that low was in 2009, the EIA said. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]


One Spark organizers celebrate success

The crowd attendance for One Spark 2015 in downtown Jacksonville jumped by over 50,000 compared to a year ago and organizers are saying the crowdfunding festival was nearly flawless. [Source: Florida Times-Union]


Shopping center occupancy rates hit six-year high in 2014

Shopping centers across the United States posted an average occupancy rate of 92.7 percent at the end of the fourth quarter in 2014, making the highest level since 2008, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]


ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› An iconic brand, Bacardi finds itself struggling at age 153
Bermuda-based Bacardi today is a major player in the world spirits market. It is the world’s largest family-owned liquor producer, with about 6,000 employees and 29 distilling, bottling and manufacturing facilities across 16 countries.

› Ave Maria School of Law ranked #1 in the state for Bar passage
Ave Maria School of Law’s bar passage was ranked #1 in the state of Florida with 83 percent of graduates passing the February bar exam on the first try. This far exceeds the statewide average passing rate of 64.3 percent.

› Gov. Rick Scott visits California to lure away businesses
Florida Gov. Rick Scott swung through Los Angeles on Monday as part of a mission to lure California businesses across the country to the Sunshine State.

› Artist Britto Sues Apple, Design Firm
Artist Romero Britto is suing Apple Inc. and a design firm in federal court, accusing them of misusing his color-splashed images and distinctive style in marketing campaigns.

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