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| 4/23/2015

How e-commerce is disrupting the health and personal care industry

At $300 billion a year in sales, health and personal care is the second-largest retail category in the US behind groceries. However, like the grocery industry, e-commerce has yet to really disrupt the American drug store. But more consumers are beginning to shop online for products that they'd typically go to a drug store to purchase. More at Business Insider.


Embry-Riddle’s Johnson to retire

What John Johnson calls “the pinnacle of his career” will soon come to an end. The president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announced Tuesday that he will retire after nearly 10 years in the job. More at the Daytona Beach News Journal and Embry-Riddle.


Filly breaks all-time OBS sales record: $1.9 million

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Predicting crime

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Armed with high-tech software and years of crime data, Miami police believe they will soon be able to stop crimes by predicting when and where they will occur.

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A filly sold for $1.9 million Wednesday to set the all-time, highest-priced record for a horse sold at the Ocala Breeders' Sales. But the Tapit filly almost didn't make it to the sale as the owner wanted to race her himself. More at the Ocala Star-Banner.


McDonald’s tests new customized burger concept in Orlando

A McDonald’s restaurant in east Orlando is bringing a new burger experience to Central Florida’s fast food scene. McDonald’s customers control their orders by choosing their favorite toppings on an interactive kiosk inside the restaurant. More at the Orlando Business Journal.


First bookstore dedicated to self-published authors opens in Florida

Frustrated by a lack of opportunity to display and sell their work, self-published children’s author and illustrator Patti Brassard Jefferson and history author Timothy Jacobs decided to create a bookstore of their own, Gulf Coast Bookstore, and to only sell books by indie authors. More at the Publisher's Weekly.

2015 Economic Yearbook
A cybersecurity niche

cyber security Developing work force programs to meet the needs of the rapidly growing cybersecurity field is a top priority for the Pensacola area while developer Quint Studer moves forward on a $50-million, mixed-use project in downtown Pensacola.

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