March 28, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/5/2015

Did the economy shrink in the first quarter?

U.S. economic growth for the first quarter was already looking weak. Now it’s looking even worse. The trade deficit surged in March to its highest level since late 2008, coming in much worse than the government assumed when it first posted Q1 GDP data. More from the Wall Street Journal, CNBC, and Reuters.


Florida businesses win awards during National Small Business Week

Seven Florida SBDC Network clients and nominees from across the state have won awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for their outstanding advocacy, performance, and economic contributions to the state. Full story here.


Amazon to expand Ruskin facility, creating hundreds of jobs

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ThirdKind

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A Jacksonville entrepreneur hopes to skate to success with his bright idea.

Third Kind lights came from the mind of a 28-year-old who has spent much of life on a skateboard and just didn’t want to get a normal job.

» More from the Florida Times-Union

Amazon is poised to double the size of its 1-million-square-foot warehouse in southern Hillsborough County, creating hundreds of construction jobs and hundreds more full time jobs, the big Internet retailing company announced Tuesday. More at the Tampa Bay Times.


Opinion: Students need thirst for knowledge, not hunger for meals

One in 10 University of Florida students reports going hungry at times. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has recast the starving student cliché as a serious policy issue: hunger as a barrier to higher education. More at the Gainesville Sun.


NASA seeking more rocket companies for future KSC launch sites

NASA is asking more private companies to start talking to them about launching from Kennedy Space Center. The space agency Monday issued an invitation for private rocket companies to comment on a plan that could include up to four more launch sites on the Space Coast. More at the Orlando Sentinel.

Out of the Box
ATMs on steroids let you talk to a teller

cameras If you've ever wanted to talk back to an ATM, you might soon get the chance. A growing number of financial institutions are putting the teller back in automated teller machines, embracing new technology that allows ATM customers to chat live with bankers via video.

» More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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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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