May 5, 2024

Monday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 6/15/2015

› Florida No. 1 in 'job hate,' Twitter study says
People who work in Florida hate their jobs more than employees in any other state — and if you want to love your job, you should move west.

› Marijuana Grower Licenses Available in Florida
In June of last year Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill that legalizes the use of low-potency marijuana for medical purposes. On Wednesday of this week the state will begin accepting applications from parties interested in being one of five legal regional growing operations in the state.
» See also: Legal low-potency marijuana industry will be an experiment, First Coast state senator says

› Gulftainer launches operations at Port Canaveral, Florida
Sharjah: Gulftainer’s new Canaveral Cargo Terminal at Port Canaveral in Florida in the US, officially opened for business with a major launch ceremony attended by more than 300 local, state, and national public officials, alongside leaders of business and trade across the Florida region.
» See also: How safe, secure is Port Canaveral cargo?

› Tampa judge becomes chief of one of nation's busiest bankruptcy courts
The bankruptcy court for Florida's Middle District, one of the busiest in the nation, is getting a new chief judge. On Oct. 1, Judge Michael G. Williamson of Tampa will begin a four-year term overseeing a district that includes four divisions and spans a 35-county area from Jacksonville to Fort Myers.

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