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Florida fourth in private equity investment
Private equity firms invested $33.9 billion in 178 Florida companies in 2014, ranking Florida fourth nationwide for private equity investment (measured in dollars), according to new rankings released by the Private Equity Growth Capital Council. [Source: Miami Herald]
Puerto Rico: Big challenges for small businesses
Running a small business is hard. It's even harder on an island facing an $72 billion debt crisis. Aside from the general state of economic uncertainty gripping the island, Puerto Rico faces new taxes—some already in effect, others being considered—that affect small firms and their customers. [Source: CNBC]
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Farewell to Florida's ‘Development of Regional Impact' (DRI) Law
Florida’s DRI process was meant to ensure that state and regional governments collaborated to review big housing subdivisions, major shopping malls and other projects whose traffic and environmental impacts extended beyond the border of a single city or county. Access full story.
Being too qualified can be a drawback, if you let it
Almost every talented and experienced worker has run up against the “overqualified” trope at one time or another. It’s frustrating in the best of times, and it became excruciating during the recent recession. [Source: Florida Times-Union]
Amazon wants new 'Prime Day' to be bigger than Black Friday
On the eve of its 20th birthday, Amazon, is launching a global shopping event exclusively for Prime members that it says will be bigger than ''Black Friday''. Amazon Prime members can take advantage of shopping deals starting at midnight on July 15. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
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› Federal court rules against Florida teachers' lawsuit challenging value-added evaluations
Stating it was "not irrational" for Florida or its school districts to use a value-added model for teacher evaluations, a federal appeals court has ruled against a Florida Education Association lawsuit challenging the 2011 system created in SB 736.
› Citrus greening research gets $1 million in state budget funding
A $1 million University of Florida research project to fight citrus greening got the green light in the state’s budget.
› Panama City Beach bounces back from spring break crime woes
After a spring break filled with shootings, an alleged gang rape and other mayhem, Panama City Beach is having a record-breaking tourism season.
› Sarasota rum named best in U.S. and Caribbean
Rum guru Troy Roberts, CEO of Drum Circle Distilling, has lost count of the awards, honors and medals his small-batch, handcrafted rums have received since he founded the distillery in early 2007.
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