March 29, 2024

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| 7/20/2015

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The Best Companies To Work For In Florida

Find out which 100 companies made the cut in Florida Trend’s seventh annual Best Companies to Work For rankings. Companies who won were selected for company policies, practices and demographics. Randomly-selected employees at each firm also weighed in.

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Volunteerism can help a business's bottom line

Mounting research shows that encouraging volunteerism through corporate-led events and in some cases, paid time off, is good for a company's bottom line. Companies which have corporate volunteerism policies tend to have more engaged and more productive employees who are less likely to leave for another job. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]

More older Americans are being buried by housing debt

Of all the financial threats facing Americans of retirement age, housing isn’t supposed to be one. But after a home-price collapse, the worst recession since the 1930s and some calamitous decisions to turn homes into cash machines, millions of them are straining to make house payments. [Source: Miami Herald]

U.S. and Cuba set to formally reestablish diplomatic relations

Early Monday, before the public doors are opened and the day officially begins, the State Department will hang a new flag among the 192 banners displayed in its lobby atrium, a silent acknowledgment of the formal reestablishment of U.S.-Cuban diplomatic relations after more than 54 years. More from the Washington Post and the Miami Herald.

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» Tens of Thousands Fear Deportation as U.S.-Cuba Relations Thaw

Hospitals, schools filling up empty shopping centers

Service businesses are moving into former retail space left vacant when stores died in the recession or moved online. The changes are increasing convenience for consumers and, in some cases, bringing withering shopping areas back to life, realtors and analysts say. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Branding Sarasota to cultural tourists
Visit Sarasota County works closely with Sarasota County arts and cultural groups to energetically build brand awareness of Sarasota County as “Florida’s Cultural Coast.” Arts and culture is one area of many that sets Sarasota County apart from other Florida beach destinations.

› Professional ultimate Frisbee? Jacksonville has one of those
The long-held stereotype of Ultimate Frisbee often involves counter-culture athletes who can barely hold a club team together. But things have changed dramatically as evidenced by the American Ultimate Disc League, formed three years ago, now becoming a professional force in the game in Jacksonville.

› Retail chains from Puerto Rico push into Florida
Retail chains from Puerto Rico are coming to a mall near you. They're making an unprecedented push into Florida as the island's finances falter and the state's Puerto Rican population soars.
» See also: Office helps Puerto Rican businesses navigate mainland rules

› Publix among many companies challenged to retain millennial workers
For years, Publix Super Markets captured accolade after accolade for being one of the best places to work in the United States. But like many other companies, Publix is struggling to come up with new ways to keep the fickle millennial generation engaged.

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