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Florida's housing market is rebounding but far from healthy
Florida's housing market may be rebounding, but four large Florida markets are lagging behind other large metropolitan areas when it comes to the health of the residential real estate scene. [Source: Jacksonville Business Journal]
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» The health of the housing market in 25 big cities
» This city has nation’s healthiest housing market
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Carl Hiaasen is a Florida ‘Icon'
The writer and columnist talks about growing up in Florida, his life as a writer and the situation in Tallahassee. Hiaasen admits there's “a glorious abundance of weirdness and depravity” in Florida. Access full story.
U.S., Cuba researchers collaborate on Ghost Orchid study
U.S. officials say the diplomatic thaw with Cuba has led to a new collaboration with Cuban scientists to study one of the world's rarest flowers. The five-decade-plus Cuba trade embargo and travel restrictions to the island inhibited orchid researchers in both countries from sharing data. [Source: NBC Miami]
Poll: Most Floridians don't fear a hurricane hit this year
After 10 years without a hurricane hit, about 60 percent of Floridians think they’ll escape unscathed again this year. Even if hurricane threatens, most state residents don’t fear the potential damage and about a third say they wouldn’t evacuate in the face of a Category 1 hurricane. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Ahold USA joins initiative on farmworker pay
A major U.S. grocery company joined an initiative Wednesday that requires its Florida tomato suppliers to increase farmworker pay and protect workers from forced labor and sexual assault. More from the AP and the Orlando Sentinel.
› Scripps Florida gets $2.9 million to study Parkinson's, depression
Scripps Florida scientists in Jupiter have been awarded nearly $2.9 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health for separate studies related to Parkinson's disease and depression.
› Miramar-based Univita loses all HMO contracts
Miramar-based Univita Health has abruptly lost all of its HMO contracts to provide products to Medicaid patients in the Sunshine State.
› PortMiami cargo nears record
Cargo containers entering PortMiami are nearing a record, approaching highs last seen a decade ago. Cranes have unloaded about 740,000 containers from ships this fiscal year.
› UCF receives grant for clean-energy entrepreneurial battle
Clean energy entrepreneurs have a new way to raise money at University of Central Florida. The school announced this week that it has received one of eight U.S. Department of Energy grants as part of the government agency's Cleantech University Prize, which supports clean energy innovation.
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