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What you need to know about Florida today
Oil price hits lowest level in 6½ years
The price of crude oil hit its lowest level in 6½ years Friday amid concerns over a slowing economy in China, a huge energy consumer, and strong global production. More from the AP, the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Bloomberg.
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Lawmakers resist tinkering with proposed congressional district lines
State lawmakers delved into the trenches Thursday in a battle over how to redraw congressional district lines to comply with a Florida Supreme Court mandate, and it wasn’t pretty. More from the Times/Herald and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Floridians complain about credit cards more than average
Floridians file more complaints about their credit cards than the average American, a new study determined. Floridians filed 6.3 complaints with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau per 100,000 residents in 2014. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Citrus greening fight goes to Washington
The newly named director of the Citrus Research and Education Center Michael Rogers was in Washington, DC, recently to testify before the House of Representatives’ agriculture subcommittee. Rogers had served as interim director of the Lake Alfred-based facility since November 2014. [Source: Growing Produce]
The surprising life of a childcare worker
The cost of caring for a child in America keeps rising, but childcare workers' salaries are not. What's it like to take care of someone else's kid all day while you are being paid subpar wages for your work? [Source: Miami Herald]
Sustainability Summit 2015
Don't Miss Early Bird Registration!
Friday is the deadline for the Early Bird Registration - only $180! October 1-2 in Crystal River.
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Working on the Green has become the state's premier professional networking and educational forum for sustainability leaders across Florida. Whether you are a business executive leading your corporate social responsibility efforts or are the point person on all things sustainable, no matter the discipline, we have something for you.
› ScaleUp North Florida to accept more small businesses in 2016
The ScaleUp organization designed to help Jacksonville area small businesses get more established is about to enter its second year of operations and it’s widening the scope of involvement.
› $140M in conservation work proposed for Gulf of Mexico
Ten watersheds around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico - from Florida to Texas - are being looked at as sites for $140 million in proposed conservation projects under a plan to restore the Gulf from BP's catastrophic 2010 oil spill.
› Strong demand pushes apartment rents higher
Rents have steadily increased over the past few years as former homeowners struggle to qualify for mortgages and young professionals prefer to remain mobile. Analysts say renters can expect to pay more into 2016, when more new buildings will be available to meet strong demand.
› Tampa Bay has 73 of the 5,000 fastest growing companies in the U.S.
A 37-employee specialized toxicology lab that provides drug testing of urine enjoyed a 4,415 percent growth rate in revenues for the past three years, making Physicians Toxicology Laboratory the No. 1 fastest growing private company in the Tampa Bay area.
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