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What you need to know about Florida today
The most -- and least -- expensive housing markets in Florida
The Coldwell Banker® Home Listing Report named Hastings the most affordable market in Florida, with an average listing price of $95,267 while Doral ranked as the most expensive market in the state, with an average listing price of $552,890. Read the full story here - includes charts on the top 5 most expensive, and the top 5 most affordable housing markets in the state.
Bill would make hemp legal for research in Florida
A proposed law would change the status of the plant in the state, opening the door to a potential multimillion-dollar industry. Hemp is used in a wide variety of products, including clothing, cosmetics, construction materials, jewelry, dog chews, birdseed and paper. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
Florida Is the state with the 3rd-highest uninsured rate post-Obamacare
With the third open-enrollment period for health insurance upon us and 11.7 percent of the U.S. population still lacking coverage, the personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s States with the Highest & Lowest Uninsured Rates. More at Florida Trend and the Orlando Business Journal.
Community Portrait of
A look at the demographics, economy and business assets of Brevard County.
Florida's orange crop forecast continues to plummet
An already-dire forecast has grown more bitter for the state's signature crop. Florida's orange harvest forecast for the 2015-2016 growing season was adjusted down about 7.5 percent Tuesday from the initial prediction. [Source: WPTV]
Supporters rally across state and nation in Fight for $15
Across the nation, supporters of the Fight for $15 effort to raise the federal minimum wage organized a mass strike Tuesday of fast-food restaurants -- the industry blamed as the driving force behind low wages. More from the Orlando Sentinel and WPLG.
› Port Canaveral signs contract for 16-acre auto terminal
A Delaware-based company has signed a lease to operate a 16-acre auto import/export facility at Port Canaveral. It’s part of ongoing expansion of the port, particularly in cargo operations.
› Lawmakers file bill to protect fantasy sports industry in Florida
A month after Nevada regulators declared daily fantasy sports games a form of gambling and ordered companies like DraftKings and FanDuel to cease operations, a pair of Florida legislators are trying to make the opposite argument.
› French IT company opens U.S.-Latin America office in Miami
The Beacon Council announced that Net Reviews, a France-based IT company opened an office at Venture Hive in downtown Miami to service the U.S. and Latin American markets.
› Taxpayers pay Pitbull, but how much is a secret
Florida tax money is paying global rap star Pitbull to promote the state as a tourist destination, but taxpayers aren't allowed to know what he's making for the gig.
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