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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates
The Federal Reserve has held interest rates at super low levels for years in an effort to bolster the economy, but it is expected to raise rates for the first time in seven years this week. More from NPR and the Washington Post.
See also:
» Are they wrong? Fed set to hike at a rough time
» What's so important about the Federal Reserve's interest rate?
» Why do many Americans mistrust the Federal Reserve?
» Gold edges up ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
Hiring increases as employers prepare for new year
Job hunters should step up, not slack off on their efforts to job hunt during the holiday season, recruiters say. That's because employers are both filling year-end slots before they're gone and planning ahead for the staff they expect to need next year as new budgets kick in. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Insuring Health in the Sunshine Economy
Florida leads the nation again for the number of people signing up for individual health insurance Over the first five weeks of open enrollment this fall, 600,000 Floridians signed up. [Source: WLRN]
FAA to require most drones to be registered and marked
Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government has decided to require that the aircraft be registered in order to make it easier to identify their owners and educate amateur aviators. [Source: AP]
As Florida Keys flood, property worries seep in
For now, south Florida real estate is booming but experts warn that plenty of cash and land stand to disappear in the next 15 years. As much as $15 billion could be lost in Florida property by 2030, according to Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a leading catastrophe risk modeling company which advises insurance companies. [Source: PHYS.org]
› Newell Rubbermaid buying Jarden in $13.2 billion cash-and-stock deal
Newell Rubbermaid is buying Boca Raton-based Jarden Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal that it says will generate about $16 billion in revenue per year with brands such as Paper Mate, Sharpie, Elmer's, Rubbermaid, Lenox, Yankee Candle and Graco.
Guide to Meetings & Conferences
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› From vine to vendor: a peek at some businesses along the way
Like art, the alcohol industry can serve as a primer about time and space, history and geography. Careers in the wine and spirits industry can take one all over the world, wherever wine or liquor is produced.
› Florida faces challenges on marijuana licenses
Three nurseries rejected by health officials for medical-marijuana licenses are challenging the licenses granted to Florida's first "dispensing organizations," with possibly more appeals on the horizon before a Monday deadline.
› The Miami phenomenon: City draws the world to Florida
While some Sarasotans fear the latest wave of condo building will make the city into another Miami, Florida's biggest city seems to welcome its becoming more and more like Manhattan.
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