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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida’s innovation engine sputtering
It seems as if every state and metro area is striving to be an “innovation economy” these days — indeed, President Barack Obama talked about it in his State of the Union address and it was a theme throughout the Greater Miami Chamber’s economic summit this week. Yet, according to some recent analyses, Florida may be falling behind. [Source: Miami Herald]
Women in Florida make 83 cents to a man's dollar
What’s a girl to do with half a penny? That’s the slight edge women in Florida have compared to women across the nation: women in the Sunshine State made 83 cents for every dollar a man earned in 2014, slightly up from the 82.5 cents women across the nation made. [Source: South Florida Business Journal]
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2016 dining trends: Hints of what's to come
Will Florida menus turn toward classical French, or more Southern fried this year? More toward full-sized entrees, or smaller small plates? Will we dine in markets or shop in restaurants? Find out. Access full story.
More employers try to help workers pay student loans
More and more companies are helping workers refinance their debts at better rates, giving employees extra cash for loan payments, or even paying their workers' lenders directly. It's a major benefit for millennials — people 35 and under — who are struggling to pay thousands of dollars in student debts as they enter the workforce. [Source: AP]
Solar Jobs Are Outpacing the U.S. Economy By a Longshot
In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made the case that job growth is once more on the rise. Nowhere is that more true than in the domestic solar energy industry, which grew nearly 12 times faster than the overall economy in 2015. [Source: Citylab]
› Population growth driving Florida's fortunes
At last count, Florida is growing by 986 people per day. It's a trend that will edge upward to more than 1,000 a day this year, providing cash flow not just for home builders but for most facets of the state's economy.
› What does Publix do with the $100K it made selling winning Powerball ticket?
One of three Powerball $1.5 billion mega jackpot winners bought their ticket at a Publix supermarket on Highway A1A in Melbourne Beach. Lucky for them. But also lucky for Publix.
› UF researchers share in $4M grant to battle citrus greening
The University of Florida and Florida State University are part of a new study on citrus greening, the plant disease that has caused multibillion-dollar damage to the state's citrus industry.
› Top Florida economist predicts strong economic year for Manatee County
Housing starts, job growth and domestic migration will continue to be on the upswing in Manatee County in 2016, according to one of the state's premier economists.
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