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What you need to know about Florida today
A sunny economic outlook for Florida in 2016
As shown in the December 2015 Economic Commentary, Florida experienced strong job growth in 2015, adding nearly a quarter of a million jobs. Heading into 2016, Florida’s job market is widely expected to maintain its course as the Florida economy as a whole continues to strengthen. Read the full Florida TaxWatch economic commentary.
Sales and Marketing Advice
How to sell more by asking effective questions
A question is only as good as the answer it produces. In marketing and selling the key isn’t so much how many questions you ask, it’s knowing what question to ask and when. That makes asking great questions a bit of an art as well as a science. More from Ron Stein.
Higher-paying jobs come to Orlando, but challenges remain
Central Florida's efforts to attract more high-paying jobs gained traction as the economy strengthened last year, but 2016 is expected to reveal whether the region can actually reshape its job market in a meaningful way. More at the Orlando Sentinel.
An economic tale of two leaders
For anyone following both President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last week and Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s State of the State speech — delivered the same day — it was striking to see both men take credit for the improving economy yet offer very different ideas for how to maintain job growth. More at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Decision fatigue is real. Here's what to do about it.
So many entrepreneurs and managers have to make a continuum of decisions. So many people are dependent on these decisions to be right -- because their well-being and their family’s well-being depends on them. However, there is more research coming out showing that making too many decisions can lead to poor decisions. Read more from Jerry Osteryoung.
Editor's Page
Connecting Education and Economic Development
In 2013, Kelly Smallridge, CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, was trying to convince the CEO of a financial services firm to move his company down from the northeast. The CEO told her he was sold on the county but indicated there was a hurdle: In a couple of weeks, he said, his wife would come down to check out the schools.
Industry Profile
Biodiesel Backers See Big Promise in Florida
The biodiesel industry remains something of an enigma to most Americans despite its production of an estimated 2 billion gallons of fuel in 2015, a figure that is expected to jump by 300 million gallons by the end of the year.
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