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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida citrus industry only a quarter of what it used to be
The USDA’s forecast Feb. 10 of 69 million boxes of oranges, weighing 90 pounds each, represents a decline of more than 71 percent since the peak of citrus production at 244 million boxes during the 1997-98 season. [Source: Southeast Farm Press]
See also:
» Lawmakers see progress on fight against citrus disease
» Lawmakers fight citrus disease, tire crumbs
The business of love: Couple-preneurs
Couple-preneur may be a pithy term referring to couples owning and running businesses together, but it is far from being a new concept. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the total number of new business startups is over 400,000 per year. Many of these are couples giving it a go. [Source: Forbes]
Your tax preparers might not know what they're doing
For several years, researchers have been sending people into tax preparation offices to test the quality of the work. The results have been scary. Last year, the National Consumer Law Center tested 29 tax prep offices and found only two forms completed correctly. [Source: Bloomberg]
Canadian snowbirds feeling the pinch
The loonie tumbled below 70 cents in U.S. currency during mid-January for the first time since 2003. Analysts predict that it might dip beneath an all-time low of 61 cents sometime in 2016 and then roll into the high 50s. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
How a 'superboss' turns employees into bosses
"Superbosses" are leaders who not only get their people to achieve great things, but also go on to become great leaders themselves. But don't get the wrong idea: Superbosses are not necessarily nice, generous mentors. Rather, they tend to be motivated by their own goals. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
› Florida Says Its Fruits, Vegetables Are Safe From Invasive Fruit Fly
Florida's avocados, papayas, tomatoes, mangoes, peaches, passionfruit and peppers are safe from the Oriental fruit fly, an invasive pest that infested farmlands in Miami-Dade County last fall. As of Saturday, the state has declared the insect eliminated.
› Millions of Floridians to start casting first votes for president
As votes were being counted in New Hampshire's presidential primary last Tuesday, more than a million ballots were flooding Florida mailboxes, headed to voters nearly a full month before the state's presidential preference primary.
› Florida could do more to share info about teacher misconduct
Florida is middle of the pack compared to other states when it comes to checking teachers’ backgrounds and sharing teacher misconduct information, according to a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation.
» See also: Broken discipline tracking systems lets teachers flee troubled pasts
› How Publix store clerk Todd Jones rose to CEO’s office
People who know incoming Publix CEO Todd Jones say it’s no surprise that the energetic and ambitious grocery executive was picked to lead the tightly held company.
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