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From aviation to trade, a busy week ahead for U.S.-Cuba relations
This will be a big week in the evolving U.S.-Cuba relationship with the signing of a new civil aviation agreement, a Cuban foreign trade minister visiting Washington and another round of U.S.-Cuba talks. [Source: Miami Herald]
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» Travel to Cuba is about to get much, much cheaper
» For the first time, majority Of Americans see Cuba favorably in poll
Art Basel Miami (photo) and CONTEXT Art Miami attracted more than 150,000 visitors in 2015. [Photo: Art Basel]
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Art of the deal
Several of the more than 20 fairs that make up early December's Miami Art Week saw record attendance in 2015. “This year was their most successful ever,” says Rolando Aedo, executive vice president of the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, which tracks tourism numbers. Access the full story here (part of a statewide business roundup for Miami-Dade).
Groups upset with legislators over land conservation
Environmental groups contend that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is again snubbing voters who want the state to purchase conservation land. They contend the budget proposals the Legislature is now developing violate Amendment 1, passed overwhelmingly in 2014. [Source: AP]
For developments, nearby working farms are the next big amenity
The farm-to-table residential model has been sprouting up everywhere from Atlanta to Shanghai. It involves homes built within strolling distance of small working farms, where vegetables mature under the hungry gaze of residents and where people can venture out and pick greens for their salads. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The ugly truth about starting a business
There’s no one-size-fits-all “right” reason to start a business, but whatever pushes you to do it in the first place needs to be strong enough to keep you going when you’re five years in, wondering how you got yourself into it. [Source: Fortune]
› Jacksonville marketer helps move Enterprise Florida into "future"
Enterprise Florida, the state's public-private economic development agency, has introduced a new $10 million global advertising campaign that declares, "Florida: The Future is Here." (See samples of the branding campaign here.)
› Florida insurance regulators OK Aetna purchase of Humana
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Monday approved a plan by Aetna to purchase Humana's Florida companies as part of a broader deal involving the health-insurance giants.
› A downtown Sarasota dealership for the ultra-luxury car buyer
This is the first time in decades Sarasota has had a car dealership in the heart of downtown, and the interest is clear — even if it's casually tallied in smudges. The cleaning staff polishes off window prints at least twice per week.
› Tampa and Miami jockey for position as Florida's gateway to post-detente Cuba
Miami seems a natural site for a consulate after the restoration of ties with the Caribbean country but exiles’ hostility to Castro could benefit its smaller rival.
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