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| 3/28/2016

How long will gas prices keep rising?

Good news first: Gas prices will likely stay below last year's levels. The bad news is that they keep going up. And they'll continue to do so for months, according to travel club AAA. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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» Gas prices rise more than 6 cents a gallon in South Florida
» Why are gas prices going up? The answer lies in us

Airlines get nasty in competition for routes to Cuba

The war of words has gotten nasty, with the candidates describing the ideas of their rivals as “disingenuous,” “extreme” and “capricious.” These are not the comments of presidential candidates. This is the language used by airlines that are competing for a handful of routes to Cuba. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Orlando takes aim at power-hungry buildings

In a quest to become one of the country's most efficient cities, Orlando has proposed requiring owners of large buildings to publicly report their energy and water use — facing fines if they don't conserve. More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Turning a sleepy Harley dealership into a motorcycle destination

Bert King circles through his motorcycle dealership in a black Harley-Davidson shirt, jeans and boots, greeting customers as they drink beer and browse the merchandise. King doesn't regularly ride a motorcycle. But he personifies the biker culture. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Small Business Advice
How to halt burnout before it affects your health

Burnout is one of those problems that affects so many people from workers to managers to owners. The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently reported burnout was one of the top reasons people left their jobs. More from Jerry Osteryoung.

Of Counsel
Running the Numbers

of counsel The analytical use of data to predict performance now encompasses everything from deciding how to invest your money to predicting how well a baseball player will hit with a new team to anticipating how well an ad campaign will work. And now the legal profession is getting on board.

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Business Profile
Home61

home 61 A Miami-based upstart is trying to shake up the way home buying and selling has been done for decades. Home61 is a tech-enabled brokerage that brings automation and transparency to the residential real estate experience.

» More from the Miami Herald

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