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What you need to know about Florida today
How Amazon could kill your local grocer
Amazon's done it to books. And electronics. And clothing. Now it wants to rule the grocery aisles. But Amazon still has a ways to go -- the online retailing behemoth has taken a slow, yet calculated approach to attacking the grocery store. More from Bloomberg.
Small Business Survey says Washington is out of touch
A significant disconnect exists between the priorities and policy initiatives that small businesses want the federal government to focus on and what they perceive government devotes its time and energy to instead. More from Small Business Trends.
Gov. Scott puts conditions on use of state money at Citrus Department
Florida Department of Citrus officials have learned the $7.65 million of state general revenue it will get in the new 2016-17 budget comes with strings attached. In a letter from Gov. Rick Scott to the Chairman of the Florida Citrus Commission, Scott sets forth a 3-step accountability program to the Commission, including identifying tax relief for the citrus industry, and how they should use state money for marketing and promotion first. More from the Ledger.
SpaceX has 'more confidence' of barge landing Friday
SpaceX has “more confidence” of landing a portion of its Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Atlantic after it launches from Cape Canaveral on Friday. The launch is this afternoon at 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 GMT). More from the Orlando Sentinel.
» See also: Busy traffic at the International Space Station
South Florida a hotspot for women-owned firms
Florida ranked No. 1 in the nation for the growth of women-owned businesses, according to a new report. The Miami metropolitan area led the state in growth as well, and the Miami area ranked No. 3 in the nation for the number of women-owned firms. More from the Miami Herald.
Editor's Page
Putnam County's coal plant is in the crosshairs
On the outskirts of Palatka, Putnam County’s seat, sits one of the county’s few significant economic engines, the Seminole Electric Cooperative power plant. About 300 people work there. They’re paid decent wages — an average of about $75,000 — and their spending creates at least a few hundred more jobs in the area.
Out of the Box
Space history for Ssale
The leading auction house for NASA materials has a new item up for grabs — a really old, very primitive, but still pretty cool computer manufactured in St. Petersburg by Electronic Communications, Inc. The phone in your pocket is more complex than this thing.
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