May 6, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/12/2016

› Spring Black Friday draws consumers to home-improvement stores
Similar to Black Friday in November for other retailers, spring is when hardware and home-improvement stores hire extra help, stock up on extra merchandise and come up with doorbuster deals inside the stores and online.

› Invictus Games empower wounded warriors
Invictus Games, an international competition of wounded warriors, was founded by Prince Harry in 2014. This year's Games are set from May 8-12 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.

› Mayor-Elect’s Plans for Gainesville’s Future
Mayor-elect Lauren Poe plans to focus on economic growth, transportation, open government and education as he rolls into his new job.

› For South Florida, a rocky start for 2016 trade
Here’s how bad it is: First, after an unprecedented three consecutive years of falling trade, this year South Florida’s trade with the world is down 10.6 percent, according to data released last week.

Tags: Daily Pulse

In case you missed it:

Florida Trend Video Pick

Florida leads the pack with sports tourism economic impact
Florida leads the pack with sports tourism economic impact

Big year for women-owned Florida businesses; Florida's refugee population; End-of-life costs rise; Florida top sports tourism economic impact; Big Tech moves South

 

Video Picks | Viewpoints@FloridaTrend

Ballot Box

Do you think recreational marijuana should be legal in Florida?

  • Yes, I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana
  • Absolutely not
  • I'm on the fence
  • Other (share thoughts in the comment section below)

See Results

Florida Trend Media Company
490 1st Ave S
St Petersburg, FL 33701
727.821.5800

© Copyright 2024 Trend Magazines Inc. All rights reserved.