May 5, 2024

Wednesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 4/13/2016

› Beards for Publix employees? Online petition gains traction
Publix shoppers can usually find pleasant service, clean stores and just about any kind of product they need. But one thing they won’t see is an employee sporting a beard.

› Utility-backed solar group launches campaign for Florida constitutional amendment
With a spot on the ballot secured, the utility-backed group pushing a solar energy constitutional amendment is shifting into gear for November's election.

› NFL football is coming to Orlando -- 'guaranteed'
NFL football is coming to Orlando. Steve Hogan, the CEO of Florida Citrus Sports, is guaranteeing it. "I promise you, I guarantee you, we will have NFL football in this stadium in 2017 -- one way or another," Hogan said.

› Your two paths to becoming a business owner
There generally are two ways to becoming a small business owner: You could buy an existing company, with its established customer base, stable of trained employees and proven cash flow. Or you could start a company from scratch and bootstrap it - hopefully to success.

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