March 19, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/24/2016

Financial services industry throwing out rule book to attract millennials

Enough with the stereotyping of millennials living in their parents' basement and drowning in college debt. The financial services industry, which has long been focused on serving well-heeled baby boomers, is waking up to the fact that millennials and their older brethren, the Generation Xers, represent a future gold mine. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]

See also:
» Studies show that more millennials in the U.S. are seeking jobs abroad
» Millennials are viewing art as a financial investment

Free speech is good for the economy

New ideas and innovation are necessary for sustaining economic growth, and there's a large body of evidence that emphasizes the exchange of ideas as an important component of an innovative economy. [Source: US News & World Report]

Holiday weekend gas prices should be lowest since 2005

Gas prices increased again last week in South Florida and throughout the nation, but travelers should still enjoy the lowest Memorial Day weekend prices since 2005, travel club AAA said. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

As work schedules become flexible, so do options for childcare

Today’s workers often want flexibility in their work. That, and the changes that followed the recession, have led to a freelance economy, shared working spaces and individualized job schedules. [Source: Miami Herald]

Theme parks welcome more sponsors, but going overboard can turn guests off

Sponsorships are on the rise throughout the theme park industry. Brands including Honda, Alamo and Coca-Cola are spending big money to get the attention of amusement park visitors, with approaches that range from subtle to screaming. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Florida town a study in bug-borne illness
The dengue fever outbreak that infected 28 people caught Florida's Atlantic coast by surprise. The mosquito-borne disease many associate with crowded, third-world conditions had spread among the pink plastic flamingoes in their modest suburban yards.

› Citi relocating more jobs to Tampa, this time from Connecticut
Hartford's pain is Tampa's gain with the news that banking giant Citigroup is relocating 150 jobs from Connecticut with the bulk of them in human resources headed to the bay area. Citi says it's all about clustering its expertise in one place.

› Government study recommends $190 million federal courthouse project in South Florida
A new General Services Administration study examined the possibilities for replacing the U.S. Court in downtown Fort Lauderdale, and concluded that constructing a new facility is likely the best solution.

NASA

NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, Expedition 37 flight. Go to article. [Photo: NASA]

› University of Central Florida professors to study astronaut memory
Two University of Central Florida professors have been awarded $900,000 to study how astronauts' memory and attention spans change during long missions in space.

» Full story from UCF: Avoiding deep impact: UCF, NASA study spaceship teamwork

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