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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida is jobs king again, but somber state shies away from touting it
The latest economic numbers pouring in Friday confirm it: Florida is back on top as the country's jobs king. It's the kind of economic performance that state leaders typically would be touting. But Gov. Rick Scott, in keeping with the somber mood following Sunday's Orlando massacre, bypassed any public event and didn't even send out an electronic news release. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Related:
» Jobs report from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity
» Florida employment charts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
» May unemployment at 4.7 percent puts Florida at national average
Florida, Georgia water war continues
A vital piece of Florida’s economy and livelihoods are hinging on historic actions this year by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Supreme Court of the United States. It’s a continuation of the Florida-Georgia water war — the one that’s been going on for decades. [Source: Pensacola News-Journal]
Foreign investors dust off Cuba projects
As Cuba fever seizes investors, communist functionaries and global corporations are hoping to change the island's reputation as a place where investment projects go to die. A year and a half into normalization with the U.S., Cuba faces either an exciting new era of foreign investment or another in a string of false starts. [Source: AP]
Businesses around Pulse shooting continue to count losses
The mass shooting at Pulse nightclub has set off a large-scale federal investigation, leaving businesses near the crime scene uncertain when the area will return to normal. Losses are mounting, business owners say. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
See also:
» Local businesses raise money for Orlando victims
Florida foreclosure rate dropping faster than anywhere
Short sales and properties owned by lenders accounted for 17 percent of all home sales throughout the state in March, according to a new report by real estate researcher CoreLogic. Florida ranked fourth in the U.S. for the share of distressed sales. But those sales were down from 22 percent one year earlier. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
› Yacht retailer brings first-of-its-kind boat to Florida
Boat and yacht retailer MarineMax has brought a rare Italian yacht to the United States. The boat, located at the MarineMax Pompano Yacht Center, is the first Azimut Magellano 76 yacht in American waters.
› Study outlines challenges facing the South Florida economy
South Florida’s gilded path to economic prosperity is paved with advantages, but an equal number of obstacles lie ahead. That's the conclusion Florida International University and the Creative Class Group, a consulting firm, arrived at following a multi-year economic study.
› Gartner hopes to hire 900 in Fort Myers by 2019
If knowledge is power, a global company with a growing presence in Fort Myers is the reigning king in a sector gaining importance: helping businesses make smarter technology decisions
› Revlon to buy Miramar-based Elizabeth Arden for $419 million
Revlon Inc. said Thursday it is buying Elizabeth Arden Inc. for about $419.3 million in cash, a deal uniting two well-known names in the world of beauty and cosmetics.
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