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Thursday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Falling Florida home prices? Don't count on it.
If you're waiting on home prices to fall before jumping into the market, you could be sitting on the sideline awhile. The likelihood of price declines in Florida in the next two years is extremely low, according to a summer forecast released this week. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
See also:
» Home prices are still rising in South Florida, but not as quickly: report
» The Sun Shines on Florida Housing
» Jobs push Orlando apartment sales, as rents rise
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Is bitcoin money? Florida judge to decide
Whether bitcoin is actual currency is at the forefront of a first-of-its-kind money-laundering case in Florida to be decided Friday. The Florida case highlights a conundrum that has confused digital currency companies and state regulators alike: how to deal with a digital asset that is not a legal tender but can still hold value. More from American Banker and CCN.
Fort Lauderdale's Silver Airways sees potential gold mine in Cuba
The Florida-based regional carrier is gambling that it can score big with opportunities offered by Cuba flights. So much so, in fact, that Silver is the only carrier that applied for service to all 10 of the Cuba markets that will be opened up under the air agreement the U.S. and the island nation entered into early this year. More from Travel Weekly.
Florida Tech eyes launching a medical school near campus
Florida Institute of Technology officials are "well into discussions" on deciding whether to launch an osteopathic medical school on the Space Coast. But no decisions have been made, newly installed President T. Dwayne McCay said. More from Florida Today.
Fort Myers-based Chico’s rebuts investor
The board battle at Chico’s FAS took another turn Wednesday as the women’s retailer responded to a critical shareholder who has nominated two directors. Chico’s says Barington Capital Group’s two director nominees aren’t qualified to be on the company’s board and accused it of a “self-serving proxy contest.” More from the Business Observer.
Development
A Mall That Comes With A Suburb
When the country’s largest mall comes to western Miami-Dade, a major developer wants to be ready with a custom-made mini suburb next door.
» More from the Miami Herald.
Florida Law
Impact Cases
Decisions in several big lawsuits reverberated throughout the state this year. Among them were rulings affecting attorney fee limits; the death penalty; whistleblowers; Stand Your Ground; the online travel industry; redistricting; Uber; and hospital records.
See also:
» A shift at Florida's 1st District Court of Appeal
» Florida Legal Elite 2016
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