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Tuesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida's staple of the American breakfast table is disappearing
It used to be the beverage of choice at neighborhood potlucks and the breakfast table. But now demand for frozen concentrated orange juice -- and even its “ready to serve” version -- is drying up. More from the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Food Dive, and Money Magazine.
Florida businesses urge justices to resolve credit card law
A group of Florida businesses agrees the U.S. Supreme Court should resolve questions about the constitutionality of a state law that has barred merchants from imposing surcharges on customers who pay with credit cards. More from the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Florida to receive 10,000 Zika preparedness kits
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in the process of shipping 10,000 Zika preparedness kits to the state of Florida. The kits will be available at local health departments and some hospitals. More from WBBH.
Businesses near Pulse struggle with parking, disruptions
Traffic and sightseers at the Pulse nightclub shooting location are creating troubles with parking, disruptions from official visits, trash and a general change in the feeling of the neighborhood, according to business owners in the district. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida has a shortage of corrections officers for state prisons
Hours for corrections officers are long, and pay is low. And despite falling prison populations in a lot of states, there’s a shortage of corrections officers just about everywhere. It’s especially dire in Florida, though, which has one of the biggest prison populations in the country and some of the lowest starting salaries of any state. More from Marketplace and WUNC.
Out of the Box
Virtual Reality Shopping
Avenue Planet is developing a first-person, fully immersive 3D and virtual reality-based shopping experience platform. Users will be able to walk down 12 of the most famous shopping avenues on the planet, and browse and buy from some of the best stores in the world from the comfort of their own homes.
» More from the Miami Herald.
Business Profile
Cheek & Pen Paper Co.
Bailey Spasovski designs greeting cards for every occasion. Is it your overbearing stepmother's birthday? Got a boss you can't stand? Did someone block you into a parking space at the beach? She's got a card for those "occasions" and more. The 29-year-old Sarasota artist has pulled the pleasantries from the greeting industry and replaced them with truth, snark and profanity.
» More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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