May 2, 2024

Wednesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 9/7/2016

› Miami-based Carnival Corporation going green with three new mega ships
Carnival Corporation is going green in a big way with three new mega ships slated for delivery in 2020 and 2022. The Miami-based cruise company said Tuesday that the vessels will be powered by liquified natural gas, considered to be the cleanest-burning fossil fuel.

› Florida fiber network partners with Jacksonville's GoRack
GoRack, a Jacksonville data center, has been hired by Florida LambdaRail LLC of Tallahassee for network co-location services.

› $400 million resort gets Osceola funding
A public board for Osceola County has authorized spending $75,000 on planning services for a $400 million resort, the details of which are secret.

› Opinion: Florida mature-green industry needs to change
As Florida’s tomato industry meets Sept. 6-9 in Naples, Fla., for the joint tomato conference, growers and shippers need to consider the future of their business. Since 2000, mature-green production has fallen 35% and the yearly value of mature-greens and vine-ripes has been low.

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