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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida's private-sector job growth down 9 percent in April over year
Florida added 11,100 private-sector jobs in April, a 9 percent decrease from 12,218 added in April in 2016, according to the payroll firm ADP. The most jobs, 1,800, were added in trade, transportation and utilities. See the full story from ADP, here. Also read more at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel..
Publix ties for No. 1 in customer loyalty survey
Publix is tied with another national grocery retailer as America’s favorite grocery store, according to a new survey by Market Force. The analytics company did a consumer study of more than 12,700 shoppers nationwide. More from the Florida Times-Union.
Lyft sharpens attack strategy to battle Uber in coveted South Florida market
Lyft, the feisty arch-rival of Uber in the ride-hailing wars, is sharpening its attack strategy to go after more market share nationally and in South Florida. San Francisco-based Lyft launched three years ago in the Miami area, a couple of weeks before Uber, and now is in 35 Florida cities. More from the Miami Herald.
Tampa Bay touts tourism in wake of proposed Visit Florida budget cuts
A few days after the Florida House approved cuts to Visit Florida, which would reduce its funding to $25 million from $75 million in 2016, Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg have gone all out to show how vital the tourism industry is to the region. More from the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Moffitt Cancer Center ranks No. 4 in nation for diversity among health care facilities
Moffitt Cancer Center moved up two spots to be the No. 4 ranked health care facility for diversity and inclusion on DiversityInc’s 2017 Top Hospitals & Health Systems list. Moffitt is the only cancer center and the only Florida health institution on the specialty list. More at Florida Trend.
Business Profile
The Donut Experiment
Husband-and-wife business team Shawn and Cecilia Wampole co-founded the Donut Experiment in December 2012 on Anna Maria Island. By spring, there were lines out the door for their made-to-order cake doughnuts.
» More from the Business Observer.
Education
School program in Miami-Dade makes a breakthrough
Breakthrough Miami is a non-profit academic enrichment program that uses a peer-mentoring model to give students from low-income families access to advanced educational opportunities.
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