March 28, 2024

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| 5/15/2017

Tourists still coming to Florida in record numbers

Gov. Scott on Monday will visit Miami's Jungle Island where he will announce that 31.1 million people visited the state during the first three months of the year. That's a 2.5 percent jump over the same time period in 2016. [Source: AP]

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Racial issues united Florida's legislators, but divided them, too

The coincidental contrast between a long-awaited apology and an offensive tirade at a private Tallahassee club marked a climax in a nine-week legislative session when race played a dominant role. Policy proposals and unrelated events intersected at the Capitol in ways that emphasized racial divides that still exist in 2017. [Source: Times/Herald]

SpaceX has much to prove with upcoming launch

The unmanned Falcon 9 mission from Florida's Kennedy Space Center slated for Monday, carrying a commercial communications satellite for Inmarsat PLC, is partly intended to showcase how nimble Space Exploration Technologies Corp., as the closely held company is officially called, has become executing swift back-to-back launches. [Source: Marketwatch]

Florida AG files complaints to shut down tech scams

Attorney General Pam Bondi will file three complaints against companies accused of engaging in tech support scams. These scams trick people into believing their computers are infected with viruses and malware, to get them to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to fix a problem that never existed. More from WJXT and Space Coast Daily.

Florida's Movers & Influencers
See some of Florida's top executive moves, board appointments, civic accomplishments, and more at Florida Trend's Movers & Influencers. Each profile appears in three places: in a weekly eNewsletter, online at FloridaTrend.com and in a monthly print issue of Florida Trend. Read more here.

Coast Guard intercepts no Cuban migrants at sea during April

The Coast Guard says no Cuban migrants were intercepted at sea trying to reach the U.S. during April, the first time in seven years that has happened. In the past the Coast Guard typically would pick up between 50 and 150 Cuban migrants during a given month. [Source: AP]

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› Showcasing those things 'Made in Brevard'
When it comes to manufacturing, Brevard County probably isn't the first place you'd think of as a hub. Maybe you should reconsider. That what the Economic Development Commission of Florida's Space Coast wants you to do.

› No dice: Miami Beach commission moves to ban casinos
It's no dice for gambling casinos in the tourist mecca of Miami Beach. The city's commission voted unanimously Friday for two preliminary ordinances banning casinos or any other gambling facility on the island.

› Visit Florida from Syria? Tourism agency makes 'clerical error'
Florida's tourism marketing agency, which has come under fire in the past year for signing a secret contract with rapper Pitbull and other expenses, was forced this week to sign a new contract with an advertising firm after a newspaper pointed out the initial contract called for advertising to potential Syrian tourists.

› Magic Leap may pop out another big fund raise
The secretive Magic Leap may be fund-raising again, and with that may pull a $6 billion to $8 billion valuation out of its hat. That’s from sources of the tech blog BackChannel.

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