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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/17/2017

› Two South Florida Businesses Ranked on List of 50-Fastest Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies
Two South Florida businesses, Orangetheory Fitness created by Ellen Latham and A-Plus Meetings & Incentives owned by Patty Klein, have been recognized as two of the 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies around the globe.

› Cost to buildout a office in Jacksonville higher than other Florida metros
Office users in Jacksonville can expect to pay about $142 per square foot in out-of-pocket costs for the buildout of Class A office space, according to JLL research, putting Jacksonville costs ahead of every city in Florida besides Tampa.

Sugar Belle Mandarin

The ‘Sugar Belle’ mandarin is more tolerant to Huanglongbing, or HLB, also known as citrus greening. Full story here.

› UF develops 'more resistant' mandarin
With citrus greening disease continuing to hurt the Florida industry, University of Florida (UF) scientists have developed a mandarin hybrid that, they say, seems to be winning the battle.

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