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Cott Corp. sells beverage manufacturing business for $1.25 billion
Cott Corp., a beverage manufacturer with headquarters in Tampa and Toronto, announced Tuesday it is selling its national beverage manufacturing business to Refresco for $1.25 billion. Cott Beverages is a 60-year-old business that grew to become one of the world's largest producers of beverages like sodas, for major retailers, brand owners and distributors. Full news release from Cott is here. Also read more at the Tampa Bay Times.
» From Florida Trend's archive: Cott Corp. is King of Pop
Analysis: Florida's jobless rate looks great — but 25 other state rates look even better
No debate here: Florida's unemployment rate continues to drop — even as more people move to Florida and enter the workforce. What's not to like? The trick, of course, is to gauge where the Sunshine State stands in comparison to the other 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the nation as a whole. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Film incentive program aimed at keeping business in Florida
As more TV and film productions make their home in Georgia, California and elsewhere outside the Sunshine State, another local government is hoping to make up a part of the nearly $300 million in incentives that Florida once offered to the industry. [Source: Bradenton Herald]
Zika cases continue to increase in Florida
Florida has reported six additional cases of the Zika virus during the past week, bringing the total to 113 in 2017, according to numbers posted Monday on the state Department of Health website. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Will Publix's service-first approach continue to pay off?
When it comes to home state advantage, no grocer enjoys more customer loyalty than Publix does in Florida. Since its first store opened in 1930 at the beginning of the Great Depression, Publix has fended off competitors while steadily growing its footprint in the Sunshine State. [Source: Food Dive]
› FWC postpones scallop season
A dangerous algae bloom has delayed the start of this year’s scallop season out of Gulf County. With less than 24 hours until the planned start of the season, FWC Executive Director Nick Wiley signed an order Monday afternoon postponing the opening of the season in St. Joseph Bay because of an algae bloom. Also read more at the Panama City News Herald.
› Florida is at risk of missing recycling goal
Florida already missed its 2016 recycling benchmark by six percent and, unless state and local governments ramp up efforts, it may fall short of its 2020 goal. Last year, the state recycled 54 percent of its waste, according to the Department of Environmental Protection.
› Jacksonville women share their paths to architecture
In the 1970s, Joanna Cenci Rodriguez was told she should “go into home economics.” But in the back of her mind, Rodriguez had always thought, “If I were a man, I would be an architect.” Now the owner of Rodriguez Architecture in Jacksonville, she has been an architect for four decades.
› Celebrity chef joined the hunt for pythons in Florida, killing three snakes
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay joined the fight against Florida’s invasive Burmese pythons recently, cooking up his catch on a levee near where one of the snakes was found.
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