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What you need to know about Florida today
Army Corps weighs in on Florida-Georgia water war
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a key player in Florida’s decades-old legal fight with Georgia over water flow in the Apalachicola River, has weighed into the pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court. More from the Lakeland Ledger and WUSF.
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» Justice Department filing buoys Georgia in water wars case
Morris Publishing sells Florida Times-Union and St. Augustine Record to GateHouse Media
As part of a strategic restructuring to focus its business on lifestyle publications, property development and new business, Morris Communications Co. announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell the assets of Morris Publishing Group, including the Florida Times-Union and the St. Augustine Record, to GateHouse Media. See the company statement here. Also read more at the Florida Times-Union.
Half-finished and half-gutted, Miami Beach Convention Center renovation has one year left
Right now, it’s the tale of two halves in the $600 million renovation of Miami Beach Convention Center. The two exhibition halls fronting Washington Avenue are air-conditioned cavernous spaces with fresh new floors. The two halls on the west side are skeletal dirt-floor rooms buzzing with construction workers. More from the Miami Herald.
International drone trade group launches its first South Florida chapter
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, one of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations devoted to advancing drone and robotics technology, has launched a chapter in South Florida as the segment continues to gain traction beyond hobbyists. More from the South Florida Business Journal.
Florida water regulators approve big permits for pulp mills
The St. Johns River Water Management District, the state’s water regulator for Central and North Florida, renewed permits Tuesday for two of Florida’s biggest industrial consumers of aquifer water. The decision clears the way for the WestRock CP LLC mill to pump 21.9 million gallons daily and the Rayonier Performance Fibers LLC mill to pump 16.8 million gallons a day. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Community Profile
"Dying city" determined to save itself
Palatka, a city of 10,400 swaddled by potato farms and a paper mill that employs a small fraction of the workers it once did, is desperate for an economy to call its own.
» More from the Washington Post.
Insurance Trends
Miami more vulnerable to hurricanes like Andrew
Almost 25 years have passed since a Category 5 hurricane struck south of Miami, and the city's vulnerability to catastrophic storm damage has grown exponentially, according to a new insurance underwriters' analysis.
» Read more from the AP.
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