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| 8/29/2017

Florida workers' comp insurance rates could decrease almost 10 percent in 2018

Florida businesses could see workers’ compensation insurance premiums decrease in 2018, after a tumultuous period that included a double-digit rate hike late last year and a lobbying battle about whether to revamp workers’ compensation laws. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI), which proposes rates for workers’ compensation insurers, said Monday it was recommending an average premium decrease of 9.6 percent effective Jan. 1. The proposal will be reviewed by the state Office of Insurance Regulation (FOIR), which can approve the decrease or direct changes. The recommendations from NCCI are here. See the statement from FOIR , here. Also read more at CBSMiami and WINK News.

AutoNation to 'scrap' thousands of vehicles damaged by Hurricane Harvey's floods

Fort Lauderdale-based AutoNation, the country’s largest car retailer, plans to “scrap” vehicles damaged by floodwaters generated by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, CEO Mike Jackson said Tuesday. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Allegiant Air to build Sunseeker Resort in Port Charlotte

Allegiant Air is announcing plans to build one of its Sunseeker Resorts in Charlotte County. The 20-acre development will include a resort hotel and up to nine condominium towers, restaurants, bars and shopping. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

New fertilizer company grapples with growth pains in Zellwood

Zellwood fertilizer company Anuvia is preparing to launch a new product to make lawns greener, and it will have a uniquely Central Florida aspect: Some of its contents are derived from local processed human waste and food waste. More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Latin American travel conference comes to St. Petersburg for the first time

Nearly 450 operators who work in the travel industry in Latin, Central and South America are about to convene in downtown St. Petersburg for the La Cita de las Americas conference. More from the Tampa Bay Times.

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florida Foosball – the popular tabletop game involving quick spins and slides of bars mounted with doll-size figures used to propel or block a ball racing toward a goal – is breaking away from the dimly lit bar scene and finding new life – literally – in local fundraisers, team building events and parties focused on old-fashioned joy.

» More from the North Central Florida Business Report.

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Miami's "Merchant to the Millions"

florida originalsCarole Ann Taylor is the proprietor, the president and co-owner of several successful travel, culture and destination retail businesses in Little Havana and at MIA. This year, she’s celebrating 30 years in business.

» Read more from the Miami Herald.

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