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What you need to know about Florida today
› Spirit Airlines turns to Disney to improve its customer service
Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier from Florida, has reported some of the biggest profit margins of any airline in the country but the airline also has had the highest rate of complaints by passengers for problems such as canceled flights, delayed departures and poor customer service.
› Foreign investors boost Orlando housing market
Despite this year’s Brexit uncertainties, federal immigration concerns and lucrative stock market earnings, international investors drove more than $2 billion in residential sales in Metro Orlando during a recent yearlong period that ended in July.
› HSN, Good Housekeeping pick five contest finalists
Good Housekeeping and St. Petersburg-based HSN have chosen five finalists for their entrepreneur competition. The partners are searching for a novel item to promote as endorsed by the Good Housekeeping Seal, denoting reliability and quality. Also read more at the Tampa Bay Times.
› Southwest Florida retailers extend holiday pricing to boost sales
Southwest Florida has lost six major retailers since the last holiday season, and that kind of chaos has much of the industry wondering just what kind of Christmas these traditional brick-and-mortar players are going to have.
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