March 28, 2024

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| 4/3/2018

Florida consumer sentiment in March slides into two-month decline

Consumer sentiment among Floridians fell 1.2 points in March to 97.1, from a revised figure of 98.3 in February. This is the second consecutive month with a decrease in consumer sentiment. Among the five components that make up the index, two increased and three decreased. More from UF News.

A civics education lesson in Florida’s constitution revision process

A proposal to enshrine civics education in Florida's constitution continues its forward path Tuesday, as the state Constitution Revision Commission takes up the item among many still under consideration for the November ballot. More from the Tampa Bay Times.

Space Coast tourism sector 'stars are lining up pretty good'

The Space Coast tourism sector has been accelerating, and is expected to continue to remain strong in the foreseeable future. An analysis from the tourism tracking firm STR Inc. showing the strength of the local tourism industry comes as the Space Coast is in the midst of its spring break period — one of the strongest times of the year for tourism. More from Florida Today.

South Florida lawyers win $3.1 million verdict against New York investors

West Palm Beach attorneys from Mrachek Fitzgerald Rose Konopka Thomas & Weiss won a $3.17 million verdict and defeated a counterclaim by New York-based investment group, Reliance Agency Network LLC. More from the Daily Business Review.

Winter Park ad-tech firm Izea reveals accounting error; stock plummets

zea, a Winter Park-based advertising firm, saw its stock on NASDAQ drop by 18 percent Monday after it announced an accounting error – that gross profit for one of its divisions should have been labeled as revenue. More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Entertainment
The Little Circus That Could

 Ringmaster Kevin Venardos calls the Venardos Circus “the American circus with the heart of a Broadway show.” Having recently completed a successful run in St. Augustine, the Venardos Circus will give 27 performances in Jacksonville.

» More from the Florida Times-Union.

 

Out of the Box
Sophia the Robot to be Keynote Speaker at eMerge Americas

florida originalsSouth Florida’s annual technology event, eMerge Americas, is set to return in April with a keynote speaker that embodies its theme of digital transformation. The speaker is Sophia, a robot developed by Hong Kong-based Hanson Robotics that employs advanced technology to make facial expressions, track and recognize faces, and even hold natural conversations.

» Read more from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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