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What you need to know about Florida today
› Winter Haven developer partners with national chain on new modular store design
Tom Wolf Co., a commercial real estate development and management firm based in Winter Haven, has created the first modular, drive-thru-only Jimmy John’s restaurant. Located in Bartow, the restaurant is made from a repurposed shipping container, and according to a news release, the entire project took just 161 days to complete.
› Northeast Florida housing market is showing ‘signs of moderation’
The housing market in Northeast Florida has begun to show “signs of moderation,” according to the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors. The median sale price of a single-family home was $345,000 in January, a 1.4% drop from December 2021, but still 24% higher than a year ago. “The Northeast Florida real estate market continues to show signs of moderating, although, as we expected, still is firmly entrenched as a sellers’ market,” NEFAR President Mark Rosener said.
› Judge backs permit for FPL’s Turkey Point canals, rejects concerns about Keys well fields
Rejecting arguments about threats to Monroe County’s water supply and Biscayne Bay, an administrative law judge has ruled the state should renew a permit for a massive canal system at a Florida Power & Light plant in Miami-Dade County. Judge Cathy Sellers on Friday issued a 125-page recommended order backing a decision by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to renew the permit for FPL’s Turkey Point site.
› ‘It’s going to be unique’: New elementary school becomes reality for students in Boca Raton
A three-story elementary school is finally rising in Boca Raton, a brand-new building that’ll be equipped with the latest technology and will help ease student overcrowding across the region. Their mascot? Florida’s official state reptile, the alligator. And both students and parents can look forward to a full-time gifted program, new technology, including 3D printers and new Chromebooks, a fine arts program and more.
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