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Monday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida's home insurance cost hikes slowed at the end of 2023. Some say the crisis may be nearing its end
Home insurance rates in Florida far outpaced inflation over the 18 months that ended on Dec. 31, but the rate of increase slowed in the fourth quarter of 2023 to its lowest point of the period. And many insurance insiders are optimistic that rates will continue to stabilize this year and next, barring a big costly you-know-what. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Florida gas prices just took a dive. Will they go even lower?
Florida gas prices have dropped from last week. Miami saw more than a 10-cent decrease at the pump on Monday, with prices averaging $3.52 a gallon, and statewide prices are down about 13 cents. The drop in Florida comes as gas prices across the country have increased. Looking for the cheapest gas in the state? It’s in North Florida. More from the Miami Herald.
JEA board acts on lessons learned from trial of former executives
As the JEA board of directors prepares to invest as much as $4 billion for capital improvements to meet future demand for electricity, water and sewer service in the region, the board’s recent past is influencing how it is going about its research and decision-making. More from the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Women reach new heights in aviation industry in South Florida
Compared to other STEM fields, aviation has one of the lowest percentages of women filling their positions, but Banyan Air Service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is trying to reverse that trend. Out of their 205 employees, 40 are women, from supervisors and managers in aircraft maintenance, to avionics, parts sales, admins and accounting, line service technicians, and more. More from NBC Miami.
Judge: Orlando Museum of Art can redact Basquiat report in lawsuit
A judge has ruled that Orlando Museum of Art does not have to make public a full accounting of its internal investigation into the Basquiat scandal, court records show. Instead, the museum will be able to release a redacted version of the report, which critics of the museum have been asking to see for more than a year, as part of its ongoing litigation. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
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Out of the Box
A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music
An anthropology professor at the University of South Florida recently published a paper she knew barely anyone would read. At least, not outside her field. The paper, co-authored with three other professors, had to do with the impact of algae blooms and depletion of coral reefs on the region's tourism industry.
» More from NPR.
Sports Business
Cricket tourism and hospitality takes off
Founded by an Indian-American couple from Bihar, Florida-based Cricketbuster is trying to capture this "cricket mania" among the Indian-American population and those from the cricket-playing nations by offering them customisable travel packages that include official match tickets, hotels, flights, cruises and many other attractions for international cricket tournaments and the all-important T20 leagues all across the world.
» Read more from the Economic Times.
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