Florida Business News
- Is Florida's film industry back?
Is Florida getting its close-up moment again? After years of losing big-screen productions to states with lucrative tax incentives, a surge of new film and TV projects is bringing Hollywood back to the Sunshine State.
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Business Beat - Week of April 17th
Get top news-to-know with Florida Trend's headline-focused video news brief, hosted by digital content specialist Aimée Alexander.
- First-time jobless claims in Florida grow
For a second consecutive week, Florida saw an increase in first-time jobless claims. The increase comes between releases of monthly unemployment reports from the state Department of Commerce.
- Should Florida let insurers buy less from the Cat Fund?
For years, a segment of the Florida property insurance industry had lobbied for more access to the lower-cost reinsurance offered by the state-sanctioned Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. Today, things are changing.
- Florida 2026 childhood vaccination rates fall, even as measles cases hit record levels
The vaccination rate for Florida kindergartners now hovers around 88% for the second school year in a row, after having been well above 90% in the decade before the pandemic.






















