Wednesday's Daily Pulse
Five charts that show why the global economic recovery is so very disappointing
It's been six years since the darkest days of the global financial crisis, but economies across the world have yet to escape its shadow. Here are five of the most important charts in the IMF's forecast that help explain why this recovery continues to disappoint. [Source: Washington Post]
See also:
» The age of diminishing expectations
» IMF Trims Forecast for Global Economic Growth
» China Just Overtook The US As The World's Largest Economy
» Column: It’s still the economy, stupid
 Louise Gopher [Photo: Michael Heape] |
Florida Trend Exclusive
Louise Gopher is a 'Florida Icon'
The former director of education for the Seminole Tribe of Florida talks about the value of education in her life and other lessons learned. “I was the first female member of the Seminole Tribe to earn a bachelor’s degree." Access full story.
The billion-dollar battle heading to the Supreme Court: When does a day's work end?
Nearly 80 years ago, Congress set a few simple rules for how workers should get paid. Employers and their employees have been warring over them ever since. The latest battle goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
How will early voting affect the midterm elections?
Election Day is still a month away, but more than half the country has already either sent out absentee ballots or begun voting. Fourteen states have already begun allowing early in-person voting, and more have sent out absentee ballots. More from PBS and the Wall Street Journal.
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» Governor's Race Tightens; Crist Encouraged by Absentees
Thousands of the Sunshine State's clean energy jobs at risk
Tens of thousands of Florida's clean energy jobs could be at risk if state regulators approve proposals by investor-owned utilities to gut their energy savings goals. Florida appears poised to retreat from what a growing number of states are embracing. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› USF's Sunshine State Survey on Health [WUSF]
USF's school of Public Affairs and Nielsen released more results of their annual Sunshine State Survey Tuesday. The Sunshine State Survey shows 45% of Floridians believe the state is doing a good job providing health care for children, while 40% disagree.
› Incentives could lure yacht builder to Brevard [Florida Today]
A yacht-maker that could bring 380 jobs to Merritt Island on Tuesday was approved for $1.16 million in county economic incentives, spread over 10 years.
› Florida Health Dept confirms 1st enterovirus case [AP]
The state Department of Health has confirmed the first Florida case of a severe respiratory illness affecting children around the country. Officials said a 10-year-old girl in Hillsborough County was recovering Tuesday from enterovirus 68.
» See also: Girl treated in Tampa is Florida's first case of enterovirus D68
› New 'green' KSC HQ to open in two years [Florida Today]
Located just east of the 1960s-vintage current four-story headquarters building in KSC's Industrial Area, the $65 million new building is part of a broader consolidation known as the Central Campus.
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› Massive MiamiCentral train station would be a new urban hub downtown [Miami Herald]
It might be the biggest thing to happen in downtown Miami since Henry Flagler brought his railroad south and created downtown Miami. And it’s happening sooner than you might think, on the same long-vacant acreage where Flagler built his little Miami train depot more than a century ago.
› Software company acquires Fort Lauderdale firm [South Florida Business Journal]
Software company Mi9 Retail acquired the data aggregation platform Gyes, the firm announced Tuesday. Gyes is part of Fort Lauderdale-based firm Infinitithread.
› Jacksonville among most generous of large U.S. cities [Florida Times-Union]
Among 50 large U.S. cities, Jacksonville was the sixth most generous in charitable giving from 2006 to 2012, according to a report issued by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
› Florida-Friendly Landscaping Saves Water And Fertilizer [WUFT]
Floridians are willing to do their part in conserving water, according to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Center for Public Issues Education (PIE) website.