Florida's unpaid college loans nearly double U.S. average

More than a fifth of Florida's students loans — 21.5 percent — are delinquent or in default, according to WalletHub.com, a personal finance website. Nationwide, 11.1 percent of student loans are late or unpaid. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

Forecast continues to call for mild hurricane season

Colorado State University researchers continue to predict a well below-average hurricane season for the Atlantic basin in 2015, citing the development of a strong El Niño event as well as continued unfavorable hurricane formation conditions in the tropical Atlantic. More from Business Insurance and USA Today.

Florida Forest Service sends crew to battle wildfires in California

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam announced this week that the Florida Forest Service is sending a crew of 20 wildland firefighters to assist wildfire suppression efforts in northern California. [Source: Suwannee Democrat]

What an anxious America tells us about 2016 election

If you want to know why the 2016 presidential race seems completely crazy right now you can find all the answers in the latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, which paints a picture of an anxious and pessimistic America casting about for anyone who might have an idea for how to improve things. [Source: CNBC]

The tricky ethics of the lucrative disaster rescue business

The fact that well-heeled travelers can summon Green Berets and wilderness paramedics almost instantaneously can present an ethical conundrum. The places where companies like Global Rescue operates are often poor and short on resources; the company’s business model is predicated on delivering goods and services to its clients first. [Source: Wired]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Hoerbiger will build plant, bring 420 new manufacturing jobs to Coral Springs [Florida Trend]
Governor Rick Scott announced Hoerbiger will open a new North American manufacturing facility in Coral Springs and create 420 new jobs. The state-of-the-art plant in Coral Springs will feature the latest production engineering innovations and will create a $43.1 million capital investment in the region.

› Affordable housing developers face fraud charges [AP]
Executives connected to Florida's largest affordable housing developer are facing federal charges in Miami. Court records show that Matthew Greer, CEO of Miami-based Carlisle Development Group, and Lloyd Boggio, the company's founder, were charged Tuesday in a fraud scheme.

› Florida GOP moves date of presidential summit to November [AP]
Florida Republicans are pushing back the date of their presidential summit and premiere fundraising event.

› Uber: Suspending service in Broward lost drivers $400,000 [South Florida Business Journal]
The ride-sharing company says more than 40,000 users tried to access its app from 7 a.m. on Friday to midnight on Sunday in the county, but could not get a ride from the company because it suspended its services July 31.

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› South Florida startup SpeedETab to pitch on new ‘West Texas Investors Club’ show [Miami Herald]
Are investor checks bigger in Texas? A bootstrapping South Florida startup founder is about to find out. Adam Garfield, co-founder of SpeedETab, will be the first entrepreneur to seek funding on a new CNBC show, “West Texas Investors Club."

› Gorenberg, SCORE offer free help to start, improve businesses [Gainesville Sun]
As the current chairman of North Central Florida SCORE, Don Gorenberg is eager to share free advice with prospective or existing business owners who can draw on his years of experience as a corporate lawyer for a chain of convenience stores and as owner of a craft store.

› Macy's, Bloomingdale's brings same-day delivery to South Florida [South Florida Business Journal]
A company offering same-day delivery from more than 250 retailers said Monday that it plans to expand its service to Miami-Fort Lauderdale area as early as Aug. 18.

› Tampa Electric to build largest solar project in Bay Area [Tampa Bay Times]
Tampa Electric will build the largest solar project in the Tampa Bay area, the subsidiary of TECO Energy announced Tuesday. The project is scheduled for completion in 2016 and brings Tampa Electric's investment in solar since 2000 to more than $50 million.