Gov. Rick Scott and GOP lawmakers clash over spending on job incentives

A clash intensified Monday between Gov. Rick Scott and his fellow Republicans who control the Florida Senate over hundreds of millions of tax dollars used as bait to attract jobs from out of state. Gov. Scott said, "Let's deal with the facts. If we recruit a company to come to our state, you have to allocate the dollars. Those dollars are absolutely committed to those companies." [Source: Times/Herald]

Why Art Is Good For Business

It’s part of a leader’s own personal branding: what he or she wears, eats, lives, works…The office, for example, and what’s in it. For many enlightened business leaders, embedding art in the business world has become an attractive way to showcase values and support culture. [Source: Forbes]

Marking the 40th anniversary of the Cuban lawyer program

The University of Florida is marking the 40th anniversary of a program that allowed Cuban exile attorneys to become licensed to practice in the U.S. The program was created to give Cuban-born lawyers, judges and political figures the opportunity to attend the law school with a goal of passing the state bar exam and begin practicing. [Source: AP]

Getting your online business ready for the holiday season

The holiday season will be here before you know it, and now is the perfect time to map out your digital-marketing campaigns in order to drive the most revenue for your business. [Source: Entrepreneur]

Number of U.S. homeless students has doubled since before the recession

The number of homeless children in public schools has doubled since before the recession, reaching a record national total of 1.36 million in the 2013-2014 school year, according to new federal data. [Source: Washington Post]

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Perspective: Records requests hijack scientists' time [Tampa Bay Times]
There are so many things I'd prefer to spend money on than taxpayer-funded witch hunts. Yet the University of Florida sometimes must pay attention to such seemingly perverse priorities.

› Online cheating clients keep Central Florida therapists busy [Orlando Sentinel]
The recent Ashley Madison leak may have exposed its millions of users, but it also highlighted how prevalent online cheating has become, Orlando-area experts say. The leak has prompted calls and visits to the offices of local counselors.

› Medical records business in Boca to provide service to global cancer patients [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
InfoPeHR Technologies, which offers a high-tech solution to transporting personal medical records between doctors, has secured its first major customer agreement, with major physician-led company 21st Century Oncology.

› Port Canaveral signs new deal with Japanese car shipper [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
The port has signed a new one-year trial agreement with Japanese car transport giant NYK, or Nippon Yusen Kaisha. NYK will load up one ship per month with cars at the Port, which will tap into Central Florida huge rental car resale market, Walsh said.

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› Future of green is an education-conscious business [Tallahassee Democrat]
Rarely is a place of business also a place of meditation, a mid-city oasis that lends breath to a busy day. Tallahassee Nurseries is that rare place.

› Tampa, St. Pete rank in middle of major city economic recoveries [Tampa Bay Times]
A new report from WalletHub finds Tampa and St. Petersburg sitting squarely in the middle of a ranking of economic recovery of 150 major U.S. cities.

› Gas prices keep falling in South Florida [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Gas prices dropped by 5 cents per gallon in South Florida during the past week and continue to head down, spurred by cheaper prices for oil, travel club AAA said.

› Shoddy customer service can derail best marketing [Florida Today]
I am amazed at how much money is wasted on marketing. Really wasted. And it is often bigger companies who are doing it.