Florida can't shake high foreclosure ranking

Mortgage lenders closed on 71,644 foreclosures in Florida during the 12-month period ended in February, data provider CoreLogic reported Tuesday. The state accounted for about 15 percent of all the foreclosures nationwide in the past year. More from Sarasota Herald-Tribune, the Orlando Business Journal, and 24/7 Wall Street.

New Florida law makes life insurers track down beneficiaries

A new Florida law requires life insurance companies annually check to see if policy holders have died and then try to track down beneficiaries when they have. [Source: AP]

Florida day care costs more than college

The largest disparity between the cost to attend day care and the cost to attend college resides in Florida. It is 73 percent more expensive to care for a 4-year-old than it is a student attending college. More from WKMG and the Wall Street Journal.

FTC highlights large companies' concerns about Staples-Office Depot merger

The Federal Trade Commission summed up its court case challenging Staples' acquisition of Office Depot, saying it has shown large companies will be harmed by the lack of competition if the office-supply retail giants are allowed to merge. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

Where you live could determine how long you live

Higher income has already been linked to greater longevity and better health. A new study by a prominent researcher of mobility suggests geographic location plays an outsized role in life expectancy for lower earners. Read more from the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg.

ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Engines for F-35 fighter jet to be built in Palm Beach County [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Pratt & Whitney's plant in northwestern Palm Beach County will be one of two sites producing F-35 fighter-jet engines under a new $1.4 billion contract from the Department of Defense.

› Tampa International Airport ranked best large airport in the nation by passengers [Tampa Bay Times]
Tampa International Airport, which is frequently lauded by travel magazines and experts, has been recognized as the top passenger-rated large airport in the nation.

› FIU highlights plans for $150M engineering facility on disputed land [South Florida Business Journal]
Florida International University on Tuesday unveiled plans for a $150 million engineering complex, but before it can move forward it needs to resolve a land dispute with the neighboring Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition.

› AngelSummit Americas to bring together investors in Miami [Miami Herald]
Startup Angels, a global platform that provides services to new angel investors, will host the AngelSummit Americas conference at the InterContinental Miami on Thursday and Friday in the lead up to the eMerge Americas technology conference.

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› Beards for Publix employees? Online petition gains traction [TBO.com]
Publix shoppers can usually find pleasant service, clean stores and just about any kind of product they need. But one thing they won’t see is an employee sporting a beard.

› Utility-backed solar group launches campaign for Florida constitutional amendment [Times/Herald]
With a spot on the ballot secured, the utility-backed group pushing a solar energy constitutional amendment is shifting into gear for November's election.

› NFL football is coming to Orlando -- 'guaranteed' [Orlando Sentinel]
NFL football is coming to Orlando. Steve Hogan, the CEO of Florida Citrus Sports, is guaranteeing it. "I promise you, I guarantee you, we will have NFL football in this stadium in 2017 -- one way or another," Hogan said.

› Your two paths to becoming a business owner [CNBC]
There generally are two ways to becoming a small business owner: You could buy an existing company, with its established customer base, stable of trained employees and proven cash flow. Or you could start a company from scratch and bootstrap it - hopefully to success.