Florida Business News
- Small-business owners in Florida struggling to fill open jobs
National Federation of Independent Business Florida Executive Director Bill Herrle said independent business owners in the Sunshine State are having difficulty getting prime positions filled, especially as the holiday shopping season ramps up.
- Indie music venues brought $7.8 billion to Florida's economy, report says
Independent music venues in Florida generated $7.8 billion in economic output and added $4.2 billion to the state GDP, per a first-of-its-kind report.
- Amid new FAA restraints, SpaceX launch sets record
The government shutdown’s strain on air traffic control has not only led to limitations on airlines, but spaceflight too. The Federal Aviation Administration implemented space launch restraints so commercial launches have to fall between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. as of Monday.
- Florida’s next frontier: Lawmakers weigh nuclear innovation to power a growing state
The state’s rapidly growing population underscores the need for energy solutions that can keep pace with this growth — especially as demand for new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, becomes essential for national security and global economic leadership.
- Fifth annual Florida Climate Conference asks how we'll pay for climate change
One of the important questions that experts will tackle this week when they gather for the Climate Adaptation Center’s fifth annual Climate Forecast Conference will be how we’re going to pay for a warming planet.