Florida Business News
- Most voters want property taxes cut or eliminated — and they know it’ll hurt services
Most Florida voters want state lawmakers to slash or end property taxes, despite the impact on local services from garbage pickup and libraries to parks and recreation.
- New site taking shape as 'miniature city' in northeast Tallahassee
A new $250 million master-planned community called Bradford Hills under construction in northeast Tallahassee will include apartments, single-family homes, restaurants, and medical offices..
- Osceola County seeks developer for 25-acre site to lure high-wage employers, create jobs
Osceola County is opening the door to new economic opportunities by making 25 acres of land available for development — a move aimed at attracting an industry headquarters and creating dozens of high-paying jobs.
- Major Sarasota real estate firm to expand to downtown St. Pete
Michael Saunders & Company will open a new office at 400 Central Avenue, marking a significant expansion for the longtime Gulf Coast real estate firm and adding momentum to one of downtown St. Petersburg’s most-watched developments.
- FIU helps small business owners harness the potential of AI
Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at FIU teamed up with OpenAI recently to host a hands-on workshop in Wynwood to help 200+ small business leaders learn practical ways to use artificial intelligence.
In a year with no hurricanes, most Floridians have been thankful. But for Florida’s agricultural sector, months without rain have caused other problems.
Florida witnessed 100 rocket launches this year, with 200 expected next year. The commercialization of space has arrived, and everyone from Silicon Valley to Shanghai wants in.
The increase in utility rates arrives as residents already are coping with surges in property and auto insurance, property taxes, inflation on grocery items and a pending spike in health care premiums.
The Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said Florida collected about $3.767 billion in net general revenue in October, $171.8 million more than had been projected.
Florida’s Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Lab, known as the TIP lab, was created to study human trafficking in the state of Florida.






















