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Florida wary of doing business in Cuba
Florida's business leaders are not yet toasting the advent of closer trade ties to Cuba. The state that stands to gain the most from President Barack Obama's historic outreach to Cuba is also the most reluctant to do business with the Castro regime or to relax a five-decade U.S. embargo. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
See also:
» For now, don’t expect to order that Starbucks latte in Havana
» U.S. Envoy Heads to Cuba for First Time Since Carter
Florida had nation's highest foreclosure rate last year
The number of properties that lenders repossessed in foreclosures nationwide last year is at an eight-year low, but Florida continued to have the nation's highest foreclosure rate in 2014. [Source: AP]
Climate change impacts being assessed by Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health is taking action on climate change. It's handing out $10,000 grants to people and organizations exploring the health impacts of a warming world. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Rising food, housing costs eat up gasoline savings
People in South Florida are paying more for food and housing than a year ago — so much that it more than ate up a 22.1 percent drop in gasoline prices, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
More people going to real estate school as Florida housing market improves
Along with rising prices and a growing number of sales, here's another sign of Florida's rejuvenated housing market: more real estate agents. Last year, 24,183 people passed the state test required to become licensed sales associates. That was 36 percent more than in 2013 and by far the most since 2009. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
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› Business groups float Medicaid expansion proposals
Avoiding the term Medicaid expansion, some influential business groups in the state have floated plans for Florida to accept federal funding to expand health care coverage to approximately 1 million uninsured, low-income people.
› Virtual reality summit featuring Randi Zuckerberg coming to Miami Beach
A conference next week in Miami Beach will explore how virtual reality and wearable technologies have already begun to transform healthcare, education, entertainment and other industries.
› Wedding businesses say 'I Do' to gay marriage
Florida earlier this month began allowing same-sex marriages, and, like many states, more and more communities are faced with a new set of social factors as it pertains to same-sex marriages.
› FIU’s bet on Miss Universe comes with a price
Florida International University will take center stage next Sunday when the school hosts the Miss Universe pageant, an event beamed to a worldwide television audience. School administrators are banking on the exposure to raise the profile of Miami’s sometimes-overlooked state university.
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