May 15, 2024

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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/20/2015

› West Palm Beach-based BurgerFi reports record growth in 2014
Propelled by the popularity of its hormone-free Angus burgers, hot dogs, fries and craft beer, BurgerFi opened 31 new restaurants in 2014 and now operates a total of 63 in the U.S.

› Plan for paved bike path across Everglades moves forward
A proposal for a paved bike trail across the Everglades moved closed to reality this month, with the release of a draft feasibility study for a 76-mile path that would run next to Tamiami Trail.

› Trustco and credit unions are alive in Southwest Florida
A New York bank that has been steadily growing in Florida over the past decade has opened another office in Sarasota. Trustco Bank's latest branch in Beneva Village is its second in Sarasota and sixth in Southwest Florida.

› Kroger looking to bag a major acquisition: Could it be eyeing Bi-Lo/Winn-Dixie?
Midwestern grocer Kroger Co. may be looking to enter Florida in a big way. Analyst Carol Levenson wrote that " all signs point to management's willingness to make a major acquisition" in a report after analyzing the company's bonds.

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