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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida adds 30,600 jobs in March; unemployment flat
Florida's unemployment stood at 5.7 percent in March, unchanged from the revised February rate, according to figures released Friday. The state added 30,600 jobs over the month, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity said. More at the Tampa Bay Times.
USDA to propose standards for organic seafood raised in US
After more than a decade of delays, the government is moving toward allowing the sale of U.S.-raised organic fish and shellfish. But don't expect it in the grocery store anytime soon. More at the AP.
Why everything you’ve heard about women and negotiation might be wrong
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The area’s burgeoning bioscience cluster is growing, with companies such as Exactech and RTI Surgical. |
Findings from UF researches upend the assumption that men are inherently better negotiators. The research shows that women who had experience with successful negotiation were superior negotiators to men, even when they rated themselves as only average negotiators. More at UF News.
Florida's crop of new craft distilleries stands ready to sell more liquor
Feeling thirsty? It's looking as if Florida drinkers may have something to celebrate when a measure moving through the Legislature loosens purchase restrictions at craft breweries. More at the Tampa Bay Times.
Marketing Florida as 'the only state to master the sun and the Cloud'
Using images of sand sculptures in magazine ads, business boosters are marketing Florida to the nation and the world as not just a sun-and-fun tourist destination but as an economic super state. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
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