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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida's growth ahead of national average
The Sunshine State's growth rate continues to stay ahead of the national average, with real GDP expected to grow 3.2 percent this year, according to the bi-annual U.S. State Monitor Report from BMO Economics. More at the Orlando Business Journal.
Gov. Scott blasts Legislature for short-changing Enterprise Florida
Gov. Rick Scott picked a new political fight with his fellow Republicans in the Legislature Thursday by criticizing them for not spending more money for incentive programs to bring jobs to Florida. More at the Tampa Bay Times and the AP.
UF finds glimmer of hope to rescue citrus industry
University of Florida citrus researchers are encouraged by the growing evidence of several citrus rootstocks that are tolerant to the devastation caused by citrus greening -- giving hope to growers that they can keep their industry alive long enough to find a cure. More at the Gainesville Sun.
What business leaders can learn from Formula One racing
Formula One racing teams may have a lesson to teach business leaders: Innovation can be overrated. That's the conclusion from academic researchers who pored over data from 49 teams over the course of 30 years of Formula One racing. More at Phys.org.
Software developer TouchSuite adds an artsy touch to the workplace
Fast-growing software company TouchSuite hopes to attract employees with an artsy overhaul of its offices in Boca Raton. The space, with pop art and urban landscape murals, fits with the open culture founder and chief executive Sam Zietz has worked to create. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Sports Business
Goal!
When Florida lawmakers failed to build and renovate four pro sports stadiums around the state, the Orlando City Soccer Club faced a big problem. The Major League Soccer expansion franchise was forced to delay construction of a $115-million, soccer stadium in downtown Orlando. The team’s response? It decided to pay for the new stadium itself.
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Healthy Earth
If you are killing a fish mostly to get its valuable eggs and turn them into an expensive delicacy, what do you do with the leftovers? Healthy Earth, a newly formed private venture in sustainable seafood, thinks it has the answer.
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