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Longer sales, online deals stretch out Black Friday
Shoppers bent on being first to the Black Friday deals are already late. With fall sales numbers falling short of expectations, many major retailers have already launched Thanksgiving season sales in-store and online — a move that could shrink Black Friday crowds. [Source: Miami Herald]
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» Black Friday is getting sophisticated
» Consumer confidence expected to boost holiday spending
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GOP lawmaker proposes plan to open solar market in Florida
If it succeeds, the bill would allow homeowners and businesses that generate 2 megawatts of power to generate and sell energy to their neighbors, and sell any excess energy produced back to the grid. More from the Times/Herald.
Real estate: Nothing’s normal about this new normal
With 300,000 new residents expected in 2016, Florida is Florida again, and the real estate market is roaring back. Or is it? Experts say this is a market unlike any they’ve seen, where you can be right or wrong, and some of the most spectacular wins seem to come from left field. [Source: Fort Myers News-Press]
Insurance advisory board wants more consumer protections
The legislative recommendations that emerged from the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board on Monday included two aimed at fixing problems that have recently erupted in the health-insurance system: “balance-billing” and the “family glitch.” [Source: Health News Florida]
Foodbanks work to keep fresh local foods out of landfills
The Florida Association of Food Banks distributed more than 200 million pounds of food to its 13 affiliated regional food banks around the state last year, said Chip Hinton, former executive director of Florida Strawberry Growers Association and a consultant to the association. [Source: Gainesville Sun]
› Gov. Scott wants to spend $230,000 to bear-proof Florida
The state would set aside $230,000 for bear-resistant trash cans and outreach programs to reduce conflicts between humans and bears, as part of Gov. Rick Scott's proposed $79.3 billion budget.
› Supreme Court wades into FPL drilling fight
Almost a year after regulators gave approval to the controversial plan, Florida Supreme Court justices are ready to take up a battle about Florida Power & Light's investment in a natural-gas drilling operation in Oklahoma.
› Trump staffing up in Florida
Trump is ramping up his Florida operation after naming Sarasota GOP chairman Joe Gruters and former Rick Scott campaign manager Susie Wiles as his state co-chairmen last month.
› Report: Miami could lose billions from coastal flooding by 2050
No region in the U.S. is more vulnerable to the threat of coastal flooding than the Miami metro area, according to a new report from commercial brokerage CBRE.
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