March 29, 2024

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| 12/1/2015

Florida's fiscal strength ranked 5th best nationally

A study by George Mason University study ranked Florida fifth in the nation in overall fiscal condition. One important factor that impacts a state’s fiscal standing is the state’s reserve fund. Since the total balance of Florida’s reserve fund is approximately $3.5 billion, the fifth highest amount in the nation, it is estimated that Florida could run on reserve funds for 47.5 days, more than 20 above the nation’s median of 25.9 days. Read the full analysis from Florida TaxWatch.

App provides no-frills way for Cubans to access Internet

As limited access and high prices keep Internet service beyond the reach of many Cubans, a Miami entrepreneur has developed a way for residents of the island nation to conduct online searches via email. More at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

With shipwreck treasure easier to reach, Florida captains find themselves in a fight

Technology is making it easier to find and recover sunken loot. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that there are more than 1,000 shipwrecks in the Florida Keys alone. More at the Tampa Bay Times.

Behind the scenes, Sarasota County clinics may go nonprofit

For the three low-income clinics in Sarasota County, the next few years will see transition, but not from local control. Primary care services will continue, and patients likely won’t notice that anything is changing. More at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Cyber Monday on pace for record sales

Online sales on Monday were on pace for a record-breaking day, with forecasters from Adobe projecting that $3 billion would be spent online before the deals bonanza was over. That would be the most money ever spent online in a single day. More at the Miami Herald.

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Dentistry disrupted

dentistry When Sarasota dentist Dr. Apolonio Lirio learned about the opportunity to use computer-assisted design and in-office manufacturing to reduce the time patients spend in the chair and increase the overall volume of patients he could add to his practice, he jumped at the chance.

» More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune

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The teledoctor is in

cameras Crowley Maritime has become the first northeast Florida company to make a telemedicine kiosk available to its employees. The 8-foot-by-7-foot enclosure has two-way, high-definition video screens, a stethoscope, scale, blood pressure cuff, pulse oximeter and thermometer that stream medical information from the patient to the care provider.

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