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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida's largest newspaper purchases main competitor
Florida's largest newspaper, the Tampa Bay Times, said Tuesday it has purchased its main competitor, the Tampa Tribune, ending a decades-long newspaper rivalry. Times chairman and CEO Paul Tash said he intends to create one financially secure, locally owned daily newspaper in the Tampa Bay region. More from the Tampa Bay Times, AP and Poynter.
See also:
» Official statement from the Times
» A timeline of the 123-year history of the Tampa Tribune
It's Donald Trump's GOP after Ted Cruz drops out
In a result that once seemed unthinkable to many Republicans, Donald Trump became the likely GOP nominee on Tuesday as top rival Senator Ted Cruz withdrew from the race. The New York billionaire, who has never held public office, had repeatedly defied pundits' predictions that his campaign would implode. Full story from Reuters is here. Also see more at NBC News, Politico, and Five Thirty Eight.
See also:
» 5 takeaways from the night that made Trump nominee
» Your turn: Will members of the GOP rally behind Trump, now that Ted Cruz is out?(poll)
Eating disorders are big business
The rapid growth of the for-profit residential care centers industry has been propelled by the Affordable Care Act and other health insurance laws that have increased coverage for mental disorders, as well as by investments from private equity firms. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Automakers report healthy April sales led by SUVs, trucks
America’s love of trucks and SUVs helped push most automakers to healthy sales gains last month. Analysts expect U.S. sales of new cars and trucks to be up 4 percent over last April . More from the AP and Reuters.
Florida among worst states for working moms
WalletHub compared the attractiveness of each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to a working mother, using 13 metrics such as median women’s salary, female unemployment rate and day-care quality. More from the Orlando Business Journal, the Orlando Sentinel, and Wallethub.
› How Miami became a trendsetter in design
Once a pioneer in the Art Deco movement, Miami for decades was considered little more than a sunny spot for vacationers that was mired in pink flamingos and pastels. Design was decidedly tacky. Then Art Basel thrust the city into the global art and design limelight, bringing with it a discerning crowd of design aficionados.
› 'Tourism Week' commemorates visitors' big-dollar impact on Jacksonville
Riding high on repeated record-breaking increases in tourist visits to Duval County, city leaders launched a new effort Monday to draw even more visitors. Paul Astleford , president and CEO of Visit Jacksonville, led a local kick off of “National Travel and Tourism Week.”
› Retailers filling up vacant spaces
More jobs, more tourists and increased consumer spending are luring more retailers to South Florida and reducing the amount of space available for rent, says real estate firm CBRE.
› In Florida, rising satisfaction in bigger banks squeezes what's left of smaller competitors
If you're a bank in Florida, it seems bigger is better these days. Mid-sized banks, if you can find them, are finding it hard to keep up with the big players and tough to appear as personable as the small community bank.
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