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Jobs report will show if hiring is still defying slow GDP
U.S. employers have been hiring at a healthy clip for six months even as the economy has slowed to an anemic pace. Friday's jobs report for April will help answer a key question: How long can this go on? At least a while longer, most economists think. [Source: AP]
The organic food revolution that is minting millionaires
As consumers become more discerning about what they eat and more are willing to pay for better-quality foods or those for special diets, many small food makers are carving out toeholds in this fast-growing marketplace. [Source: CNBC]
Companies are playing it safe, and it’s killing the economy
Companies are taking less risks, and that's making the economy perilous for every one. A monumental shift in investing behavior is beginning to weigh on the managements of companies, impacting the way they think about building their firms. [Source: Business Insider]
Want to do business in Cuba? Be prepared to jump through a lot of hoops
Nearly 37,000 people traveled between Tampa International Airport and Cuba in 2015 spending $1 million just to get there, and local businesses are working to figure out how to get in on the action. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
Avocado tree-destroying pathogen now in 61 of 67 Florida counties
A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences tropical fruit expert is doing his best to help commercial and residential avocado tree owners battle the dangerous laurel wilt pathogen. [Source: Newswise]
› DEO holds first Competitive Florida meeting
Several communities in the Panhandle are working to better their area with the help of a program provided through the Department of Economic Opportunity. The program - called Competitive Florida - held its first partnership meeting in Port St. Joe Thursday morning.
› South Florida's hotel layoffs at highest rate since 2009
More than 500 hotel workers face layoffs before the end of June due to ownership changes or renovations at four South Florida hotels.
› U.S. tennis pro group relocates to Lake Nona
The country's leading association for tennis instructors and coaches plans to locate at Lake Nona, home to the largest tennis complex underway in the country.
› GrayRobinson merges with Dean Cannon's Capitol Insight lobbying firm
One of the largest and most prestigious law firms in Florida is merging with former House Speaker Dean Cannon’s governmental affairs firm.
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