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Florida Legal Elite: Florida’s top lawyers named by peer voting
The state’s top lawyers are recognized in the 2016 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite. The list of 1,144 honorees includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and non-profit attorneys. “For the past 13 years, our 250,000 readers have turned to Florida Legal Elite as a guide to help select a trusted legal partner to handle many crucial corporate assignments,” says Publisher Andrew Corty. “This July issue provides a valuable resource for these readers, and the FloridaTrend.com website offers another pathway to access this key information."
» Exclusive Florida Trend report: Legal Elite 2016
In a big change, Citizens Insurance expects more customers in 2017
Brace for a change of direction at one of Florida’s two biggest property insurers. After years of losing customers, state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. expects to gain them in 2017, its top executive said Tuesday. [Source: Palm Beach Post]
See also:
» Citizens pursues rate hike citing water claims
» Citizens releases proposed rates ahead of Board of Governors meeting (6/22/2016)
Visit Orlando quiets approach at IPW tourism convention
Following last week's series of tragedies, Central Florida tourism leaders made some changes in how they present themselves to national and international buyers during an industry convention in Louisiana. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
See also:
» Orlando tourism: No mass cancellations now but future unsure
Marco Rubio builds drama around his decision
Days before Friday's filing deadline for the Florida Senate race, Marco Rubio is suggesting he still hasn't made up his mind about whether to run for re-election. In an interview Tuesday, Rubio signaled he was still weighing whether to make a decision that could affect the balance of power in the Senate and impact his own future political ambitions. More from CNN, the Tampa Bay Times, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
See also:
» Potential Rubio run comes with risks, challenges
» Poll shows Marco Rubio leading in U.S. Senate race
» How Rubio got to ‘maybe’
» Rubio's Senate problem: He has to defy Trumpmentum to keep his seat
Global coral bleaching could land heavy blow on Florida’s recovering reefs
A global coral bleaching that now ranks as the largest and longest on record could count Florida reefs among its next victims, scientists warned this week. As a powerful El Niño in the Pacific fizzles, scientists say they are keeping a close on the 220-mile reef tract that stretches between the Dry Tortugas and Fort Pierce. [Source: Miami Herald]
› Gainesville delegation of leaders travels to Silicon Valley
Fourteen Greater Gainesville leaders in business, education, government and economic development recently traveled to Silicon Valley to educate site selectors, business decision makers and venture capitalists on the opportunities available in Greater Gainesville.
› Miami Dolphins having job fair for veterans
The Miami Dolphins will have a job fair for veterans on June 27 in Davie. The goal is to fill more than 300 seasonal positions for the football team's operations.
› SpaceX balks at Port Canaveral’s proposed $15,000 port fees
Port Canaveral is considering charging SpaceX $15,000 every time the company brings one of its rocket boosters to the port after it successfully lands on a drone ship in the Atlantic.
› First Coast gun sales soar following mass shooting in Orlando
In the wake of the Pulse mass shooting in Orlando on June 12 that left 50 people dead and proposed increased legislation on firearms, gun sales have been on a sharp increase on the First Coast.
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