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Tuesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
With one week to go, Florida race tightens for Clinton and Trump
New numbers reported Tuesday to the state Division of Elections show nearly 32 percent of all registered voters in Florida have either voted early or voted by mail. With Republicans maintaining a slight edge, the tight battle is compelling both presidential candidates to make repeated swings through the Sunshine State. More from the AP and the Times/Herald.
See also:
» Florida vote-by-mail request & early voting statistics
» Clinton and Trump prepare for possibility of election overtime
The Sunshine economy in the age of Zika
An adult aedes aegypti mosquito measures about six millimeters. That’s roughly a quarter of an inch. Yet for weeks this summer, it looked to threaten a $26 billion a year industry that underpins the South Florida economy -- tourism. More from WLRN.
Bees are crucial to Florida's environment, agriculture and economy
If the population of bees across the U.S. and world continues to decline at their current rate, the economic impact on the agriculture business could be significant. Currently, more than one-third of humans’ diets across the world rely on pollinated crops, and the honeybee is responsible for 80 percent of that pollination. More from Florida TaxWatch.
FPL's Fibernet to be acquired as part of $1.5 billion deal
Power producer NextEra Energy Inc said it would sell its fiber-optic telecommunications business to Crown Castle International Corp for $1.5 billion in cash. The unit, FiberNet, delivers telecommunications services in Florida, Texas and parts of South Central United States. Statement from Crown Castle is here. Also see more at Reuters.
Florida awards Harris $700 million communications contract
Harris Corp. has entered into a $700 million contract with Florida to provide a state-wide communications network that will connect public safety, law enforcement, public schools and other state and local government agencies. MyFloridaNet-2 will link more than 4,000 sites and provide 4,700 connections via a secure state-wide communications infrastructure Harris technology from its primary network operations center in Melbourne. Full story from Harris Corp, here. Also read more at Florida Today.
Tallahassee Trend
Profile of ‘Bundl'
Joe Clements, a former legislative aide, and Matt Farrar, a former lobbyist, had decided to strike out on their own and were looking for an angle that they could build into a business. The result was Bundl, a web application to track political fundraising for lobbying firms and other “bundlers.”
Education
Many school networks in need of upgrades
The availability of advanced communications infrastructure in schools has become vital to education and learning environments. Alongside traditional telecommunications needs, schools are finding that accessibility to such network components as high-capacity WiFi is critical to 21st-century learning. [Sponsored Report]
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