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Florida Business News

• Oil and gas industry pushes to explore off Florida

  Florida has never allowed oil and natural gas drilling off its coasts. But a new national coalition thinks that needs to change.

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  Company profile: Rayonier

  After the housing collapse of 2008, and with real estate markets beginning to flicker back to life, Rayonier management had decided that the company could make more money harvesting rooftops rather than timber.

MacDill says its economic impact jumped 8 percent in three years

MacDill Air Force Base has long been a key driver of the Tampa Bay economy, spending billions on payroll, construction and retiree pensions.

Scripps Florida scientists awarded nearly $4 million to develop new meds

Scripps began operating in Jupiter about a decade ago and has been both spinning off and growing companies internally that are developing new drugs.

'Devastating' dolphin loss in Florida red tide disaster

More than 100 tons of dead sea creatures have been shoveled up from smelly, deserted beaches in tourist areas along Florida's southwest coast this month alone.

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