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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida set to bring more transparency to its justice system
The Sunshine State is about to shine a light on its own criminal-justice system: Florida will soon become the first state in the country to require all of its counties to release certain data pertaining to jails, policing, prisons, and courts. A bill passed by the state legislature earlier this month requires counties to gather, standardize, and release significantly more data than before. More from CityLab.
Darden Restaurants beats profit forecasts
Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI) on Thursday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $217.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Orlando, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.73. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.71 per share. More from the AP.
Popular Wynwood doughnut shop announces second location in South Florida
Add The Salty Donut to the list of culinary startup success stories to expand outside of Miami's Wynwood Arts District. The hip gourmet doughnut shop will debut its second location in South Miami in late summer 2018. More from the South Florida Business Journal.
Orlando leaders: Skills deficiency poses challenge as tech disrupts industries
A gap between the workforce companies need and the people with necessary skills to fill them continues to hinder some parts of Central Florida’s tech sector, leaders say as they express hope to build the region into an innovation hub. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Soccer in the suburbs? Beckham group is looking beyond Miami for its stadium site.
David Beckham’s top Miami partner on Wednesday officially scrambled the celebrity athlete’s five-year quest for a soccer stadium, confirming the group now is considering multiple locations across the area — a list that two sources say includes the grounds of the Hialeah Park casino. More from the Miami Herald.
Around the State
Smart cargo trackers
In fewer than three years, Panama City-based RSAE Labs has become a leader in the development of tracking devices that provide security for commercial and military shipping containers. The company was recently recognized as the “Innovation Company of 2017” by the Business Innovation Center, a Panama City-based non-profit.
» More from Florida Trend.
Business Profile
La Segunda Bakery
The brick and mortar part was easy. This summer, the 103-year-old La Segunda Bakery — the world’s largest producer of Cuban bread — will open a new store on W Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa. The hard part is finding people who can make Cuban bread the way it was done in 1915.
» Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.
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