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After drenching South Florida, TS Gordon to lash Panhandle
As Tropical Storm Gordon washed out South Florida’s Labor Day celebrations, Florida's Panhandle and the central Gulf coasts are braced for heavy rain and flooding. Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties are under Tropical Storm Warning. Parts of Pensacola are expecting 2-5 inches of rainfall, possibly up to 6-10 inches
TS Gordon (click here for 8 am advisory)
Schools are closed in Excambia County. The University of West Florida, Pensacola State College are also closed. Gordon is expected to become a Cat 1 hurricane and make landfall in the central Gulf Coast tonight. More from the Pensacola News Journal, the Miami Herald and the Tampa Bay Times.
See also:
» More than 4,000 in South Florida lost power from Tropical Storm Gordon
» Tropical Storm Florence still churns in the Atlantic
Floridians running up credit card debt at alarming rate
It's a habit millions of Americans know all too well: paying with plastic. According to data released by credit reporting agency Experian, people in Florida are swiping their credit cards and running up their debt at the nation's second fastest rate, just behind Nevada. [Source: WJXT]
As Florida struggles with algae blooms, NOAA research program is at risk
As Florida struggles with 'red tide' algae blooms on the west coast and blue-green algae in inland waterways, a federal program to help communities deal with harmful algae outbreaks is set to lose its Congressional authorization at the end of September. [Source: WLRN]
See also:
» Lower red tide levels draw more visitors to Florida beaches. Will businesses be next?
» Mounting dolphin deaths in Florida’s red tide zone trigger federal investigation
» Hopes for Labor Day traffic on Collier beaches dashed by red tide fears
» Will Tropical Storm Gordon impact Southwest Florida's red tide, algae?
Vanilla could spice up Florida’s agriculture
In the tropical climes of South Florida, there are researchers trying to breed the state’s next commercial crop. It could be vanilla. Products like vanilla extract and beans that flavor ice creams and lace perfumes come from plants in the genus Vanilla, part of the orchid family. [Source: Miami Herald]
FSU research finds troubling disadvantages, including bias, against women in business
Women CEOs in America are paid less, have shorter tenures and their companies are punished in the stock market, even when their firms are just as profitable as those run by men, according to new research from Florida State University. More from FSU News and the AP.
» See also: Black workers lag in wage growth as Florida’s labor force grows more diverse and better-educated
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Norwegian Cruise Line's Cuba voyage from Port Canaveral to resume next spring
Norwegian Cruise Line says it plans to resume service from Port Canaveral to Cuba next spring, following a successful introduction of the service this summer on the Norwegian Sun.
› A South Florida businessman wanted to rebuild a Caribbean airport. How things got bungled.
Antonio Assenza is a prototypical high-achieving South Floridian. A successful businessman who came to the United States from Venezuela in 1990, he runs a local construction company and has a 5,000-square-foot house behind a wall of hedges and palm trees in Parkland. So how did he become tangled up in a scandal rocking the tiny Caribbean island of St. Lucia?
› Coast Guard sweeps Southwest Florida waters for illegal charter vessels
Whether a sunset cruise, dolphin watch, party fishing boat or celebrity home tour off of Tampa’s Davis Islands, the Coast Guard’s campaign against illegal charters protects consumers as well as license-carrying professionals.
› Orlando-area nonprofits boost job market by creating their own
Though unemployment is at its lowest rate since 2000, Matthew’s Hope is one of a handful of Central Florida nonprofits that operate their own job programs to increase the odds of success for those who are willing and able to work.
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