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Monday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Hurricane Michael: A hellish October surprise in races for Florida governor, Senate?
A hellish October surprise is looming off Florida’s Gulf Coast, threatening to upend some of the country’s most important mid-term political races with hurricane-force winds. Less than a month from election day, Hurricane Michael is forecast to hit North Florida on Wednesday. A direct pass over Tallahassee would likely have dramatic consequences for both the race for governor and U.S. Senate, which feature the Democratic mayor of the city and the Republican governor of the state, respectively.More from the Miami Herald.
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» Gov. Scott requests pre-landfall disaster declaration, extends emergency order
Sales and Marketing Advice
A funny thing happened on the way to the sales meeting...
Selling with humor breaks down barriers, putting your audience at ease and making them more receptive to learning about the value you offer. Plus, humor makes it easier to build rapport, particularly when your subject matter is complex and filed with dry facts. Read Ron Stein's full column here.
Northeast Florida retail growth lauded in reports
A recent report on construction of retail space in Northeast Florida says with demand exceeding supply, vacancy rates will be pushed to their lowest levels in more than a decade and increases in rents will exceed the national average. More from the Florida Times-Union.
27 Cuban migrants jump from boat and run to Florida shore
Twenty-seven Cuban migrants jumped off a boat on Sunday as they approached Virginia Key’s shoreline in Miami, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. Once they swam to land, they ran and hid. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, along with Miami police, have located some of them. Helicopters swirled across the sky as authorities tried to find the others. More from the Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Florida’s youngest parents face mounting challenges, report states
In Florida, 78 percent of children of young parents live in low-income families, which is tied with Washington, D.C., for the fourth-highest rate nationally. Maine and Georgia topped the list, with 85 percent of children of young parents living in poverty. Vermont had the lowest percentage at 53 percent. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Business Profile
Coastal Construction Group
With $50,000 in student loan debt, Ariel Casas couldn’t have been happier to open the email he got last week from his employers at Coastal Construction Group. "I called my boss to make sure it was for real," said Casas, 28, who works in Coastal’s Tampa office. Yes, it is. Coastal is starting a new benefit to help employees pay off their student debt early.
» More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Out of the Box
Sarasota test pilot envisions new altitude record for glider
As recently as last year, shortly before the world’s most efficient flying machine was set to challenge the 29-year-old altitude record of the U-2 spyplane, some critics were saying the idea was delusional. But during Miguel Iturmendi’s third and final flight into the South American stratosphere aboard the Perlan 2, the Sarasota test pilot was surfing a mountain wave so massive, he says it could’ve crested 100,000 feet, easily.
» Read more from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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