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Florida pay gap: For every 85 cents a woman makes, a man makes a buck
A working woman in Florida makes 85 cents for every dollar a man makes — about $5,515 a year less than men, according to a new report released Monday by the National Partnership for Women & Families. Florida’s 2019 gap is slightly worse than a year ago, when the annual pay difference was $5,474. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Florida gas prices hit 5-year high in March
Rising demand and tightening fuel supplies pushed gas prices higher in Florida. Pump prices throughout Florida hit their highest level for March in five years, AAA said. Prices are 13 cents higher than at this time last year. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and WKMG.
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Credit breach hits Planet Hollywood, Buca di Beppo, Disney Springs restaurants
The Orlando-based parent company of Planet Hollywood, Buca di Beppo, Earl of Sandwich, Chicken Guy and more brands said it may have lost credit card data for customers that ate at the restaurants during the past 10 months, including several restaurants at Disney Springs. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Hurricane Michael debris fuels 500-acre wildfire in Florida Panhandle
A wildfire that officials say quickly spread through dead trees that still hadn't been cleared after Hurricane Michael forced the evacuation of nearly two dozen homes in Florida's Panhandle. Fire officials say the fire broke out Saturday near Panama City, which was hit hard by Michael in October. By Sunday afternoon it had grown to some 500 acres (202 hectares). More from the AP.
Brightline trains often seem empty. Is it a sign or trouble, or just growing pains?
If you build it, will people ride it? It is the question now dictating the future of Brightline, the express train that hopes to take passengers from Miami to Orlando and beyond. Almost a year after launching its service from Miami, tens of thousands passengers now hop the train for the Miami-to-West Palm run, and back, each month. More from the Miami Herald.
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Florida Law
First female Circuit Court director enjoys journey
As a young opera singer, Lara Mattina, never dreamed she’d be a prosecutor taking on sex offenders and killers. But here she is at 39, taking on all that and much more now that she has been named director of the 4th Circuit Court for the State Attorney’s Office. The job oversees all the felony divisions with the exception of one specialty division. It is essentially the third-highest position at the State Attorney’s Office.
» More from the Florida Times-Union.
Business Profile
Waterworks
Former major league baseball player-turned-entrepreneur Robin Jennings has a new business in Sarasota that caters to a high-end clientele, mostly people who own or run a business. But Jennings wants his business, Waterworks, to be a secret. Sort of.
» Read more from the Business Observer.
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