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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida grand jury on school safety says ‘numerous’ districts not following post-Parkland laws
A statewide grand jury impaneled to investigate school safety found that just weeks before the 2019-2020 school year begins, “numerous” Florida school districts are not in compliance with the post-Parkland school security laws. That’s according to that grand jury’s first interim report, released by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office. More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Sales and Marketing Advice
What most companies get wrong about strategies, marketing and selling
Will focusing too much on strategy rather than selling hurt your business? How about marketing? The answer depends on the stage that the company is in. Although all companies need revenue to grow and survive, startups and small businesses are a special case. And with almost 30 million small businesses in the U.S, that’s by far a majority! Without the resources and funding that larger companies have, their very survival hinges on generating cash. Read Ron Stein's full column here.
Florida Trend Exclusive
Coconut Grove's growing commercial sector
Coconut Grove, which borders Biscayne Bay south of downtown, is one of Miami’s oldest neighborhoods. Its eastern areas have remained desirable, if pricey, places to live for the past two decades, but its commercial fortunes have risen and fallen. Recently, however, the area has been re-emerging as a retail, office and tourist destination. More from Florida Trend.
Tropical disturbance moving toward Florida could become third named storm of 2019
Chances of a tropical disturbance in the Bahamas becoming the third named storm the 2019 hurricane season rose to 30 percent Monday morning, according to National Hurricane Center’s 8 a.m. update. The tropical wave could develop into a storm by as early as Wednesday, and if it does, it will be named Chantal. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Amazon celebrates Opa-locka fulfillment center grand opening
Amazon recently celebrated the grand opening of its robotics fulfillment center in Opa-locka with local community leaders and elected officials. The more than 850,000-square-foot fulfillment center opened in September 2018 and employs more than 1,500 full-time, full-benefit associates who pick, pack and ship smaller customer items such as books, electronics, and toys. More from Miami's Community Newspapers.
Recreation
Florida's 2-day lobster mini season runs July 24-25
Florida's two day sport lobster season starts this week. Participants must have a recreational saltwater fishing license and a spiny lobster permit to recreationally harvest unless they are exempt from recreational license requirements. The regular commercial and recreational lobster season starts Aug. 6 and runs through March 31, 2020.
» More from the AP.
Technology Trends
Robots will soon invade St. Petersburg’s sewer pipes. Do not fear them.
Here come the robots. Autonomous crawling robots may soon be crawling in sewage pipes under the streets to help fix the city’s wastewater woes. The robots would allow the city to scan for pipe problems three to four times faster than underground video cameras, allowing it to make repairs more quickly.
» Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.
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