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Monday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida is one of the states where 'wealth jobs' are becoming more common
America's wealthy need pampering — and they're hiring. "Wealth jobs," or personal care jobs like childcare workers, private chefs, housekeepers, and massage therapists, have seen higher-than-average growth since 2010, according to a new report. The jobs tend to center in places with resort economies like Florida. More from the Business Insider and CBS News.
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» Richer U.S. households fueling a hot job sector: ‘wealth work’
Equifax breach victims in Florida could get burned again
If you’ve already been ensnared in the Equifax data breach, you could get burned again. Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued a consumer alert last week, warning that scammers have created bogus Equifax claims web sites that are trying to steal personal and financial information. Equifax, the giant credit bureau, last month reached an agreement with Florida and other states to create a restitution fund of up to $425 million for consumers who were victimized by the massive data breach. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Tropical Storm Dorian up to 60 mph, forecast tracks target Florida
Tropical Storm Dorian is expected to continue to strengthen, National Hurricane Center forecasters said, and they still predict it will become the first hurricane of the season by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Some computer models have the storm tracking to Florida by next weekend, but it may lose strength before then. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Sarasota vehicle manufacturer revs up for growth
Adam Sulimirski says he’s allergic to the phrase, “Well, that’s the way we’ve always done it.” As president and partner of Sarasota-based Cruise Car, he’s making sure that thinking is nowhere to be found at his business, from executive meetings in the office to the warehouse where employees manufacture the fast-growing company's low-speed vehicles. More from the Business Observer.
Next year’s G7 summit will ‘probably’ be held in Miami, Trump says
On the final day of this year’s G7 economic summit in Biarritz, France, President Donald Trump told reporters that next year’s meetings would “probably” be held in South Florida. Though the location has not been finalized or officially announced, Trump suggested that his golf resort in Doral would be a good location for the next G7 meetings. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Bloomberg.
In Memoriam
Original Rays franchise owner Vince Naimoli dies at age 81
Vince Naimoli, the Tampa-based businessman who led the effort that finally brought a Major League Baseball franchise to the bay area, died Sunday night after a long illness. He was 81. Naimoli emerged unexpectedly from the private sector in 1992 as the new leader of Tampa Bay’s 20-year pursuit of a team. After a deal to buy and relocate the San Francisco Giants was scuttled by MLB, he turned the focus to pursuing an expansion franchise, which was awarded in 1995 and began play in 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
» More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Profile
Tanner Lewis
What if you could shape your image, exactly the way you want to be remembered decades after you’re dead? Or maybe it’s a relative you want to memorialize, or a friend. What if you could summon their voices, their photos, videos, old letters, maybe their entire social media history — for the benefit of generations unborn — with a tap of a smartphone? A North Port entrepreneur who competes in Grand Prix offshore racing and hunts wild boar with spears and knives is moving full speed ahead on this innovative hardware/software package.
» Read more from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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