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What you need to know about Florida today
› More arrests likely in Florida nursing home deaths
Additional arrests are expected in the case against a Florida nursing home where 12 patients died in sweltering heat after Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning in 2017, Hollywood police said.
› Large Fort Myers lab firm, behind $25M project, looks to get larger
One of the region’s largest medical services companies plans to spend tens of millions of dollars on a new headquarters in Fort Myers. NeoGenomics (NASDAQ: NEO) provides cancer-focused genetic testing services to doctors and patients worldwide, leveraging a network of laboratories with locations as far as Fresno, Calif., and Rolle, Switzerland.
› Davie construction firm faces EEOC lawsuit for gender discrimination
Davie-based BHT Constructions is being sued by the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission for gender discrimination. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Fort Lauderdale by the EEOC’s Miami District office, claims the contractor discriminated against a job candidate by refusing to hire her because she is a woman.
› Coral Gables to fight for right to ban Styrofoam
The Coral Gables City Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to appeal a recent Third District Court of Appeal decision slapping down the city’s ban on Styrofoam and single-use plastics in retail establishments. The commission also asked the Florida Legislature to repeal statutes that would inhibit local governments’ ability to regulate polystyrene or single-use plastic bags, and for Gov. Ron DeSantis to step in, as he did when vetoed a law that would have prohibited bans on plastic straws.
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