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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida voted to stop resetting clocks, so why are we doing it Sunday?
Floridians will join most of the nation when they turn their clocks back an hour Sunday, despite legislative momentum to end the practice. While state lawmakers in Tallahassee approved a bill in 2018 that would allow Florida to remain on daylight saving time year-round, it only works if Congress amends U.S. code to allow it.
› Jacksonville City Council’s JEA workshops to run through May
JEA’s future will go under the microscope of the Jacksonville City Council during at least a dozen “fact-finding” workshops that will run through May. The timeline released this week means the City Council will be doing its own research in workshops while JEA is moving forward with negotiations that could wrap up in March on a potential privatization deal for the city-owned utility.
› PGT Innovations lays off employees
PGT Innovations Inc. confirmed it recently laid off employees from its Florida operations, including workers in Venice, involved in the PGT Winguard, CGI and WinDoor product lines. The Venice-based maker of impact windows and doors builds its PGT Custom Windows and Doors line locally, as well as operating the CGI Impact Resistant Windows and Doors in Hialeah and WinDoor High Performance Doors & Windows in Orlando.
› Florida fast train to connect Miami cruise port with Orlando
Florida's new high speed rail system is building a station at PortMiami, giving theme park tourists the opportunity for a car-free vacation by connecting them to the cruise capital of the world. PortMiami is home to 22 cruise lines. Last year, it served more than 5 million travelers, more cruise passengers than any other port in the world.
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