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• Florida’s COVID surge is not deterring real estate investors

  Florida's COVID summer surge — fueled by the highly infectious delta variant — only intensified the same factors that had made Florida attractive to outsiders throughout the pandemic.

• Cruises are back, but may not see pre-pandemic passenger numbers until 2023

  The industry saw 28.5 million passengers worldwide in 2018 and 29.7 million in 2019, but dropped off to just 5.8 million in 2020, an 81% decrease.

• Venezuelans live mostly in Florida and they top Hispanic population growth

  From 2010 to 2019, the Venezuelan population in the U.S. increased 126 percent to 540,000, more by far than people with roots in any other nation.

• UCF to use national award to elevate women-owned businesses

  Through an award to the Florida High Tech Corridor, UCF will collaborate with Florida universities and national organizations to support underserved women entrepreneurs.

• Jacksonville Icemen ownership seek $10.6 million project permit

  Ownership of the former Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex applied to the city for a permit to make exterior and interior renovations at a cost of $10.6 million to what is now Community First Igloo.

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