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What you need to know about Florida today
› Homestead salmon farm goes Publix – all 818 Florida stores
Publix shoppers in Florida may have spotted a new product among the store’s seafood offerings this month: Bluehouse Salmon, grown and prepared in an indoor Homestead facility poised to possibly be the biggest of its type in the world. As of Feb. 1, all 818 Publix locations in Florida now carry GMO-, antibiotic- and hormone-free fish filets from Norway-founded parent company Atlantic Sapphire.
› Airline adds new flights from Tampa Bay area to trio of destinations, including North Carolina
Allegiant Air has announced a series of new flights to and from a trio of area airports. At the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport, the Las Vegas-based carrier will begin offering a nonstop flight from the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, in Little Rock, Ark., on May 27. The seasonal route will fly twice weekly, according to a statement.
› Orlando home prices are rising. Builders say it will be a while before construction slows that trend.
Orlando’s tight housing inventory and growing demand prompted home prices to jump by almost 10% last year, but experts say buyers hoping new construction will bring some relief can expect to wait. “It will be a while for things to come back into balance,” said Aldo Martin, president and CEO of Bellavista Building Group. Martin, a developer in the region since 1988, says longer permitting times, increased competition among developers and construction costs are preventing enough new inventory to slow home value appreciation.
› A Florida company recalls three sauces for a potentially dangerous shellfish problem
Tarpon Springs company Delicae Gourmet jumped into the stream of packaging mistakes that create food allergy dangers and recalled 19 batches of three sauces. The problem with these batches of Thai Peanut Sauce, Panang Curry Sauce, and Spicy Red Curry Sauce is shrimp. Sauce with shrimp went out in packaging that didn’t list shrimp as an ingredient. Not a problem for those without a shrimp allergy. A possibly lethal problem for those with a shrimp allergy.
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