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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Company known for cutting edge office life shifts to remote
A St. Petersburg-based travel insurance comparison company, founded in 2003, has decided to go fully remote, setting aside plans to build a new, cooler office space in a 23,000-square-foot converted church after employees voted to work from home permanently. In doing so, Squaremouth becomes an interesting case study in how office life has evolved over the years and how, as those young workers attracted to hip spaces mature in their personal and professional lives, work is again changing.
› Full Sail could get $1.3M from property tax exemption crafted specifically for the university
Full Sail University could benefit from more than $1.3 million in property tax breaks next year thanks to a new exemption created specifically for the for-profit school near Winter Park. The exemption, approved at the last minute by the Republican-led Florida Legislature earlier this year, exempts property used by private schools with more than 500 students that specialize in teaching movie production skills.
› Universal Orlando’s holiday celebrations have begun, here’s what to know before you go
Universal Orlando has unwrapped its holiday merriment with a big parade, live entertainment, decorated streets and sugar-laden food offerings. Last year amidst the background of the pandemic, the parade was presented as a simple selfie opportunity with floats parked as a socially-distanced photo opportunity.
› Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport sees busy holiday travel season
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is hustling and bustling with the arrivals and departures. “Last night our 6 a.m. flight got canceled, and we had to scramble and get a new flight on a different airline. It was hard to figure out, but we figured it out,” Harry Gleim, who’s visiting from Bellows Falls, Vermont, said. Glimm says he ran into trouble trying to travel this holiday season, but some did not have these issues.
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