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Florida ports see jump in cargo
But the Florida Ports Council thinks the passenger-cruise industry is still a year or two from regaining pre-pandemic strength. The council’s 2021-2022 Seaport Mission Plan mostly provides a snapshot of the industry in 2021. It reflected the industry rebounding from the impact of the pandemic, while also outlining $4.5 billion in wish-list proposals to further bulk up ports against rising seas and to take advantage of labor issues at West Coast ports and lingering global supply-chain problems. More from the News Service of Florida.
State-led Cairo mission nets $38 million in Florida trade
Florida companies that benefitted from the trade mission were service providers and small to medium-sized manufacturers. Two of Enterprise Florida’s international team, which is based in Coral Gables, facilitated business conversations between the firms and their equivalents in Egypt. “We took two of our staff members led by Joseph Bell and we brought 10 Florida companies with us,” said Enterprise Florida’s Senior Vice President TJ Villamil. More from Miami Today.
Governor Ron DeSantis recognizes Florida's Teacher of the Year finalists
Governor DeSantis highlighted five teacher of the year finalists and awarded each one with a $15,000 bonus. Governor DeSantis also highlighted Florida’s continuing education achievements over the past year, including Florida’s ranking as third in the nation for K-12 achievement according to the latest Quality Counts report. More from the Florida Department of Education.
Casper family selling all 60 McDonald's franchise restaurants – and part of Tampa's history with them
The Caspers are planning to get out of the McDonald’s business, selling all 60 of their restaurants back to the McDonald’s corporation. With them goes a part of Tampa history, too. "I went as a little girl. And that was a real treat," said Tampa resident Cheri Cary, a frequent McDonald’s customer. Some of Cary’s first and fondest memories are times spent with her family at Tampa’s first McDonald’s restaurant when it opened back in 1958. More from the WTSP.
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FGCU researchers help create app for identifying venomous snakes
SDoctors and people who have been bitten by snakes will be able to know within minutes, even seconds, how dangerous that bite could be. Dr. Andrew Durso, an assistant professor of wildlife biology at FGCU, has been working with a team of researchers from the University of Switzerland and the World Health Organization for the last four years to create this app. Half a million people around the world are bitten by venomous snakes every year. More from WINK.
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Gym offers ‘the authentic 100% boxing experience’
Ellis McGhee’s old-school boxing and fitness gym in the Rail Yard District doesn’t come with frills. There is no juice bar. There are no TVs with headsets. There are no treadmills with screens showing a virtual mountain jog. There’s not even air conditioning at the 5,200-square-foot cinder-block building. “You’re going to get the authentic 100% boxing experience here,” McGhee said.
» More from the Jacksonville Daily Record.
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Miami on the Move
As the pandemic unfolded, the stir started with the arrival of some of venture capital’s heavy hitters fleeing shutdowns in Silicon Valley, Chicago and New York, including members of the “PayPal Mafia” – among the richest investors in the sector. New “unicorns” — privately owned startups with valuations in excess of $1 billion — began emerging at a pace not seen before. In 2021, $5.33 billion was invested in South Florida startups and later-stage companies, reports Miami journalist Nancy Dahlberg. The city is staking out its standing as the cryptocurrency capital.
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