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Wednesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
State tax collections top projections
State general-revenue collections in September came in $471.2 million above a projection as people continued to spend money amid decades-high inflation. A report issued Tuesday by the Legislature’s Office of Economic & Demographic Research said net general revenue in September was $4.066 billion. It said collections were “unaffected” by Hurricane Ian, which made landfall Sept. 28 in Southwest Florida before crossing the state. More from the News Service of Florida.
Tropical storms Martin and Lisa to become hurricanes; third storm could develop near Caribbean
Tropical storms Martin and Lisa are both forecast to become short-lived hurricanes Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said, and a third storm could develop by the weekend. There have been two hurricanes and two major hurricanes, meaning Category 3 or above, so far this season. NOAA has predicted between two and six more hurricanes to form before hurricane season officially ends on Nov. 30. The next named storm to form will be Nicole. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Tech, finance and dining fuel Wynwood realty
Wynwood commercial real estate continues to flourish as several large tech companies, financial institutions and top food and beverage concepts continue to choose this desired neighborhood as their headquarters. Over the past three to four years, Wynwood has been transformed thanks to vertical development, said Randy Carballo, senior vice president of CBRE Miami Office. With the extended variety of residential offerings now in Wynwood, corporations are competing to stay in this submarket. More from Miami Today.
MW Builders opens Southeast headquarters in Jacksonville
Jacksonville’s climate, family appeal and central location were the main factors in MW Builders’ decision to open its Southeast headquarters at 6800 Southpoint Parkway in South Jacksonville. MW Builders, based in Austin, Texas, is a subsidiary of MMC Corp. of Overland Park, Kansas. MW Builders has regional offices in Dallas and Midland, Texas, and Kansas City, Kansas. The Jacksonville headquarters reflects the company’s desire to continue to grow in the Southeast, said Isaac Byers, division manager of the Jacksonville office. More from the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Amicus Therapeutics sells land back to Tavistock, scraps deal for future Lake Nona facility
Philadelphia-based biotech firm Amicus Therapeutics has sold vacant land in Orlando's Lake Nona previously slated for a large facility that was expected to create hundreds of local high-wage jobs. The land sale follows the Oct. 27 termination of a development agreement between the two parties, which originally was reached in 2019. More from the Orlando Business Journal.
Entertainment
FLIFF is back with 168 films in 10 days: ‘Fort Lauderdale is a great place to be’
Remember FLIFF? Organizers of the 2022 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival have gone all out to make sure it is back in the conversation, both locally and globally. One year after the Delta variant of COVID-19 kept audiences on edge and travel-leery actors and filmmakers grounded, FLIFF returns on Friday looking more like its old self.
» More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Business Profile
From whimsical Plant City HQ, Wish Farms toasts 100 years of strawberries
Question the utility of a slide shooting down through faux live oaks in the lobby of Wish Farms’ corporate headquarters, and owner Gary Wishnatzki will be quick to set you straight. “I use it almost every day,” Wishnatzki said. “It’s the quickest way to get down.” Aesthetically, the slide works in Wish Farms’ whimsical new Plant City headquarters, even if it feels generations removed from the old railside quarters where Wishnatzki’s father and grandfather grew a North American strawberry distribution dynasty.
» Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.
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