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Florida eyes plan to use radioactive mining waste in roads
With much less notice than the Florida abortion, guns and education culture wars, a battle between environmentalists and a Fortune 500 mining giant is playing out in Tallahassee that critics fear could have devastating long-term health consequences. What’s the fight all about? Phosphogypsum. Mosaic is backing bills that would allow the use of the mildly radioactive fertilizer waste, which emits radon gas, in road construction. While it’s used for that purpose in Canada and across Europe, it has been banned in the U.S. for such uses by the Environmental Protection Agency. More from the Tampa Bay Times and WUSF.
Florida Supreme Court declines to hear rent control fight
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a battle about an effort to impose rent controls in Orange County, after an appeals court rejected a rent-control measure on last year's ballot. As is common, the Supreme Court did not explain its decision. But justices effectively let stand an Oct. 27 ruling by the 5th District Court of Appeal that sided with the industry group Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association and blocked the rent-control measure. More from CBS News.
Don’t force Silver Airways out of Fort Lauderdale’s airport, unions tell Broward officials
Forcing Silver Airways out of Broward could have “catastrophic and life-changing” effects for employees and local businesses, a national union leader warned as the county readies to decide whether to terminate the airline’s lease at the airport. Silver Airways, the South Florida airline that offers flights to major cities in Florida and the Bahamas, faces having its lease terminated at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport due to being behind on rent, county officials say. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
$40 million Amazon delivery center in plan review for Craig Airport
Developer Seefried Industrial Properties of Atlanta requests review for a building permit for the proposed $40 million Amazon.com Jacksonville Delivery Station at Craig Airport. No contractor is listed for the 180,865-square-foot building proposed at 450 General Doolittle Drive in East Arlington. The delivery station for the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer is in review for Jacksonville Aviation Authority nonaeronautical property targeted for industrial development near Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport. More from the Jacksonville Dailiy Record.
Hispanic group looks to Central, South America to bring more jobs to Central Florida
Central Florida is thriving. You see it in the construction, the traffic, and the creation of new businesses. The impacts of all of this growth are far-reaching. “I think this is gonna be the hub of economic growth at a global level,” said Gaby Ortigoni, president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando Ortigoni has been tracking the boom. “We already have 1,000 people moving to Central Florida every week and many of them come from Latin America, Puerto Rico and many other states that are Hispanic descent,” Ortigoni said. More from WFTV.
Sports Business
Orlando leaders ponder push to finish Camping World Stadium
In a few months, tens of thousands of college football fans will pack Camping World Stadium as it hosts LSU and Florida State in what is expected to be a top-25 matchup on Labor Day Weekend. Orlando will once again showcase itself as a sports destination with a nationally televised game in prime time featuring two of the premier programs. It’s another example of how Camping World Stadium — or the Citrus Bowl as many longtime residents still prefer to call it — has thrived as a sports and entertainment venue. And while the structure has evolved through the years with multiple expansions and renovations, it remains a community fixture.
» More from the Orlando Sentinel.
Profile
Tony Cho's New Flow
The Miami real estate investor and developer has done it all, from jet-setting with celebrities to building a fortune — and he’s only in his 40s. His new venture — encouraging the building of harmonious communities for 1 billion people — might be his most ambitious yet. Nightlife promoter. Realtor to the stars. Commercial broker, developer and investor. Always finding Miami’s next hot urban neighborhood. Tony Cho’s journey spans the glamour of urban Miami’s rebirth.
» Read more from Florida Trend.
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