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Florida businesses share benefits of embracing shorter workweek
It’s a concept that, in recent years, has started to gain traction. What if instead of working five, eight-hour days, you worked four days a week? Even three? Congressional leaders this year were entertaining the idea of making this more common. But in Florida, several companies are already applying the new concept. More from WFTS.
‘Historic’ Florida flooding cited as reason for 15-cent surge last week
Drivers no doubt noticed a significant price increase at the pumps last week. The surge was due to the “historic” flooding of South Florida, according to a press release from AAA. The flooding caused widespread gasoline outages, necessitating the reallocation of fuel supplies from other regions. Gas trucks could not access gas terminals in Port Everglades, a hub for filling stations for Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
For generations, Helen Cabrera’s Tampa shop was the place to say yes to the dress
Helen Cabrera kept a log near the cash register. And during prom season, she noted each dress a young woman bought and the school they attended. Anyone who shopped at Helen Cabrera Elegant Fashion in West Tampa knew they’d be the only one that night in that dress. For 43 years, the West Tampa shop dressed women in beautiful clothing – first casual wear, then formal and bridal. More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Space Force awards Astra Space mission as new rocket progresses
Astra Space’s continued efforts to rebound from a pair of Space Coast launch failures with a new rocket has been awarded with a task order by the U.S. Space Force. While the new Rocket 4 design is not expected to fly until next year, the Alameda, California-based company was given an $11.5 million contract by the Space Force’s Small Launch and Targets Division’s Office for a the Space Test Program S29B mission. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
'No one goes out to eat to have a bad time': Brevard restaurants regroup after pandemic
Dining out should be fun. That's John Horne's mantra. Of course, with more than 40 years in the restaurant business, he knows it's not that simple. Horn owns Anna Maria Oyster Bars in Bradenton and Cafe L'Europe in Sarasota and serves as "chief executive oyster" for Oysters Rock Hospitality in Bradenton. He's also chairman of the Board of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association. More from Florida Today.
Out of the Box
Going out ‘green.’ Demand grows for Florida funerals that preserve nature, cut pollution
“Green” or “natural” burials — which sometimes happen at specialized conservation cemeteries like Prairie Creek, but can also happen at a handful of conventional lawn-and-tombstone cemeteries — have become increasingly popular over the past two decades. In Florida, there are at least seven cemeteries that offer the service. Nearly all of them are in Central Florida, requiring South Florida families to drive hundreds of miles to bury their dead, producing carbon emissions along the way.
» More from WLRN.
Profile
Prominent restaurateur Paul Fleming’s secret sauce? Worry. But be flawless.
Even after almost four decades in the restaurant business, even after building and growing notable successful national chains like Fleming’s Steakhouse and P.F. Chang’s, and even with the wisdom of being 68 years old, when Naples restaurateur Paul Fleming is asked what keeps him up at night about his latest concept, PJK Neighborhood Chinese, he answers flatly, “it’s everything.”
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