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› New home permits fall, but have ‘leveled out’ in Northeast Florida
There were almost 2,000 fewer permits pulled in 2023 for single-family homes in Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties than the year before, according to the Northeast Florida Builders Association data. In 2022, 13,802 permits were issued in the four counties compared with 11,821 in 2023. That is a 14% year-to-year drop but 2023 started 35% lower than 2022, said NEFBA Executive Officer Jessie Spradley.
› Florida company partners with German firm to expedite Tampa green energy campus
CyberFuels Inc. has partnered Mabanaft GmbH & Co. KG to aid in the development of a new energy campus in Port Tampa City. Palm Beach Gardens-based CyberFuels purchased 71 acres — some of which is submerged land — near MacDill Air Force Base earlier this month to develop a gateway terminal dedicated to storing fuel additives with the possibility of producing green hydrogen and green methanol later.
› Miami mayor proposes voting map changes, strong-mayor government, independent auditor
Amid a flurry of financial scandals and an ongoing federal lawsuit that threatens to overturn the city’s voting map, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Tuesday announced a proposal for an independent auditor to ensure elected officials are free of conflicts, re-upped the possibility of increasing the mayor’s powers and suggested the city could eliminate voting districts altogether.
› South Florida country club chef wins 'Hell's Kitchen' cooking competition show
A chef from South Florida has won the 22nd season of Gordon Ramsay’s “Hell’s Kitchen.” Ryan O’Sullivan, a 28-year-old Chef de Cuisine from The Country Club at Mirasol in Palm Beach Gardens, won the cooking competition show on Jan. 25. He defeated 17 other chefs in rigorous culinary challenges and won the show’s top prize of $250,000 and a head chef position at Hell's Kitchen Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
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