The hottest states in the country, like Florida, are requesting more agricultural workers
Employers across the country — in states like California, Arizona, Texas and Florida — increased their request for foreign agricultural workers by 65% between 2017 and 2022. Florida employers doubled their demand, growing from 25,000 workers to over 50,000. More from WLRN.
Brevard commission to consider asking voters to renew Indian River Lagoon sales tax
Are voters willing to keep paying a half-cent sales tax for another decade to continue cleaning up the Indian River Lagoon? On Tuesday, Brevard County Commission will consider draft referendum language to put that question on the Nov. 5 ballot. A "Yes" vote would renew the tax for another decade. More from Florida Today.
Plantation-based augmented-reality startup Magic Leap cuts sales, marketing teams
Magic Leap cut 75 jobs last week, including its entire marketing and sales department, according to a report from Bloomberg. It's the latest setback for the Plantation-based company, an early entrant into the augmented reality market. More from Bloomberg and the South Florida Business Journal.
Will St. Petersburg get a five-star hotel brand? Here’s what it will take
As Tampa Bay’s luxury housing market grows, developers are working with five-star hotel brands to stand out and attract wealthy buyers. Coveted hoteliers like the Ritz-Carlton, the Edition and the Pendry have lent their names to some of the most highly anticipated condominium projects in the city of Tampa. Now, St. Petersburg could get its first five-star branded property. More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Red Lobster announces next owner
Red Lobster Management LLC on July 22 filed its “designation of successful bidder” paperwork with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida in Orlando. The seafood chain’s new owner will be RL Purchaser LLC, a stalking horse bidder made up of Red Lobster’s lenders, which proposed a $376 million bid. More from WFTV.
Awards
Florida Trend receives 6 2024 'Editorial Excellence' honors from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers
The Alliance of Area Business Publishers (AABP) presented its annual Editorial Excellence awards to newspaper and magazine business periodicals at the closing celebration of its three-day annual Summer Conference on June 21, 2024, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. AABP conducts an Editorial and Design Excellence Competition annually. The competition is coordinated and judged by faculty in the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
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Business Profile
Teen-driven Orlando honey brand still buzzing after nearly 7 years
When she was 15, Jamisha Woodson joined an Orlando-based honey brand and became one of the members of its founding class. She charted one future goal for herself: Be her own boss. At 22, Woodson returned to honey after creating her own line of hair and skin products — a venture she said earns her a six-figure salary. Mission accomplished.
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