Florida Business News

• Florida job growth continues to outperform the nation

  Florida now has experienced 20 consecutive months of job growth and 14 consecutive months of labor force increases. The state continues to outperform national figures.

• New CEO named at NextEra Energy

  NextEra Energy, the parent company of Florida Power & Light, named John Ketchum on Tuesday as its president and chief executive officer.

• Commentary: Florida can save its climate future

  Florida lawmakers in the next 60 days have three big opportunities to ease impacts of climate change in our state.

• Former Pasco music venue the Cow Palace gets historic recognition

  The state approved the designation of an old music venue where Black musicians including B.B. King and James Brown once performed.

• 'Steady growth' in jobs trims unemployment in Jacksonville area, state to 3.2 percent

  Modest job increases in December edged the Jacksonville area’s already-low unemployment rate down further last month, to 3.2 percent.

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