Florida Business News

• Sea rise may force some to move. New study warns the poor could get hit harder 

  Worsening threats from climate change, like rising seas in South Florida, could take a larger toll on the poor as people are forced to abandon their homes.

• Thousands of homeowners must find new insurer by Nov. 1

  Thousands of South Florida homeowners are scrambling to find new insurance coverage after state insurance regulators dissolved Florida Specialty Insurance Co.

Miami firm pays $13 million for a prime area in St. Pete’s Edge District.  

An historic building and a parking lot in the heart of St. Petersburg’s thriving Edge District have been bought for $13 million by a South Florida firm that plans to redevelop the site.

Florida team checking on Bahamas coral expects to see destruction

“I’m preparing myself for the worst,” said Dahlgren, who sailed from West Palm Beach on Tuesday to evaluate reef health in Grand Bahama and Abaco following Hurricane Dorian.

Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Gillum are reportedly ‘talking’ 

 “If you’re trying to win Florida, I would be courting Andrew,” said another source familiar with the talks. “And that’s what’s happening.” 

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