Florida Business News

• International trade shows, missions seen boosting Florida's economy

  International trade shows are planned steadily throughout 2022 to help Florida businesses grow and meet their clients and distributors face-to-face.

• Jacksonville mounts mission to help homeless veterans find jobs

  For years they served their country in the U.S. military, then they stood down from service. For some that departure leads to problems that escalate into loss of a job and even homelessness.

• Selby Gardens sells $31 million in sustainability bonds to cover for Master Plan construction

  The gardens executed the bond sale in December, capitalizing on its growth and the $45 million raised so far for the first phase of development in its Master Plan, which will create a 15-acre campus with energy-producing buildings and more green spaces.

• DeSantis task force warns of Red Tide effect, but silent on cause

  A new report by a task force convened by Gov. Ron DeSantis was anticipated by some to provide answers on what’s triggering the Red Tide that’s blanketed Tampa Bay waters with rotting fish.

• Brightline kicks off construction of long-awaited Boca Raton station

  It’s been nearly 54 years since a passenger train stopped in downtown Boca Raton, when in July 1968, the final Florida East Coast Railway pulled out of a decades-old station at 747 South Dixie Highway on its way to Jacksonville.

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