Worried about your job? Get used to it

A global shift to more insecure jobs since the financial crisis is fuelling growing inequality and higher rates of poverty, according to a new report that estimates only a quarter of the world’s workers are on permanent contracts. More from CNN Money, the Guardian, RTT News and AFP.

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Dot-com to .pizza: Welcome to the Web domain rush

Hundreds of new so-called top-level domains (TLDs) like .photography, .expert and .pizza are available now that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees the domain name system, has expanded access to suffixes. [Source: CNBC]

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Commentary: A trillion-dollar tax-exempt cash cow

From Alex Sanchez, president and CEO of the Florida Bankers Association:
For almost a century credit unions have been allowed to parade themselves as banks, offering identical services. Unlike banks, they pay no federal or state corporate income taxes. This loophole should be closed. [Source: Wall Street Journal]

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Farmers thrive in the rebounding economy

You've heard that the South Florida economy is rebounding, with overflowing bistros, expanding marinas and new multimillion-dollar homes. Now there's evidence that rural areas are doing well, too. [Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel]

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Business slowdown: Traffic jams up South Florida’s economy

Fix it! That’s the cry from South Florida business owners as backed-up roads take their toll on companies from Palm Beach County to the Keys. [Source: Miami Herald]

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ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:

› Office market starting to gain traction in Southwest Florida [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The office market, typically one of the last in real estate to rebound from an economic downturn, is warming up again in Southwest Florida. While it has yet to reach the fevered pitch of residential sales, office buildings are again attracting investors who are pumping millions of dollars into the region’s recovery.

› Between sessions, a peek inside Florida lawmakers' Medicaid mailbag [Tampa Bay Times]
Floridians are writing to their legislators to tell them how they blew it by ending a regular session with no budget, and without addressing the state's long-term health care needs. Their clicking keyboards reflect their frustration.

› How a Florida shopping mall ended up in the hands of a Chinese fugitive [Wall Street Journal]
The Fashion Mall hasn’t much lived up to its name. Already faltering a decade ago, the South Florida shopping mall has since been hammered by a hurricane, vacated by its tenants and put into bankruptcy, all the time, it turns out, being partially owned by a fugitive from China.

› Tampa Bay a hot market for nonprofit CEOs [Tampa Bay Times]
Tampa Bay is a new hot spot for aspiring nonprofit leaders. More than a half-dozen nonprofits in the area, ranging from museums to zoos to economic development centers, are searching for chief executive officers.

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› Massive Miami Worldcenter project slated for groundbreaking after city's OK [South Florida Business Journal]
Miami Worldcenter, one of the biggest urban projects in South Florida, is slated to break ground in the third quarter this year after its phase one site plan cleared approval from the city on Monday.

› Office Depot shareholders to vote June 19 on Staples merger [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Office Depot shareholders will meet June 19 in Boca Raton to vote on the retailer's $6.3 billion proposed merger with rival Staples.

› Fixing Florida's water supply was once state House Speaker Steve Crisafulli's top priority; now it will wait [Tampa Bay Times]
Last year saw a rare alignment of political forces in Florida. Gov. Rick Scott, several powerful state senators, a coalition of environmental groups and a consortium of business and industry groups all said the Legislature needed to do something about fixing Florida's water.

› The close ties between a for-profit college and its watchdog [Miami Herald]
Federal funding is the lifeblood of Florida’s for-profit college industry, which has seen a series of college shutdowns amid allegations of fraud.