Florida Business News

• Coronavirus Florida: New cases at lowest level in 6 weeks

  New COVID-19 cases plunged to the lowest level in six weeks on Monday, but the number of tests reported were also far below normal, according to the Florida Department of Health.

• NOAA Report: Florida on pace for hottest year on record

  Temperatures soared higher than normal across much of the nation in June and through the first six months of 2020, putting the country on track for what could be another one of its warmest years on record.

• Gov. Ron DeSantis pushes for college sports to play this fall

  With the Mid-American Conference canceling its football season this fall and Big Ten presidents voting against playing in the fall, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is still hopeful that other Power Five conferences will be able to play.

• Many landmark restaurants, bars in Florida won’t reopen after virus

  Every neighborhood loses something precious when local eateries and hangouts get shuttered, but as infections spread and the economic fallout continues, the loss of iconic establishments is particularly hard to swallow.

• Will IAAPA Expo happen this year? Some vendors cancel amid safety and travel concerns

  Every year, a group roughly the size of a small city — about 40,000 people from 100 countries — flock to the Orange County Convention Center for what has become the epicenter of the theme park industry.

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