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• Amid unfilled job openings, workers talk about what they want from employers

  Some Florida businesses are struggling to find employees and those employees are demanding better working conditions. The clash is especially obvious in college towns where businesses rely on student labor.

• Which Florida toll-road transponder is better: E-PASS or SunPass?

  Florida's toll-road transponders, E-PASS and SunPass, are alike in many ways but also have key differences.

• Orlando holiday shoppers should start searching the shelves now, experts say

  Coronavirus in Asia has delayed the loading of ships heading to the United States while equipment and labor shortages along with truck and rail capacity issues have worsened congestion at American ports.

• In a warming ocean, some corals are winners. UM study has insights on heat tolerance

  For coral scientists trying to save the world’s reefs from climate change, the big existential question is: how to help these vital ecosystems withstand the heat of a warming ocean and resist a damaging effect called bleaching.

• City of Winter Park to host job fair for about 50 openings

  The City of Winter Park is hosting a job fair Saturday for about 50 open positions, including some that were previously frozen as the city assessed the impact of COVID-19 on its budget.

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