March 28, 2024

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Ratings agency Demotech sends out a warning about Florida's homeowner insurers

Given how 2020 is unfolding, a significant warning early this year about the condition of Florida's homeowner insurance market understandably didn't get a lot of attention Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Driverless vehicles help fight COVID-19

Since late March, Mayo Clinic Florida has been using autonomous vehicles to transport medical supplies and COVID-19 tests on its Jacksonville campus. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

COVID-19 opens ‘Pandora's box' of Florida businesses' privacy concerns

Location tracking and health monitoring raise privacy issues. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Cyber-criminals get trickier as more people work from home

Since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March, cyber-criminals have upped their game considerably... Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

In Florida and nationwide, cyber-security jobs are waiting to be filled

There is a shortage of cyber-security professionals in Florida, with more than 25,000 unfilled cyber-security jobs in the state. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Cyber Florida's new leader stresses need to step up student enrollment

Mike McConnell, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and the former director of the U.S. National Security Agency, brings an extensive military... Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

SportsEdTV produces training videos for young athletes

Former University of Miami tennis player John Eagleton and marketer Robert Mazzucchelli have teamed up to create SportsEdTV. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Finfrock Industries uses 3-D software to save time and money

When Allen Finfrock's grandfather founded Finfrock Industries in 1945, the Apopka company supplied precast concrete components... Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Nadine Smith is a Florida Icon

LGBTQ rights advocate and founding executive director of Equality Florida Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Clothes Bin provides new life for old clothes

85% of old clothes and shoes wind up in landfills. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Providing aid for lawyers with mental health issues

The Florida Bar's new president is focused on providing support for lawyers struggling with mental health issues. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Millennials' obsession with juices drives new brand of entrepreneur

Juices and teas are hipper than ever. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

COVID-19 may stall Florida Bar's push for a statewide business court system

In 2004, Judge Belvin Perry issued an order creating Florida's first business court in the 9th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves the Orlando area... Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Coronavirus lawsuits in Florida

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered more than 80 federal and state lawsuits in Florida, and that's only the beginning. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Florida attorney Ben Crump remains in the civil rights spotlight

Ben Crump's advocacy and success have established him as the leading attorney nationally in high-profile civil rights cases. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Echoes of history

Two ships, two struggles to do the right thing. Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

Estero-based Hertz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Estero-based Hertz, which moved its headquarters to Florida six years ago on the promise of more than $12 million in state incentives... Read more »
Published on 6/25/2020

The Florida Green Lodging Program is helping hotels go green

15 Northwest Florida lodging facilities commit to the state's green program. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

USF's med school vital piece of Jeff Vinik's remake of downtown Tampa

Orlando isn't the only Florida city banking on a university campus to stimulate its downtown. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

UCF's new president Alexander Cartwright

A native of the Bahamas, Alexander Cartwright was the first in his family to go to college. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

ECOncrete requires less energy to make and promotes healthy marine life

ECOncrete features 3-D textured surfaces that mimic natural reefs and promote the growth of oysters, corals and other healthy marine life Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

The Motwani family business's rise from motels to luxury hotels and condos

The Motwani family's first venture in Florida landed them in a fix — but ultimately on a trajectory they've ridden from mom-and-pop motels to luxury hotel and condo towers. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

How Southwest Florida businesses are coping during the coronavirus pandemic

3 Daughters Brewing CEO Mike Harting was an early voice in calling on the government to focus its stimulus efforts on small businesses Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

Villa Del Ray Golf Course makes way for homes

13th Floor Homes is planning 436 residences at the old Villa Del Ray Golf Course in Delray Beach. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

UCF/Valencia's downtown campus: Universities as community economic engines

Orlando's new UCF/Valencia downtown campus is at the leading edge of a trend that's seen universities position themselves as economic engines for their communities. Read more »
Published on 5/27/2020

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Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices
Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices

Central Floirda chocolate shops are left with a bitter taste as cocoa prices hit an all-time high earlier this week.

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