May 12, 2024
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An earlier start: Teaching in Israel
Israel made school mandatory for 3 and 4 year olds in 2012.
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Published on 5/28/2019
Late to game: Teaching in India
India only recently made education a fundamental right.
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Published on 5/28/2019
West Palm Beach's Norton Museum sees record number of visitors after $100-million expansion
In February and March, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach hosted 66,000 visitors, a record for any two-month period...
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Published on 5/28/2019
Overworked: Teaching in Japan
The burden of Japan's high performance rests on its teachers.
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Challenging but rewarding: Teaching in Ireland
While desirable, teaching in Ireland has gotten tougher, with salaries still at pre-2008 levels.
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Popular Profession: Teaching in Canada
Canadian schools are picky about who gets to teach.
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Published on 5/28/2019
Five Stories: Teaching in Brazil
The country's teacher corps is young and must work with big classes and widely varying work conditions.
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Published on 5/28/2019
Finnish Line: Teaching in Finland
Finland is known for having the best teachers; although it doesn't pay them at premium levels...
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Published on 5/28/2019
More than a Florida business magazine
The media industry has had to reinvent itself over the years — not unlike other industries. Reinvention, I believe, should start with customer service.
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Published on 5/28/2019
Growing Pensacola video brochures company taps market
Video Brochures Direct produces video brochures that can be accompanied by music played from stereo speakers built into the book.
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Published on 4/26/2019
PARC Group developing eTown, a zero-energy-ready master-planned community
With half its acreage set aside as a reserve, eTown will include walking trails, paths for electric carts and about 1,400 homes...
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Published on 4/26/2019
A Florida market for crafts from India
Mela's goods are in approximately 5,000 stores in America, says founder and CEO Navroze Mehta.
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Full Sail University opens video gaming competition arena
Gamer-Dome
Full Sail University, the for-profit entertainment industry school in Winter Park, opened a $6-million arena for video gaming competitions that school executives say is the largest e-sports arena on...
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital uses robot to find lung cancer nodules
Among the challenges in treating lung cancer is the difficulty of detecting malignant nodules in hard-to-reach areas within the lung.
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Published on 4/26/2019
Grammy-nominated Seraphic Fire begins student composer-in-resident program
Miami vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire, nominated for two Grammy awards, last year began a student composer-in-residence program...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Next CEO of Lynx, Orlando's bus system, faces same challenges as predecessor
The CEO of Lynx, metro Orlando's bus system, resigned in February after less than three years on the job...
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Tampa's port gains two more major cargo shipping deals
Earlier this year, Cosco Shipping Lines of China started sending its container cargo ships to Port Tampa Bay...
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Airlines fight 'Florida box' formula for calculating taxes
Florida's tax law charges airlines millions for flying hundreds of miles over open water in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean.
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Jacksonville International Airport plans third concourse to handle growth
Last year, Jacksonville International Airport added Spirit Airlines to its roster...
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Port of Fort Pierce targets megayacht industry
As veteran port executive Stan Payne says, recent times have been a golden age for Florida ports...
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Florida Icon: Biologist Mike Owen
Biologist Mike Owen on a lesson from his dad...
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Certification as pharmaceutical freight hub gives Miami International Airport advantage
Miami International's certification gives it a leg up on temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical cargo.
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Allegiant Air expanding into resort business
Allegiant, which built its business shuttling tourists between small cities and secondary airports ...
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Athletic shoes and the billion-dollar resell market
Juan Osorio was in the fifth grade in Jacksonville when he fell in love with a sneaker, the Nike Air Jordan 3...
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Published on 4/26/2019
New DOT codes turn Florida trucking industry into transportation turf war
Florida is caught up in a push by the trucking industry for changes...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Business Beat - Week of May 10th
