May 4, 2024
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Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Fort Lauderdale Area Created More Than 13,000 New Jobs Over the Year
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Fort Lauderdale area added 13,200 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The Fort Lauderdale area’s unemployment rate was 2.8 percent...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Miami Area Created More Than 28,000 New Jobs, Second Highest in State
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Miami area added 28,200 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the second-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro areas....
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Orlando Area Continues to Lead in Job Growth for 54 Consecutive Months
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that September 2019 marked 54 consecutive months of the Orlando area having the highest job creation in the state, adding 45,600 new private-sector...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Pensacola Area Added 800 New Jobs Over the Year
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Pensacola area added 800 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 2.9 percent in September, down 0.2...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Southwest Florida Created More Than 16,000 New Jobs
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Naples area added 5,100 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in September, down 0.3...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Tampa Area Created More Than 27,000 New Jobs
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Tampa area added 27,300 new private-sector jobs in the last year, creating the third-highest number of jobs among all Florida metro...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces West Palm Beach Area Adds More Than 11,000 New Jobs Over the Year
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the West Palm Beach area added 11,500 new private-sector jobs in the past year. The area’s unemployment rate was 3.2 percent in September,...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Tampa-based Tech Company CoLabs Raises $6.2 Million for New AI Software Product IntelAgree
CoLabs raised $6.2 million in investor funding for IntelAgree, a contract lifecycle management (CLM) software tool that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize and simplify business processes.
"IntelAgree has seen...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Space Florida Awarded $90M Infrastructure Grant from U.S. Department of Transportation
Exploration Park, Fla. (October 17, 2019) – Space Florida is moving forward on a $90 million infrastructure improvement grant recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The grant...
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Published on 10/18/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Legislation to Expedite Water Quality Improvements
Jupiter, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced proposed legislation for the 2020 Legislative Session that will expedite water quality improvements throughout Florida. The legislation incorporates recommendations of the Blue-Green Algae...
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Published on 10/17/2019
FSU hosts symposium on diversity and inclusion in higher education
More than 200 Florida State University students, faculty and staff took part in a healthy dialogue on the topics of diversity, inclusion and equity in researching and teaching in higher...
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Published on 10/16/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces All 28 Florida Colleges Support the Last Mile College Completion Program
Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Department of Education and the Florida College System announced that all 28 Florida Colleges support the Last Mile College Completion Program and...
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Published on 10/16/2019
Dr. H. Kurtis Biggs, Becomes the First Orthopaedic Surgeon, from Tampa to Miami, to Offer OMNIbotics ® Robotic- Assisted Total Knee Replacements
(Naples, Florida) September 16, 2019 – Dr. H. Kurtis Biggs, founder of the renowned Joint Replacement Institute in Naples, Florida, has become the first orthopaedic surgeon from Tampa to Miami to offer...
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Published on 10/16/2019
Florida Ports Leading the Nation in Resiliency
TALLAHASSEE – Florida's 15 seaports are leading the nation in resiliency for sea level rise and natural disasters, according to a new study released today by the Florida Ports Council. The report also provides recommendations...
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Published on 10/15/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces FDEM has Awarded More Than $1 Billion for Hurricane Recovery Since January 8
Tallahassee, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) has crossed the billion-dollar mark in hurricane recovery funding since January 8. This milestone comes as...
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Published on 10/11/2019
Caribbean Bar Association Raises Funds for Scholarships, Hurricane Dorian Relief and Installs New Officers
MIAMI, FL – October 2019 – The Caribbean Bar Association (“CBA”) held its 23rd Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at the Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay,...
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Published on 10/8/2019
CAE USA celebrates groundbreaking on new U.S. headquarters facility in Tampa
CAE USA, one of the leading training and simulation companies in the defense market, is today celebrating the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art U.S. headquarters facility to be located at...
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Published on 10/8/2019
2019's Best Foodie Cities in America
With Oct. 16 being World Food Day and restaurant prices rising 3.2% between July 2018 and July 2019, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s Best Foodie Cities...
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Published on 10/7/2019
Governor Ron DeSantis Announces Proposal to Increase Minimum Salary for Florida Teachers
Middleburg, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his proposal to increase the minimum salary for teachers across the state. The Governor’s proposed 2020 budget recommendation will include a pay raise...
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Published on 10/7/2019
New Miami Brunches: Undiscovered + Local Favs
Undiscovered Brunch Locales:
BALEENkitchen: What’s better than miles of uncrowded white-sand beaches? BRUNCH! From 12-3pm on Saturdays and Sundays for $49, Solé Miami’s on-site restaurant, BALEENkitchen brings an incredible, nomadic...
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Published on 10/4/2019
Florida Lottery's New Scratch-Off Partnership Set to Boost Education Funding
The new contract is estimated to generate $135 million to education over the next seven-and-a-half years
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Published on 10/3/2019
Orlando Gateway developers win summary judgment over $13 million
[Orlando, FL]—An Orange County judge on Tuesday granted a summary judgment motion in a long-running legal dispute over membership interest in the prominent Orlando Gateway mixed-use development project, awarding developers...
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Published on 10/3/2019
BDB Attracts $220M in Capital Investment and Thousands of Jobs to Palm Beach County
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Business Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB) completed its fiscal year with the growth of 34 companies that have either relocated to or expanded...
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Published on 10/3/2019
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Announces Organizational Changes at the Norwegian Cruise Line Brand
MIAMI, Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) (the “Company”) today announced organizational changes at the Norwegian Cruise Line brand. These changes include the planned departure of Andy...
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Published on 10/3/2019
HEALTH OFFICIALS ISSUE MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESSES ADVISORY
Saint Augustine, Fla.— The Florida Department of Health in St. Johns County (DOH-St. Johns County) advises residents of an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity within some of the sentinel chicken...
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Published on 10/3/2019
Business Beat - Week of May 3rd
