Business Leaders

Lawmakers questioned the fate of an office that seeks to bolster the entertainment industry in Florida, as the House moves to eliminate the state’s business-recruitment agency and a series of economic-development programs.

According to AAA, the cost of a gallon of gas jumped 15 cents last week alone, averaging $3.46 on Sunday. That’s a noticeable increase from late December, when a gallon of regular unleaded dipped below $3 in the Sunshine State.

Farmworkers were leading a five-day, 45-mile trek on foot last week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town in an effort to pressure retailers to leverage their purchasing power for better worker pay and working conditions.

Despite the housing market rebalancing toward a more normal one, wealthy areas in South Florida are still holding on to their high home values.

A massive buildup of seaweed that scientists have tracked for months has started to wash ashore the Sunshine State, with experts warning that the worst could still be ahead.