Florida Business News
- Florida TaxWatch urges lawmakers to improve affordable housing for ‘missing middle’
Florida’s twice-updated Live Local Act is delivering affordable units and faster approvals, but not for a major category of renters it promised to help.
- Investor group buys cup maker Tervis, will move HQ to Bradenton
Less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with at least $30 million in debt — and six months after coming out of it — Venice-based drinkware manufacturer Tervis has been sold.
- Miami-based SmartBarrel is reshaping the future of construction labor
In a city known for crypto hype and AI experiments, SmartBarrel is building something far more tangible: a new foundation for construction labor management.
- Sarasota Sheriff's Office requests $225 million budget, but what is it going toward?
Faced with rising costs, an expanding population, tourism growth and complex economic crime, Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman is asking county commissioners for a 12% budget increase.
- City of Gainesville officials finding new ways to cope with loss of RTS funding
Gainesville leased six RTS buses to Six Flags for $932,212 to offset funding cuts from the University of Florida. UF is considering partially funding some routes, and a paratransit provider offered a rate reduction to help the city.