May 21, 2024
Florida Business News

How Florida and Texas became the Wall Street of the South

Wall Street banks, hedge funds, and other financial institutions looking to expand their operations are increasingly turning to the business-friendly Sun Belt.

Texas-based Independent Bank to be bought for $2 billion by Florida’s SouthState

Regional lender SouthState Corp will buy Texas-based smaller rival Independent Bank Group for about $2 billion, the companies said on Monday, creating a combined entity with $65 billion in total assets.

Why stores and restaurants tout Florida avocados

Consumers, retailers and many foodservice operators eagerly await the arrival of Florida green-skin avocados every year, grower-shippers say.

Some of Florida’s biggest school districts continue to seek solutions for schools that sit well below their capacity.

Some of Florida’s biggest school districts continue to seek solutions for schools that sit well below their capacity.

Scientists are trying to figure out why so many just-born manatees die

One in four manatees found dead in Florida this year died within one year of birth, state data shows, making it the leading known category of death for sea cows so far in 2024.

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