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Where the jobs are
The Wall Street JournalEven in a jobless recovery, people are finding work -- if they have the right skills. Or if they are willing to move. Last month, the U.S. economy produced a disappointing 21,000 jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That capped a three-year...Tags: Real Estate, Engineering, Securities, Finance, Las Vegas
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Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla., Robert Trigaux column
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.Forget those pricey state economic incentives used like catnip to persuade companies to expand to Florida. Want Fortune 500 corporations to replant their headquarters in the Sunshine State? Buy their CEOs nice beachfront vacation homes. That seems...Tags: St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Government, Executive Branch, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Saint Petersberg (Russia)
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In politics, facts and figures are material for the spin cycle
TALLAHASSEE — With Gov. Rick Scott bound for Chile to tout Florida's business climate, one report he probably won't take with him came courtesy of Anderson Economic Group — a Michigan-based organization that ranked the state's business-tax...Tags: Business, Personal Income, Amusement and Theme Parks, Government, Executive Branch
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Florida cargo and cruise facilities in line for a record-setting year of funding
TALLAHASSEE — Florida's seaports, including Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, are set to embark on a massive round of waterfront and transit upgrades, as the cargo and cruise facilities are in line for a record-setting year of funding from the...Tags: Cruises, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Suez Canal, Royal Caribbean International
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Rick Scott touts rule repeal, end of teacher tenure, for economic rebound
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has been on a "victory tour" of schools this week to tout the $480 million in merit-based raises for teachers that lawmakers agreed to fund in their $74.5 billion budget passed last week. And speaking with Enterprise...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Government, Executive Branch, Rentals, Justice System
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San-Lee Park makes website's list of state's, nation's best campgrounds
The Sanford Herald, N.C.More Fewer photos SANFORD -- Many of the locations named on tripleblaze.com's "Best U.S. Campgrounds" list would be no surprise to most Americans -- among them Yosemite Valley, Calif., Asheville, N.C. and Pig Pine Key, Fla. But the site ranked... -
15 Florida companies, including 3 from Orlando area, on this year's Fortune 500
Fifteen Florida-based companies made this year's Fortune 500 list of the biggest U.S. companies with publicly disclosed revenue. The largest Florida company on the 2013 list, ranked 74th, is World Fuel Services of Miami. The only Orlando-area...
Tags: Melbourne, Orlando Restaurants, Publix Super Markets Inc., Orlando, Harris Corp.
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Lt Gov: NJ had no chance to keep Hertz
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.New Jersey would have fought to stop Hertz from moving its corporate headquarters and more than 500 jobs from Park Ridge for Florida with help from $85 million in tax incentives, but it never had the chance, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno said Tuesday. She...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Government, Executive Branch, Economic Policy
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Hertz moves 550 from Park Ridge to Florida
The Record, Hackensack, N.J.New Jersey would have fought to stop Hertz from moving its corporate headquarters and 550 jobs from Park Ridge to Florida, but it never had the chance, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said Tuesday. Guadagno said her office found out only a week ago about the...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Government, Executive Branch, Tampa
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State charges dropped against former Dixon treasurer
Lee County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped all charges against Rita Crundwell, the former Dixon treasurer who is serving a nearly 20-year federal sentence for a fraud scheme. In dropping the 60 counts of felony theft during a brief hearing in Dixon,...
Tags: Trials, Lawyers, Judges, Punishment, Ronald Reagan
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Honey Rand:Florida needs biotech business
Sometime in the next few days, a really bad piece of legislation will be sent to the governor. To be fair, probably a handful of pretty bad ideas are heading his way. But at least one of them has already had a chilling effect on investment in a critical...Tags: Renewable Energy, Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Tampa
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Florida air show guide -- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels and other show schedules
Update: Because of government sequestration, both the Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thubderbirds performance teams have been grounded. Check air show websites for updated performers.
There must be something in the air. Actually, there is, all over...Tags: New Smyrna Beach, Homestead, Daytona Beach, Key West, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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