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Florida’s initial unemployment claims show slight improvement
Florida saw a slight decrease in week-over-week first-time unemployment claims for the week ending June 27 — but it still ranked among the worst five states. Total first-time claims in Florida were 84,608, down from 95,683 the previous week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Florida was No. 5 in the nation for the…
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DeSantis vetoes $10 million for Osceola’s BRIDG tech center
Gov. Ron DeSantis killed a $10 million appropriation for Osceola County’s BRIDG advanced manufacturing center as part of sweeping round of vetoes aimed at slashing the state budget by $1 billion in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in GrowthSpotter. The BRIDG veto was a gut punch to the $70 million facility that anchors…
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Here’s why evictions are headed to Park Avenue
An eviction lawsuit in Winter Park’s high-end Park Avenue shopping district may be a signal more are coming, experts say, as the pandemic continues to dampen sales for retailers across Central Florida. Winter Park-based landlord Lulu I LLC has alleged its lessee Roia Inc. — which does business as cosmetics shop Elevatione at Winter Park…
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Realtors’ CEO: Real-estate market is on the rebound | Commentary
The word “recession” conjures up thoughts of foreclosures, for sale signs and half-constructed neighborhoods. We are living in uncertain economic times once again, triggering memories of 2008. But unlike the Great Recession, this is a medical crisis — not a real-estate crisis. Now is not the time to panic, but to understand the landscape and…
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Disneyland’s reopening delayed, but Disney World plans still on schedule, company says
Plans to reopen Disneyland Resort in California have been postponed. But, the schedule for the phased reopening of Walt Disney World has not changed, a Disney World spokeswoman said Thursday. Disney had proposed reopening Disneyland theme park and sister attraction Disney California Adventure on July 17. But, Wednesday evening, the resort announced that the state…
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Orange County aims to equip another 10,000 small businesses with PPE
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County will be giving out another round of free personal protective equipment to small businesses. The offer comes five days into the new mask mandate that requires most people to wear face coverings in public and is the second PPE giveaway the county has offered for small businesses. Inside the kits,…
Read MoreTwo new solar farms to deliver power to six Florida cities, including Orlando and Kissimmee
Six Florida municipal utilities, including those in Orlando and Kissimmee, are joining the growing number of power companies able to provide their customers with solar power, a cleaner source of energy. By the end of June, two of five new solar farm sites, the Harmony Solar Energy Center in St. Cloud and the Taylor Creek…
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