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Database offers look at state business incentives

Jim Stratton — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:39:00 EDT

There's been a bunch of buzz lately about the incentives the state has been handing out to businesses to get them to locate or expand here.

CEO's rank Florida as second-best place to do business; List of Top 10 states

Jim Stratton — Wed, 8 May 2013 11:19:00 EDT

Well now I don't know what to think.

Long-term unemployment lingers as economy slowly heals

Jim Stratton — Fri, 3 May 2013 14:10:00 EDT

We posted a story today about long-term unemployment and how it continues to hover at record levels. You can find the story here . This is the chart that goes with it. It's equal parts stunning and depressing.

Employee training grants to double under Florida budget plan

Jim Stratton — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:02:00 EDT

This item courtesy of my colleague Marcia Heroux Pounds at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Worker training funds could get a boost ...

Feds say Florida's unemployment rules violate civil rights laws

Jim Stratton — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:10:00 EDT

It'll be interesting to see how Florida responds to claims by the Labor Department that some of the state's unemployment eligibility procedures violate civil rights laws.

In Florida's housing market, cash is king

Jim Stratton — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:53:00 EDT

In Florida, half of all home sales have become all-cash transactions. That's for single family homes.

Clever reader: If Chamber is worried about local regs, shouldn't it oppose local tax breaks?

Jim Stratton — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:22:00 EDT

Earlier this week, I told you about the Florida Chamber's attempt to paint folks who disagree with them as not just wrong, but as "opponents of job creation."