Florida

Some Salons Open Under New Rules
Some Salons Open Under New Rules
May 12, 2020  |  Retail

It’s been seven weeks since Scottie Etheridge, 48, of Key West, Florida has had a haircut. But that changed on Monday (May 11) when Republican...

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Florida Retail Reopening Fails To Draw Consumers
Florida Retail Reopening Fails To Draw Consumers
May 05, 2020  |  Retail

Retail reopening events continued to draw light foot traffic on Monday, as Florida joined Texas in allowing non-essential stores to reopen. Meanwhile the digital shift...

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Data: 14 Pct Of US Workforce Now Without Jobs
Data: 14 Pct Of US Workforce Now Without Jobs
April 16, 2020  |  Economy

Fourteen percent of American workers are now unemployed because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from CNBC. Some states have it decidedly worse...

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Florida’s Spring Breakdown
Florida’s Spring Breakdown
March 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The deluge of college students that flood into Florida each year for spring break is such a regular occurrence that they’ve become something of a...

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Making Money When It Rains Iguanas
Making Money When It Rains Iguanas
January 25, 2020  |  Retail

Dale Carnegie, America’s first self-help guru and author of “How To Win Friends & Influence People,” famously coined the phrase “when life gives you lemons,...

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No Precedent For Facebook Antitrust Investigation, Says FL AG
No Precedent For Facebook Antitrust Investigation, Says FL AG
September 09, 2019  |  Regulation

The Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said the antitrust probes into Facebook don’t have any common case studies to draw from in deciding how to...

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Waymo To Test Autonomous Vehicles In Florida
Waymo To Test Autonomous Vehicles In Florida
August 20, 2019  |  Innovation

Waymo plans to test autonomous vehicles in the rainy conditions of Florida, according to a report. The company, which is owned by Google’s parent company...

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Kroger Building New Automated Warehouse Facility
Kroger Building New Automated Warehouse Facility
July 28, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Supermarket giant Kroger and online grocery retailer Ocado are joining forces to build the second of 20 planned automated warehouse facilities. The two companies have...

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Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
Florida City Pays Hundreds Of Thousands To Hackers
June 27, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware. Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville,...

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