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Plan approved to help business

TALLAHASSEE — A business-friendly unemployment compensation measure similar to a proposal by Gov. Rick Scott was approved Thursday by a House committee, promising lower taxes on employers a shorter payout period, and new requirements for workers seeking job benefits. The…

Vision Airlines expands service

Atlanta-based Vision Airlines is expanding its passenger service to several new markets in Florida, which includes adding 20 new cities to the routes it flies out of Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS), located on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso…

Report points fingers at BP mistakes, shortcuts

TALLAHASSEE — In what likely will become fodder for upcoming lawsuits, a stinging federal report scheduled for release next week shows that shortcuts, mistakes, questionable technology and overall poor management led to the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Releasing…