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TALLAHASSEE — Faced with the potential loss of millions of dollars and Florida’s “sand-between your toes “reputation, Gov. Charlie Crist said Thursday he’d consider calling lawmakers back to put an offshore drilling ban into the Florida Constitution. Several Democratic lawmakers…

Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced that her Department of Financial Services’ toll-free Consumer HelpLine, at 1-877-My-FL-CFO (1-877-693-5236), is prepared to assist business owners impacted by the growing oil spill in the Gulf. Specialists are available from 8 a.m. to…

An explosion on a BP oil rig last month that has resulted in the biggest oil spill in recent history has spurred at least eight lawsuits in federal court from Panhandle residents whose livelihoods could be upended by the spill.…

TALLAHASSEE — Florida's Gulf Coast towns are bracing for lost business as state officials predict oil from the explosion on a BP oil rig off the Louisiana coast last month could make landfall by Wednesday. “I'm looking at maybe no…

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s three leading contenders for governor are divided on how to kick-start the state’s stalled economy, particularly on how to dole out tax incentives to business groups and industries. While Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Paula Dockery both…

TALLAHASSEE — House Speaker Larry Cretul laid out a plan Thursday for delaying a big increase in the state’s unemployment compensation tax — a move business groups have been demanding saying the boost is sure to spark more job layoffs.…

WEST BAY — The St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services firm, to market for sale or lease more than 1,000…

TALLAHASSEE — Despite unemployment not seen in 30 years, consumer confidence in Florida may be on the rise, at least temporarily. The University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research released its latest survey Tuesday saying consumer confidence has…

TALLAHASSEE — With Florida unemployment at a 36-year high, Gov. Charlie Crist on Tuesday called for scaling back the state’s corporate income tax as a means of keeping cash in struggling companies. Speaking at a pipe manufacturer in Panama City,…

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s unemployment rate jumped again in December 2009, to 11.8 percent — meaning there are 1,087,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 9,180,000. Unemployment is up 0.3 percentage point from November’s rate of 11.5 percent and up…