2014 Legislature Doesn't Give Businesses Everything They Want
When the Legislature adjourned and went home in May, what did lawmakers do to make life better for business?
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Facts and Figures About Work Shortage and Unemployment
Worker Shortage Looms According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) the U.S. economy will create 120,000 jobs a year in computer science through 2020. However, U.S. institutions of higher learning only produce 40,000 bachelor’s degrees annually in that field,…
Florida Legislature Approves Measures to Help Economic Development
When the Legislature went home, this is what they did for — and to — business.
A Conversation with Florida Senate President Don Gaetz
The Niceville Republican talks about his career, his hopes for Northwest Florida and what he hopes to accomplish over his two-year term at the Senate's helm.
Pensacola: The Upside of Florida
Public and private leaders join forces to breathe a new economic vitality into Pensacola.
Who is writing the news?
Recession's impact still being felt in how state government news does (and doesn't) get into your hands.
2012 Legislature was a big win for business
When the Florida Legislature adjourned, a collective sigh could be heard from business interests across the state. Despite lawmakers’ obsession with cutting state spending, they managed to pass a host of bills to benefit business — and hopefully give a little boost to the state’s economic recovery.
