Florida Business News
- Florida marine industry pressured by skilled labor shortage, housing costs
Marine businesses – which span everything from manufacturing to servicing and yacht building – are struggling to find and retain qualified employees as the industry grows and older, experienced workers begin to retire.
- Hurricane forecasters eyeing potential tropical development in Caribbean
A stretch of the Caribbean Sea that typically serves as the main zone of development for tropical systems that launch into the Gulf of Mexico during the latter half of hurricane season has been eerily quiet this year. That may change.
- FAU-Broward Health medical partnership implodes, leaves students scrambling
A highly touted partnership between Broward Health and Florida Atlantic University to collaborate for clinical training and research has ended abruptly, as has the hands-on experience medical students were getting at Broward County hospitals.
- Merger ahead for CSX? ‘You’ve got to wait for the right timing,’ new CEO says
When CSX Corp. announced a sudden change in its CEO position late last month, speculation began that the Jacksonville-based railroad company might be seeking a merger.
- Miami-Dade Innovation Authority launches a $300,000 challenge to startups
The Miami-Dade Innovation Authority is once again asking technology startups to help the county attack some of its most pressing issues that impact quality of life. This time: to help shape the future of emergency management.