Florida Business News
- Childcare adds big budget pressure to working Florida families
Childcare issues cost Florida businesses billions of dollars annually due to employee turnover and unplanned absences. High childcare and housing costs are driving younger workers out of Florida to other states.
- Worm-based recycling
A UCF graduate is turning worm waste into a natural fertilizer — and his little composters just might help solve the plastic crisis.
- Federal shutdown delays $77 million in SBA-backed capital for Florida small businesses
The U.S. Small Business Administration estimated Nov. 13 that Florida small businesses missed out on tens of millions of dollars in federally guaranteed loans during the recent government shutdown.
- Florida’s I-95 leads U.S. in fatal crashes
An analysis conducted by the law firm Schiller Kessler Group revealed that between 2019 and 2023, Florida recorded 1,729 fatalities along I-95, comprising nearly one-quarter of all I-95 deaths nationwide.
- Florida urges judge to toss out bear hunt lawsuit
Pointing to its constitutional power to manage wildlife, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is urging a judge to toss out a lawsuit that seeks to prevent a bear hunt in December.