Florida Business News
- Jobless claims continue downward trend
First-time jobless claims declined in Florida for a third consecutive week, following a spike last month when nearly 5,000 Spirit Airlines workers were laid off in the state when the carrier shut down operations.
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Business Beat - Week of June 5th
Get top news-to-know with Florida Trend's headline-focused video news brief, hosted by associate editor Brian Hartz.
- 'Flesh-eating' worms making way to Texas. Could they come to Florida?
Floridians already have the threat of Vibrio vulnificus, the so-called "flesh-eating bacteria," to worry about. Do we have to worry about "flesh-eating" worms now , too?
- The hidden danger of Florida's invasive lizards
Scientists have been hypothesizing that Peter's rock agamas preying on anoles could lead to more mosquito bites and dangerous viruses for us all.
- Tropical activity picking up in Pacific. What's happening in Atlantic?
The arrival of hurricane season felt real this week with the formation of the first named storm of the season. Fortunately for Florida, Tropical Storm Amanda is over open water in the eastern Pacific.