BUSINESS NEWS
TOP STORIES
Florida’s summer COVID surge fading quickly; new data underscores vaccine effectiveness
Just as it did last summer, Florida's surge in COVID-19 cases is fading rapidly, though much later compared to 2020 case data. Hospitalizations are also falling off quickly, with fewer new patients admitted because of COVID-19, and more being discharged after being...
Sponsored by:
MORE NEWS
Citizens Insurance nears 700,000 policies
TALLAHASSEE --- With Citizens Property Insurance Corp. nearing 700,000 policies, lawmakers could again look for ways to curb growth in the state-backed insurer. Citizens at the end of August had 687,079 policies as it continues to add thousands of customers a week,...
Investment in IQ Fiber signals internet expansion across Northeast Florida
Jacksonville may soon have a new affordable, high-speed Internet provider to compete with telecom giants AT&T and Comcast. SDC Capital Partners (“SDC), a global digital infrastructure investment firm, announced this week they acquired a majority interest in IQ...
Media Check: No, Florida GOP leaders aren’t rubber-stamping a “Texas-style” abortion bill
The Capitolist "Media Check" is back for the second time in a week, this time to debunk the false narrative that a "Texas-style" anti-abortion bill is coming to Florida. National media outlets, including the New York Times, Washington Post and equally unreliable...
State Representative Nicholas Duran to lead Primavera Health
State Representative Nicholas Duran is taking over the reins at Primavera Health to help expand the company and its markets throughout the U.S. Primavera Health, an all-in-one healthcare software suite, announced on Wednesday that Duran would take over as president...
Report: Florida hotel industry projected to end 2021 down $5.3 billion in business travel revenue
Florida hotels are projected to end the year on a low note with business travel revenue still hitting speed bumps in 2021. With much of the state still experiencing a slow recovery since the onset of the pandemic, the new report released on Wednesday by the American...
DeSantis calls for ditching standardized tests
TALLAHASSEE --- Saying the state’s system of standardized testing in public schools is “quite frankly, outdated,” Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that lawmakers will consider a proposal during the 2022 legislative session to end the Florida Standards...
Florida joins suit against vaccine mandate for Gainesville city employees
(The Center Square) – It didn’t take long for the state to take action after Governor Ron DeSantis affirmed Monday that under a new state law, Florida will fine local governments $5,000 for each employee required to be vaccinated, threatening some municipalities with...
Upstryve launches pre-apprenticeship program to address skilled labor shortage
ProBility Media Corp, an industrial education and training technology company headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, has launched a Pre-Apprenticeship Program through its subsidiary. Upstryve, a leading resource for tradespeople nationwide, announced the launch of...
Florida bill would make state education commissioner an elected post again
(The Center Square) – Florida’s education system is embroiled in partisan rancor with lawsuits and the state’s on-again, off-again policy against face-mask mandates – it’s on again via a Friday order by the First District Court of Appeal – creating confusion and...
Florida Polytechnic takes top spot on list of best public colleges in the South
Florida Polytechnic University has been ranked the number one public college in the Southern region of the United States, according to the U.S. News and World Report. In its 2022 Best Colleges list released on Monday, U.S. News and World Report ranks Florida Poly...
Maggie’s List backs Amanda Makki’s CD 13 bid
Maggie’s List, a federal political action committee (PAC), is backing GOP candidate Amanda Makki for Florida’s 13th Congressional District in 2022. The PAC, which is dedicated to electing fiscally conservative women to federal office, announced the endorsement in a...
Campaign cash chasm widens for 2022 elections
TALLAHASSEE --- Ungodly. That’s how a fundraising email Sunday from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist described the amounts of money being raised by Republicans. And as state candidates and political committees finished filing August finance reports...
The Wrap: Is Ron DeSantis a member of Skull and Bones? Is he anti-vax? Is Florida a low vax state?
Every weekend, we look at the news stories shaping the conversations in Florida’s business, public policy, and political worlds. Here’s this weekend’s Capitolist wrap-up, which we call “The Wrap.” Introducing The Capitolist “Media Check” Fact-checking websites...
More evidence mounts that Biden “hurricane tax plan” will hike costs for homeowners
The Biden "Made in America” tax plan, currently being debated in Congress, is attracting more attention of the negative variety - this time from a second Florida-based group underscoring the criticisms leveled last week by the Florida Association of Insurance Agents...
DeSantis calls Biden’s plan to force workers to be vaccinated “fundamentally wrong,” vows to fight mandates
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called President Joe Biden’s latest plan to threaten people’s jobs if they don’t get vaccinated was “fundamentally wrong” and vowed to fight those mandates. On Thursday the President announced several stringent vaccine requirements,...
GenH2, a hydrogen infrastructure solutions leader, plants roots in Florida
GenH2, a leading developer of liquid hydrogen production, is moving its new global headquarters to the Sunshine State. The industry leader in liquid hydrogen infrastructure solutions announced on Friday the purchase of an over 10-acre campus in Titusville, Florida....
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing anti-riot law
(The Center Square) – Another controversial 2021 bill adopted by Florida lawmakers during one of their most ideologically-charged legislative sessions in decades has been set aside by a judge. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker Thursday released a 90-page ruling...
Florida’s orange groves continue to shrink
Florida’s citrus industry continues to be squeezed, as it now uses less than half of the amount of land that it used in 2000, according to reports released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Commercial citrus land totaled 407,348 acres, down 3 percent...
Former Tallahassee mayor sentenced to five years in prison
A man once dubbed by the then Vice President of the United States as a “rising star in the Democrat Party” has fallen hard. Scott Maddox, former chair of the Florida Democrat Party and former mayor of Tallahassee, was sentenced today to five years in prison, $76,000...
Solis Health Plans partners with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Solis Health Plans, a community-focused Florida Medicare Advantage health plan, announced this week a multi-year agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to provide communities with better healthcare options. The partnership will create a new pillar program named...
BREAKING NEWS
-
Florida Politics
Delegation for 9.17.21: Hostile witness — muzzling — united — revolting — Nicki Minaj
Posted by Staff Reports 7 mins ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Venezuelans lash out at Rubio, Scott over permanent U.S. citizenship
Posted by Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio 38 mins ago
-
Florida Daily
Ron DeSantis Announces $3.4 Million for Military Community Grant Programs
Posted by FLORIDA DAILY 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Medical board to hold in-person meetings in October
Posted by Christine Jordan Sexton 2 hours ago
-
FL Education Champions
Legal sports betting projected to generate hundreds of millions for education if ballot initiative passes
Sign the petition to help. -
Orlando Weekly
Viral video compares Florida's COVID-19 death toll to Vietnam War
Posted by Alex Galbraith 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Personnel note: Lauren Book shakes up Senate Minority Office for new Session
Posted by Renzo Downey 2 hours ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Key Florida lawmaker questions part of Texas law outlawing abortion after 6 weeks
Posted by Gray Rohrer 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Randolph Bracy wins firefighters’ backing in CD 10 election
Posted by Scott Powers 2 hours ago
-
Seminole Tribe
The New Seminole Compact: A partnership with the people of Florida.
Signed, passed & now law. Billions guaranteed. -
Florida Phoenix
Republican AGs urge Biden administration to give up on vaccine requirements
Posted by Ariana Figueroa 2 hours ago
-
Orlando Weekly
Florida Hospital Association reports dramatic drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Posted by Alex Galbraith 3 hours ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Laura Loomer, anti-vax conspiracy theorist and GOP congressional candidate, says she has COVID
Posted by Steven Lemongello 3 hours ago
-
Orlando Weekly
Ron DeSantis plans to 'fight like hell' to keep Florida's antibody treatment program going
Posted by Ryan Dailey, NSF 3 hours ago
-
FL Education Champions
Legal sports betting petition drive seeks to lock in education funding
Help by signing the petition. -
Florida Politics
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book backs Janelle Perez in SD 37
Posted by Ryan Nicol 3 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Anthony Rodriguez war chest swells to $562K for Miami-Dade Commission bid
Posted by Jesse Scheckner 3 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Health care providers eye extended COVID-19 liability protections
Posted by Christine Jordan Sexton 4 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Matt Schellenberg latest big name to run for Tommy Hazouri’s old Jacksonville City Council seat
Posted by A.G. Gancarski 4 hours ago
-
Seminole Tribe
The New Seminole Compact: A partnership with the people of Florida.
Signed, passed & now law. Billions guaranteed. -
Florida Politics
Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Democrats
Posted by Associated Press 4 hours ago
-
The Capitolist
Florida’s summer COVID surge fading quickly; new data underscores vaccine effectiveness
Posted by Brian Burgess 4 hours ago -
Florida Daily
Marco Rubio Introduces the Keep Children and Families Safe From Lead Hazards Act
Posted by KEVIN DERBY 4 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Homeowners looking at $168 million tab to spot failed insurance companies
Posted by Renzo Downey 4 hours ago
Sponsored By
Sponsored By
TOP STORIES
AROUND THE STATE
-
Florida Politics
Delegation for 9.17.21: Hostile witness — muzzling — united — revolting — Nicki Minaj
Posted by Staff Reports 7 mins ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Venezuelans lash out at Rubio, Scott over permanent U.S. citizenship
Posted by Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio 38 mins ago
-
Florida Daily
Ron DeSantis Announces $3.4 Million for Military Community Grant Programs
Posted by FLORIDA DAILY 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Medical board to hold in-person meetings in October
Posted by Christine Jordan Sexton 2 hours ago
-
FL Education Champions
Legal sports betting projected to generate hundreds of millions for education if ballot initiative passes
Sign the petition to help.
-
Orlando Weekly
Viral video compares Florida's COVID-19 death toll to Vietnam War
Posted by Alex Galbraith 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Personnel note: Lauren Book shakes up Senate Minority Office for new Session
Posted by Renzo Downey 2 hours ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Key Florida lawmaker questions part of Texas law outlawing abortion after 6 weeks
Posted by Gray Rohrer 2 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Randolph Bracy wins firefighters’ backing in CD 10 election
Posted by Scott Powers 2 hours ago
-
Seminole Tribe
The New Seminole Compact: A partnership with the people of Florida.
Signed, passed & now law. Billions guaranteed.
-
Florida Phoenix
Republican AGs urge Biden administration to give up on vaccine requirements
Posted by Ariana Figueroa 2 hours ago
-
Orlando Weekly
Florida Hospital Association reports dramatic drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations
Posted by Alex Galbraith 3 hours ago
-
Orlando Sentinel
Laura Loomer, anti-vax conspiracy theorist and GOP congressional candidate, says she has COVID
Posted by Steven Lemongello 3 hours ago
-
Orlando Weekly
Ron DeSantis plans to 'fight like hell' to keep Florida's antibody treatment program going
Posted by Ryan Dailey, NSF 3 hours ago
-
FL Education Champions
Legal sports betting petition drive seeks to lock in education funding
Help by signing the petition.
-
Florida Politics
Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book backs Janelle Perez in SD 37
Posted by Ryan Nicol 3 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Anthony Rodriguez war chest swells to $562K for Miami-Dade Commission bid
Posted by Jesse Scheckner 3 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Health care providers eye extended COVID-19 liability protections
Posted by Christine Jordan Sexton 4 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Matt Schellenberg latest big name to run for Tommy Hazouri’s old Jacksonville City Council seat
Posted by A.G. Gancarski 4 hours ago
-
Seminole Tribe
The New Seminole Compact: A partnership with the people of Florida.
Signed, passed & now law. Billions guaranteed.
-
Florida Politics
Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Democrats
Posted by Associated Press 4 hours ago
-
The Capitolist
Florida’s summer COVID surge fading quickly; new data underscores vaccine effectiveness
Posted by Brian Burgess 4 hours ago
-
Florida Daily
Marco Rubio Introduces the Keep Children and Families Safe From Lead Hazards Act
Posted by KEVIN DERBY 4 hours ago
-
Florida Politics
Homeowners looking at $168 million tab to spot failed insurance companies
Posted by Renzo Downey 4 hours ago
FLORIDA BUSINESS NEWS
QUICK REFERENCE
