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Parkway Sells 705,000 SF Industrial Building at Lakeland Central Park in Central Florida, Plans Phase II Expansion
REBusinessOnline
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June 2, 2025
14LAKELAND, FLA. — Parkway has sold LCP 200, a 705,000-square-foot industrial building located within Lakeland Central Park. The buyer was not disclosed, but The Ledger reports that Ashley Furniture purchased the facility for $70.5 million. Jared...
Best, worst state economies: Where does Florida rank?
The Florida Times-Union
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Florida ranks 17th in WalletHub's 2025 best state economies ranking. Florida's economy is strong in economic health and activity but lags in innovation potential. Massachusetts claimed the top spot due to its strong investments in research and...
Trade tension turns to tentative hope
Yahoo Finance
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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist The new trading month got off to a cautious start on Monday, with risk appetite sapped by the...
Trading Day: Trade tension turns to tentative hope
WIKY - Indiana
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June 2, 2025
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist The new trading month got off to a cautious start on Monday, with risk appetite sapped by the...
Diagnosis for 6.2.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy
Florida Politics
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June 2, 2025
Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. ___ — Top nurses — The Florida Health Care Association recognized some of the top long-term care nurses in the state with an awards ceremony...
ICE raid detains more than 100 workers in Florida
Global Construction Review
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June 2, 2025
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 100 undocumented construction workers at sites around the Florida capital Tallahassee on Thursday. Masked officers in camouflage were seen detaining workers at a site near...
Ryan Zofay Leads High-Energy Breakthrough Experience to Rewire Mindsets and Awaken Purpose at South Florida Seminar, July 12-13
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., June 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ryan Zofay, 9-figure entrepreneur, author of The Unlikely Businessman, and widely followed speaker, will host his next Personal Development Seminar on July 12-13, 2025, live from the We Level Up...
DeSantis shows off Florida's "No Tolerance for Squatting" in Sarasota
Marco Eagle - Florida
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke from behind a lectern that read “No Tolerance for Squatting” in Sarasota on Monday as he met with local business leaders and politicians to sign two new anti-squatting bills into law. On the sixth floor of the...
Ascend adds firms in Florida and California
Accounting Today
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June 2, 2025
Private-equity backed accounting firm Ascend has added Florida Regional Leader firm Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund and California-based Glenn Burdette to its platform, effective June 1. Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, based in Pensacola and Tampa,...
Big Lots to reopen 7 stores in Florida June 5, here's where
The News Press - Florida
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Big Lots is reopening 78 more stores on June 5th, including seven in Florida, after filing for bankruptcy in 2024. Variety Wholesalers, which acquired a portion of Big Lots' assets, is considering further acquisitions due to the success of the...
Here's what's at Southwest Florida's museums in June
WGCU - Florida
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June 2, 2025
Southwest Florida’s museums regularly curate traveling art exhibitions as well as artworks from their permanent collections. During June, three new exhibitions open, six close and 17 others continue their runs. These are the exhibitions visitors...
Here's what's onstage at Southwest Florida theaters the week of June 2
WGCU - Florida
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June 2, 2025
This week, one show opens, two close, five continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters. OPENING Courtesy of TheatreZone / TheatreZone 'Ghost: The Musical' opens at TheatreZone on...
Florida Marijuana Activists Collect Enough Signatures On 2026 Legalization Ballot Measure To Trigger Fiscal And Judicial Review
Marijuana Moment
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June 2, 2025
Activists seeking to put another marijuana legalization on the ballot in Florida have collected enough signatures to initiate the next steps in the process, triggering a fiscal and judicial review by state officials. About five months after filing...
Pensacola motorcyclist seriously injured in hit-and-run crash, Florida Highway Patrol says
FOX10 News - Alabama
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June 2, 2025
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public’s help to identify a hit-and-run driver and “bring him to justice.” A 47-year-old Pensacola motorcyclist was seriously injured in the crash that happened about 5 p.m....
New Florida Law Restricts Foreign Support for Nonprofits and Charitable Sales Promotions and Establishes State-Maintained "Honest Services Registry"
JD Supra - California
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June 2, 2025
Effective July 1, 2025, a recently enacted Florida law, Senate Bill 700, will broadly prohibit those involved with charitable solicitations or sales promotions from receiving or soliciting funds from individuals and entities associated with...
A top DeSantis aide could become Florida’s next education commissioner
Tampa Bay Times - Florida
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A key aide to Gov. Ron DeSantis with little public profile could soon rise to the nationally prominent post of Florida’s education commissioner. Anastasios I. Kamoutsas, one of DeSantis’ four deputy chiefs of staff, has emerged as one of the most...
Trade organization challenges CFPB’s final PACE rule
JD Supra - California
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June 2, 2025
On May 28, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida received a complaint from a trade organization representing the residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) industry. The complaint challenged the CFPB’s Final PACE Rule,...
See it: Alligator found lounging at bottom Florida pool removed by trapper
FOX Weather
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June 2, 2025
The Martin County Sheriff’s office, along with the help of professional trapper Matt Hines, were able to capture and remove the gator from the bottom of the pool. MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – An uninvited guest made a splash in a residential pool in a...
Florida Lawmakers Strike Tentative Budget Deal, Promising $2.25 Billion In Tax Relief
The Free Press - Tampa - Florida
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June 2, 2025
After weeks of intense negotiations and public disagreements, Florida lawmakers have reached a tentative budget deal that is set to deliver $2.25 billion in tax relief to businesses and families across the state. The breakthrough comes as the...
Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Raptors? What a trade could look like as reported mutual interest exists
CBS Sports - Florida
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June 2, 2025
As soon as the NBA Finals conclude, everyone will be on high alert to see if: 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks, and 2. Which teams are in the running. Chatter is common regarding what Antetokounmpo might like if...