Business is good on Fleming Island

FLEMING ISLAND – The business landscape of a community confined within Doctors Lake, the St. Johns River, Swimming Pen Creek and the Black Creek remains a work in progress. Blink and you’ll miss a lot. At the beginning of 2025, Winn-Dixie was the...

Florida Republican vows to block welfare benefits for noncitizens: 'If you want free stuff, go home'

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., on the state of political discourse following the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, offering a warning that America's divide may not be mended anytime soon. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...

State Farm, Progressive – Different Paths To Lower Florida Auto Rates

Florida drivers are seeing some relief. A welcome change. State Farm just filed its fourth auto insurance rate cut in a year, dropping average premiums by another 10%. Over the last 12 months, that’s a cumulative 20% reduction for its...

RedChip Companies Announces Sponsorship of the 2025 ThinkEquity Conference

ORLANDO, FLORIDA / ACCESS Newswire / October 30, 2025 / RedChip Companies, an industry leader in investor relations, media, and research for microcap and small-cap companies, today announced its sponsorship of the 2025 ThinkEquity Conference,...

Security First Seeks Rate Cut, But Is Florida’s Insurance Market Stabilizing or Uninsurable?

Security First Insurance has filed for an average 8% statewide rate decrease for its homeowners policies, signaling potential relief for thousands of Floridians. The move, if approved by state regulators, would take effect on December 18 and makes...

As Florida bans H-1B, Guv Ron DeSantis says whether he will reject a Nobel laureate too

Florida has banned H-1Bs in higher education institutes as Governor Ron DeSantis takes a strong stand for 'Florida First'. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped a bombshell that he would not allow Florida colleges and universities to hire H-1Bs....

NHL superstar Brad Marchand misses Florida Panthers practice for heartbreaking reason after family tragedy of close pal

FLORIDA PANTHERS winger Brad Marchand skipped practice on Wednesday – but for a great cause. The 37-year-old took a leave of absence to fly back home to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a close friend. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! Brad...

UCF Receives National Award for Innovation in Industry Partnerships 

In a year defined by record philanthropy, historic achievement and a growing network of corporate collaborators, the University of Central Florida has once again earned distinction on the national stage — this time as a recipient of the Innovative...

FRP Holdings acquires industrial property portfolio

The deal also adds management expertise to the real estate developer’s team. By Mark Basch | 4:20 a.m. October 30, 2025 | 2 Free Articles Remaining! Ever since it sold off most of its industrial properties in 2018, FRP Holdings Inc. has been...

Push grows for Florida law permitting ‘granny cams’ in nursing homes, ALFs

Stephanie Sifrit is on a mission to persuade the Florida Legislature to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities to allow residents to install video monitoring devices in their rooms. Sifrit and her husband Tom appeared before the...

Q&A: Florida Rep. Shane Abbott on pharmacy’s broken reimbursement model – and how to fix it

Most pharmacies struggle to make profits – if any at all – said Garrett Smith, owner of Equity Rx in Jay, Florida. Smith explained that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the middlemen between insurance companies and pharmacies, often reimburse...

DeSantis demands end to 'cheap' H-1B labor at Florida universities: 'Why do we need to bring someone from China?'

Public universities in Florida may soon have to hire more Americans, thanks to a decision from Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. In an announcement on October 29, DeSantis directed the Florida Board of Governors to "pull the plug" on the use of H-1B...

South Florida community fights against development replacing basketball court with pickleball

Basketball players who frequent a South Florida park feel like they're being run off in favor of wealthy residents of a new luxury development. The city of Fort Lauderdale is planning to replace the decades-old, beachside basketball courts with...

Aura Aero opens Florida facility to advance ERA certification

French start-up Aura Aero has opened a new assembly and operations centre in Florida, a move intended to fuel expansion and position the company to certificate and sell its in-development 19-passenger hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft (ERA). “It...

Ex-Florida senator Frank Artiles fights conviction in ‘ghost candidate' case

Attorneys for former Miami Republican lawmaker Frank Artiles on Wednesday argued an appeals court should toss out his criminal conviction in a case involving a "ghost" candidate who helped defeat a Democratic incumbent in a 2020 Florida Senate...

Bobble On, Dawgs: Georgia-Florida Rivalry Immortalized in Wobbling Glory

This weekend marks one of the greatest rivalries in college football: the annual contest between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and the University of Florida Gators. It’s a heated rivalry, and I’m sure you already know which side I’m on. But...

When will SNAP benefits end? What to know, how to get help in Florida

A continued government shutdown means funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will stop on November 1. Nearly 3 million Floridians who receive SNAP benefits will be affected by the funding halt. Florida residents can find...

Florida lets big companies pollute with impunity. Waterways suffer

Florida is supposed to police the state’s biggest sources of water pollution: agriculture and development. Instead, regulators and lawmakers have protected the major industries at nearly every turn, a Tampa Bay Times investigation has found. The...

US: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Orders End Of H-1B Visa Use In State Universities

Washington: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Wednesday that he is directing the state’s Board of Governors to end the use of H-1B visas across state universities, saying that positions currently held by visa holders should be filled by...

Florida has laws about condo management contracts. Here's what they say

Q: Does the Florida condominium law regulate what has to be in management contracts between the management company and a condominium association? (J.D., via e-mail) A: Yes. While the law does not generally regulate the “business terms” of...