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Home insurance and hurricane season in Florida: What to know
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Florida's home insurance market is stabilizing but remains expensive, especially during hurricane season. Insurance costs are rising but not as rapidly as in recent years, despite new tariffs. Average annual home insurance costs in Florida range...
ISA 2025 Automation Summit & Expo Heads To Florida In October
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Society of Automation (ISA) - the leading professional society for automation - has announced the program for the 2025 ISA Automation Summit & Expo (ASE)...
Florida attorney general launches investigation of climate groups
Ballotpedia
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July 29, 2025
In this week’s edition of Economy and Society: Labor Department says Citi’s racial equity program violates civil rights law SEC signals further retreat from climate disclosure rules Florida attorney general launches investigation of climate groups...
Michael Miller Meets with Camila Rocha and Pietro Bonacossa of Easterseals South Florida
Miami's Community Newspapers - Florida
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July 30, 2025
Michael Miller recently met with Camila Rocha, the first Hispanic female President & CEO of Easterseals South Florida, along with Pietro Bonacossa, Vice President of Development. Rocha, who leads the agency with more than 14 years of nonprofit...
Burwell Material Handling acquires W.E. Johnson Equipment Company
Modern Materials Handling
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Burwell Material Handling has announced the acquisition of W.E. Johnson Equipment Company, a material handling equipment dealer with locations in Miami and Fort Myers, Florida. This acquisition expands Burwell Material Handling’s national...
Central Pa. real estate company expands to Georgia
Central Penn Business Journal - Pennsylvania
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July 30, 2025
Hershey-based independent real estate brokerage Iron Valley Real Estate is expanding to Georgia, marking the company’s presence in seven states. This move follows Iron Valley’s growth in Florida. The Central Pennsylvania company’s expansion brings...
New luxury suites at Baker’s Cay Resort in the Florida Keys
Travel Daily News
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July 30, 2025
Baker’s Cay Resort unveils 12 new luxury suites this fall, enhancing guest experiences with island-inspired design and immersive coastal storytelling. KEY LARGO, FLA. – Baker’s Cay Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton – an iconic 15-acre tropical...
Las abrasadoras temperaturas del césped artificial en California cuestionan su viabilidad en regiones húmedas como Florida
UF/IFAS
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July 30, 2025
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Si bien el césped artificial y los xerojardines con abundantes rocas se comercializan como alternativas a los céspedes...
Scorching temps from California turf raises questions about artificial turf, xeriscaping in humid states like Florida
UF/IFAS
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July 30, 2025
Aerial thermal image captured on August 8, 2019, shows a black and white view based on surface reflectance. At the center is a football stadium with artificial turf, adjacent to a baseball stadium with natural turf. The temperature scale, which...
Good Company: KC Becker, COSSA
ColoradoBiz
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July 28, 2025
KC Becker is CEO of the Colorado Solar and Storage Association (COSSA). Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida What she’s reading: I read a ton, at least a book a week! I’m reading Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson and Atavists by Lydia Millet. KC...
Florida Insurance Comeback: Hope or Hype?
Live Insurance News
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July 30, 2025
It’s been a rough ride for Florida homeowners. Sky-high premiums. Companies pulling out. Hurricanes wreaking havoc. Sound familiar? But guess what? Insurance companies are coming back. Yep, you heard that right. Florida’s shaky home insurance...
Dental KOL Boot Camp Coming to Florida
Dentistry Today
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July 30, 2025
Dental professionals looking to elevate their influence and shape the future of dentistry—as well as dental innovators eager to disrupt the standard of patient care—are invited to a groundbreaking two-day event on October 10–11, 2025. The Dental...
The Dawson Company Announces Strategic Partnership with Corporate Contractors, Inc. for Phase One of Maritime Park Redevelopment
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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PENSACOLA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 30, 2025-- The Dawson Company (dba Inspired Communities of Florida)—is proud to announce its newly formed partnership with Corporate Contractors, Inc. (CCI). The collaboration establishes CCI as co-developer,...
Big companies have settled on the best way to offer abortion care to employees post-Roe: Quietly
Fortune
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When the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade three years ago, and abortion rights laws once again became state-level concerns, corporate America stepped up. Dobbs triggered bans in several states led by Republican lawmakers who...
Lee ranks third among Florida counties for recycling rate
Sanibel Captiva Islander - Florida
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/News 1 / 3 LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT 2 / 3 LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT 3 / 3 LEE COUNTY GOVERNMENT [expand] close Lee County reported that Lee County Solid Waste ranked third among the state’s 67 counties for recycling last year by the Florida Department...
119 JCPenney stores sold in $947 million deal. See list of Florida sites
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Onyx Partners will pay $947 million for 119 JCPenney stores, including 21 in Texas, 19 in California and six in Florida. The six sold in Florida were in: Brandon, Clearwater, Plantation, Pembroke Pines, Wellington and Panama City Beach. According...
Progressive poll shows Alligator Alcatraz well known, but unpopular among Florida voters
Florida Politics
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July 30, 2025
Alligator Alcatraz continues to polarize along predictable partisan lines, according to a poll from a progressive group. The Florida Communications and Research Hub, a project from Progress Florida and Florida Watch, found incredibly high name...
Experts say climate change made Florida's heatwave five times more likely
WFSU Public Media - Florida
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July 30, 2025
It's been dangerously hot for days now. There's a heat advisory in effect for the Tampa area Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m. Meteorologists expect a high of 94 degrees with a heat index between 105 degrees and 112 degrees. A thermometer at Tampa...
Does the Florida Kidcare program comply with Trump’s new ‘Big Beautiful’ law?
WLRN - Florida
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Is Florida’s children’s health insurance program compliant with the “big beautiful” law that President Donald Trump pushed through Congress? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask. While the law makes upward of $1 trillion in cuts to...
Former WWE Women's Triple Crown Champion Alexa Bliss mourns Hulk Hogan: 'He's made such an impact on our business'
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
By JAKE FENNER Published: 09:35 EDT, 30 July 2025 | Updated: 10:11 EDT, 30 July 2025 Even with one of the biggest wrestling events in WWE coming up this weekend, the world of sports entertainment is still in shock over the death of Hulk Hogan....