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Hundreds of Job Cuts Announced by Florida-Based Westgate Resorts
One of the world’s largest timeshare resorts is cutting hundreds of jobs in Florida. Earlier today, Orlando Business Journal reported that Westgate Resorts is cutting 357 job positions at its office located at 8680 Commodity Circle in Orlando. The news comes less than four months after David Siegel, the...
Alachua Crossing to be Done This Year
A newly engineered stormwater project to relieve flooding on Front Street will mean Alachua Street access to the riverfront will be open to traffic by the end of the year, city officials told the city commission Tuesday night. Utilities Director Andre Desilet detailed the change from installing a pumping station...
Newer Airlines Landing in Smaller Florida Airports
STEPHANIE CLAYTOR | www.flcourier.com | Avelo Airlines held its inaugural flight from Lakeland Linder International Airport on June 13 to New Haven, Connecticut. Albeit a busy airport for Amazon Prime cargo planes and private charters, this is the first time the Lakeland airport has had commercial flights in 12 years.
Florida’s Miki Sudo Wins 10th Hot Dog Contest, Setting Record
Miki Sudo, a Florida-forged professional competitive eater, won her tenth straight Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Thursday, in the women’s division of the July 4th classic. In doing so, she set an all-time record by downing 51 hot dogs in the competition. Sudo’s dominance in the...
Family stranded at Hartsfield-Jackson search for answers in desperate situation
A military family moving from Hawaii to Florida got stranded in Atlanta for days without many options. They shared their story with Channel 2 Action News on their way down to their new home in the Sunshine State.
SpaceX to deploy Turkish satellite days after stunning July launch. Best places to see it
Did you see (or hear) the July Fourth fireworks? Another pretty spectacular “streak of light in the sky” is coming up, courtesy of SpaceX. Just before Independence Day 2024, SpaceX made waves with a stunning middle-of-the-night Starlink rocket launch. The photos show amazing streaks of light and beautiful cloud formations after the very early morning launch the day before July Fourth. ...
Florida CFO Patronis Appoints Tom Gallagher to Florida Insurance Guaranty Association Board of DirectorsFlorida CFO Patronis
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of Tom Gallagher to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) Board of Directors. FIGA is a nonprofit corporation created by the Florida Legislature in 1970 and services pending claims by Florida policyholders of member insurance companies that become insolvent and are ordered liquidated.
Textbook authors told climate change references must be cut to get Florida’s OK
Textbook authors were told last month that some references to “climate change” must be removed from science books before they could be accepted for use in Florida’s public schools, according to two of those authors. A high school biology book also had to add citations to back up statements that “human activity” caused climate change and cut a “political statement” urging governments to take ...
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