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Informa Markets launches South Florida Ventures
Global exhibition organiser Informa Markets is expanding its luxury lifestyle portfolio in South Florida, USA, with the launch of a new regional market led by industry veterans.
The new market will aim to serve a variety of luxury industries: Art, Beauty, Boating, and Yachting.
The news comes on the heels of a management agreement with the National Marine Manufacturer’s Association (NMMA) to expand their Boating & Yachting portfolio in the Florida market.
Informa Markets has solidified its presence in the region in recent years, building a portfolio of events that attract an international audience. The Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show alone generated USD$1.3bn in economic impact for the region in 2019, more than USD$800m more than it had prior to Informa’s acquisition of the show four years earlier. Combined with the Miami International Boat Show and Miami Yacht Show, the economic impact to the South Florida region from just the
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Florida’s unemployment claims more than triple to highest level since August
Applications for jobless aid in Florida unexpectedly soared last week, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday a sign that the economic misery wrought by the coronavirus pandemic continues. For the week ending Jan. 9, new applications for unemployment assistance tripled from 24,697 to 75,444. So-called continuing claims, or the number of filers receiving assistance for at least two straight weeks, climbed from 129,575 to 155,097. More from the Miami Herald and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Florida to begin statewide appointment system for vaccine
Florida’s director of emergency management said Thursday that a statewide appointment system for COVID vaccinations should be ready within weeks, bringing order to the chaos marking Florida s rollout of vaccines to its most vulnerable residents. Director Jared Moskowitz described plans for the online portal in