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Thursday s Daily Pulse | 4/1/2021 Florida’s consumer confidence grows amid vaccine expansion As more Floridians are vaccinated and the economy returns to normal, a University of Florida survey finds that Florida residents are feeling more confident in their personal finances than they were just a month ago. After tumbling in February, consumer sentiment among Floridians increased in March 3.7 points from February’s revised figure of 77.2. Similarly, national consumer sentiment surged 8.1 points. All five components that make up the index increased. More from UF News and WJCT. Hurricane forecast by AccuWeather calls for another busy season for 2021 Another busy hurricane season appears likely, although it won’t be as bad as last year, according to a prediction released Wednesday by AccuWeather, a private weather forecasting service. The prediction calls for seven to 10 hurricanes. Three to five of these are expected to reach major hurricane strength, whi ....
Wednesday s Daily Pulse | 3/17/2021 $1,000 checks for first responders and other ways Florida’s governor wants to spend federal stimulus money Gov. Ron DeSantis expects that the Sunshine State will receive between $9 billion and $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan, which he said is less than he would have liked. “Florida’s policies have been more effective and yet with the advent of the federal stimulus bill, we are getting comparatively less money than our population because our unemployment is lower and a lot of those states that have much higher unemployment are getting much, much billions and billions of dollars more,” DeSantis said [Source: WKMG] ....
Steven Shlemon Shlemon is membership coordinator for Grand Cathedral Cigars, a cigar shop and lounge built inside the 115-year-old renovated historic First Congregational Church building. It opened in January. Located at 2201 N. Florida Ave. in Tampa Heights, the first floor boasts a full bar, outdoor patio, walk-in humidor, gift shop and lounge area. It’s open to the public Sundays through Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. The second through fourth floors include a sports bar, private cigar lockers, conference rooms and a private party room in the bell tower. Those are open 24 hours a day for members only. ....
Friday s Daily Pulse | 3/12/2021 New Florida jobless assistance claims hit a pandemic low but not for contract workers New applications for jobless assistance in Florida stayed at a pandemic low, even as week-to-week figures continued to be revised. The Labor Department reported Thursday that new Florida claims for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, the program for workers such as contract employees not eligible for regular jobless benefits, continued to trend unevenly. For the week ending March 6, new PUA claims climbed from 2,262 to 2,925 but as recently as the week ending Feb. 20, new PUA claims were as high as 11,473. More from the Miami Herald and the News Service of Florida. ....
Friday s Afternoon Update | 3/12/2021 Florida businesses start to hire staff in anticipation of customer increase As business owners begin thinking about a post-pandemic future, some are starting to hire additional staff in anticipation of more business. It’s been a 6-year journey for Meike Emmrich serving at Hollerbach’s Willow Tree Cafe in Downtown Sanford. But this last year, she said, has been unlike any other. “It was rough, she said. It was rough for sure. And as restaurants begin to fill up again in the coming months, many who work in the industry are asking for patience. More from Spectrum News 13. ....