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Florida leads the country of workforce education. The state is investing in career and technical education, apprenticeship programs and workforce development training targeting growth areas such as semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. 72% of Florida jobs require a degree or qualification by 2031, and our state is investing in the pathway to ensure Floridians are prepared for these jobs.Braulio Colón (University of Florida Access Network)However, the proposed federal budget change could undermine our momentum by weakening one of our most important tools for workforce development: Pell Grant.Over 446,810 Floridians used Pell Grant last year to pursue post-secondary degrees or…
Retail Discount Behemos Walmart is trying to solidify its position as a favourable shopping oasis for price-sensitive Florida people, and recently announced new statewide store transformations in 34 locations, including some in central Florida. The Bentonville-based national chain in Ark says it will “reimagining the in-store shopping experience” with bigger signs, better referrals for products, an expansion department, online pickup and delivery services, and greater signs at pharmacies with “new private screening rooms and privacy checkout areas,” as well as “new private screening rooms and privacy checkout areas” for vaccinations and consultations. Nationally, transformation programs are nothing new. The company…
Jensen Beach, Fla. (WFLA) – An uninvited pool crusher was found at his Martin County home on Saturday. Deputies responded to the Pinecrest Lakes home regarding the relaxing of a 7-foot crocodile in the pool. “It looks incredibly good, and today is the second time a gator has hit the sun in a residential pool in our area,” the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Watch: Uninvited Crocodiles hang out in Florida to increase the chances of rainy rain this week in Tampa Bay The agent said the Gator was safely taken away by a professional trapper…
Associated Press Business Writer Stanchion NEW YORK (AP) — US stocks have fallen Monday after several disappointing updates regarding US manufacturing, the area of the economy President Donald Trump is trying to revive through his trade war and tariffs. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in morning trading. The Dow Jones industrial average was 319 points (0.8%) as of 10:15am Eastern time, while the Nasdaq Composite was 0.4% lower. The stocks sank after a report from the Supply Management Institute said more US manufacturing activity had been reduced than economists had expected. Trump warns that American businesses and households can…
“Viva Mose!” On a sunny Friday in early May, senior officials, state park rangers and community members gathered at Fort Mose Historic State Park near St. Augustine. Chorus – translated as “Long Live Fort Mose!” – celebrated the ribbon cutting of a newly constructed replica of the Fort 1738, which holds a special place in American black history. In 1738, the Spanish governor of Florida chartered the Fort Maws settlement as a shelter for those fleeing slavery from the British colony of Carolina. Over the decades, an estimated 100 Africans have made the first legally licensed free black community at…
Two South Florida shark divers thought they were doing the right thing.However, John Moore Jr. and Tanner Munsell were charged with theft and were convicted in late 2022 of believing the illegal fishing longline of rescue of shark and goliath grouper.Last week, President Donald Trump mercilessly erupted two men and erased criminal records when lawyers and critics deemed them “a government overreach.”Their legal odyssey began on August 10, 2020, when Moore and Munsell saw a longline three miles away from the entrance to Jupiter, releasing 19 sharks and grouper from the hook and bringing the line to the shore. The…
In Florida, the art of lazy is strong, especially when you can get an inner tube. The state has some great choices for several hours of tube running, mainly associated with natural springs, as flows to the river. One of the best is the Rainbow River in Dannellon, Marion County, in central Florida. Rainbow Springs State Park (https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/rainbow-springs-state-park) offers its own two-hour running option, but the county has its own park where you can double your time on the water. The four-hour run puts people in KP Hall Park (https://parks.marionfl.org/i-want-to/visit-kp-hole-park) where they rent tubes and come back. The cost is…
TAMPA – After her breastfeeding triplet, Lisa Medren wanted her to look at her body like she had before pregnancy. She saw a cosmetic surgeon about getting breast implants, and he recommended implants. He never mentioned the risk, she said. In January, about 20 years after her surgery, Medren realized that one breast was swollen and “slossy.”The mammogram revealed almost two inches of liquid on her breasts. The biopsy confirmed that lymphoma, a type of cancer, was present in scar tissue that forms around the implant.Medren, who lives in St. Petersburg, underwent surgery in February to remove implants and scar…
Ripped a spectacular Universe Reporter notebook and looking back at the early notations of Orlando’s latest theme park. There are random creative type quotes, operational observations, and mild suggestions. To my surprise, the world has named how to train your dragon. As Berk Island rules the page, we start from there and think of the epic. •The theatre design features of the “Untrainable Dragon” show at Burke are worth applause. Audiences enter from both sides of the hall, so when people are instructed to fill in all available spaces, they are walking towards the center from both sides – the…
Last month, two more Florida healthcare companies joined the growing list of companies that reported cases of hacking or unauthorized access to patients’ personal data. A recent report to the Department of Health and Human Services revealed that information on more than 4,000 patients in Derm Care Management and Apollo Healthcare Supply was exposed in two separate violations.They will join 33 other Florida healthcare companies that have been reporting data breaches to government agencies since July 2023, the federal report shows. The violation could potentially reveal personal data from more than 6.7 million Florida patients.That list includes Tampa General Hospital,…