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Bryan Griffin Appointed New President and CEO of VISIT Florida
Meetings Today
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Bryan Griffin has been appointed the new president and CEO of VISIT Florida following a recommendation made by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and confirmation from the VISIT Florida Board of Directors. Griffin most recently served as communications...
Des Moines airport announces new Allegiant flight to Florida
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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July 29, 2025
Des Moines airport announces new Allegiant flight to Florida BY OPENING DAY. WELL, TIME TO BOOK A TRIP. ALLEGIANT HAS ANNOUNCED A NEW ROUTE OUT OF THE DES MOINES AIRPORT. THE AIRLINE WILL OFFER NONSTOP SERVICE TO FORT MYERS STARTING NOVEMBER 21ST....
REAL ESTATE PREDICTIONS: Decentralized Events Contract Exchange in Development
World Property Journal - Florida
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Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter World Property Ventures, a Miami-based real estate technology and digital finance firm, has begun development this week on REAL ESTATE PREDICTIONS (REP), a groundbreaking decentralized events contract...
International home shoppers are buying lots of South Florida’s newest housing, report says
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 28, 2025
International demand has been high for South Florida’s newest housing — with shoppers abroad buying up nearly half the region’s newly built residences, according to real-estate data released Monday. The Miami Association of Realtors looked at more...
Coming to a CT suburb: 440 housing units, shopping plaza, hotel. What to know.
Hartford Courant - Connecticut
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July 28, 2025
Contractors are in the late stages of building the biggest mixed-use development in the town’s history, which is bringing about 140,000 square feet of new retail, 300 luxury apartments and 140 upscale townhouses to the I-691 and I-84 area....
HOA Fees, Club Dues, Golf Perks: Why Florida's Gated Communities Are Booming — Despite The Price
Benzinga
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Florida's gated communities are booming — not just among retirees, but with families and young professionals too. Despite high homeowners association fees, club memberships and real estate prices that can outpace nearby neighborhoods by 10% to...
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This Florida City Was Just Named the Most Livable in the State for Its Safety and Cost of Living
Travel + Leisure
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Florida had the second-highest population growth of any state in 2023, with 365,205 people moving to the Sunshine State that year, according to Consumer Reports. It added that a whopping 1,200 people moved to Florida every single day between July...
Chancey Development Delivers 86-Unit Seniors Housing Community on Marco Island in Southwest Florida
REBusinessOnline
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July 29, 2025
3MARCO ISLAND, FLA. — Chancey Development, in partnership with BRW Development and Watermark Retirement Communities, has delivered The Watermark at Marco Island, a new, 86-unit seniors housing community on Marco Island in southwest Florida. This...
Fear of Disease Progression in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Construction and Validation of a Nomogram Prediction Model
Dove Medical Press
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July 29, 2025
Introduction The incidence rate of diabetes continues to rise globally, becoming a significant global public health issue.1 According to global statistics, the number of adult patients with diabetes was 366 million in 2011 and is projected to...
Patriot Place: Weaver gift supports St. Johns veterans housing project
The Florida Times-Union
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The St. Johns Housing Partnership received a $550,000 grant from Delores Barr Weaver for Patriot Place, a veterans apartment complex. The grant will retire the outstanding construction debt on the $1.2 million, six-apartment complex. The St. Johns...
VA provides 11,765 home loans in Florida totaling $4.7 billion in Q1
Sunshine Sentinel - Florida
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July 29, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 11,765 home loans totaling $4.7 billion in Florida during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, according to figures provided by the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.The VA assists...
Gulf World Marine Park to be sold, marked as 'real estate'
Panama City News Herald - Florida
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Gulf World Marine Park in Panama City Beach, Florida, has been listed for sale as part of a bankruptcy sale. The nearly seven-acre property, assessed at $2.3 million, is being sold without a listed price. The sale includes Miami Seaquarium and...
Florida sales tax holiday for back-to-school items set for August
WPBF - Florida
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July 28, 2025
I’M STEVEN GRAVES WITH YOUR NEWS TO GO. A SUSPECT IS DEAD AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING TWO OF THEIR NEIGHBORS IN OKEECHOBEE. WE’RE TOLD THE SUSPECT IN THE TWO PEOPLE SHOT AND KILLED WERE NEIGHBORS IN THE BRENEBON FOREST COMMUNITY. OTHER DEPUTIES...
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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July 29, 2025
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 25, 2025 Operator: Welcome to Seacoast Banking Corporation’s Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Angela, and I will be your operator....
Florida HB 7031 Becomes Effective Oct. 1, 2025
JD Supra - California
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July 28, 2025
In a major win for Florida's commercial real estate market, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida House Bill (HB) 7031, eliminating both the State Business Rent Tax and County Surtax on commercial leases effective Oct. 1, 2025. This change will...
Unpacking Florida’s immigration trends − demographers take a closer look at the legal and undocumented population
The Conversation
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July 29, 2025
Immigration has dominated recent public discourse about Florida, whether it be the opening of Alligator Alcatraz, a migrant detention facility in the middle of the Everglades, or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declaring an “immigration emergency” for...
Embassy Suites by Hilton all-suite hotel opens in Alabama, US
Hotel Management Network
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July 30, 2025
Embassy Suites by Hilton brand has opened a new eight-storey, all-suite hotel on the Alabama Gulf Coast in the US. The full-service resort-style property has been developed by investment management firm Peachtree Group, Woodbine Development, and...
1887 Church in Bradenton named to Florida’s '11 to Save' list for 2025
Sarasota Herald Tribune - Florida
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The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation has named the 1887 Church at Manatee Village Historical Park to its 2025 Florida’s 11 to Save list. As part of the 11 to Save program, the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation will assign a...
Morning Update: South Florida’s top stories for Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
South Florida Sun Sentinel
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July 29, 2025
Here are the top stories for Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Get the weather forecast for today here. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get our free Morning Update email. Sign up here. Spirit again shrinking pilot roster, this time with 270 furloughs, 140 captain demotions...
Florida’s new attorney general, a DeSantis appointee, is making waves
WLRN - Florida
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MIAMI — As chief of staff to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, James Uthmeier worked behind the scenes to cement the Republican governor’s national reputation as a culture warrior. DeSantis rewarded him this year by appointing him attorney general. It...