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Florida is growing.  Can affordable housing keep up?  |  Florida Trend Real Estate – Florida Trend

Florida is growing. Can affordable housing keep up? | Florida Trend Real Estate – Florida Trend

Florida is growing. Can affordable housing keep up? While Florida is booming in home sales and new construction, an influx of people moving into the state means affordable housing remains a problem, according to a new University of Florida report. More than 450,000 people moved to Florida in 2021 and 2022, according to the report. …

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Florida settles lawsuit against LGBT education bill |  Florida Trend Education – Florida Trend

Florida settles lawsuit against LGBT education bill | Florida Trend Education – Florida Trend

Florida settles lawsuit against LGBT education bill The state and attorneys for students, parents and teachers have settled a battle over a 2022 Florida law that would limit the teaching of gender identity and sexual orientation in schools. That would end a battle over a law that has drawn national attention, with supporters calling the …

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US wants to collect up to  billion in outstanding COVID loans to small businesses

US wants to collect up to $20 billion in outstanding COVID loans to small businesses

U.S. federal officials have begun holding small businesses and nonprofits responsible for about 1 million delinquent government loans that were issued during the pandemic — and which have a face value of as much as $20 billion. This week, the Small Business Administration began referring delinquent COVID disaster loans with balances of $100,000 or less …

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7.5 billion state budget increases education spending |  Florida Trend Education – Florida Trend

$117.5 billion state budget increases education spending | Florida Trend Education – Florida Trend

The $117.5 billion state budget increases education spending The Florida Legislature on Tuesday released a $117.5 billion budget for 2024-25 that includes more money for K-12 and colleges and millions of dollars in local projects. Completion of the budget begins counting a 72-hour cooling-off period required before lawmakers can approve it. [Source: Orlando Sentinel] See …

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After 32 years, Dad’s Slot Cars in Des Plaines is closing

After 32 years, Dad’s Slot Cars in Des Plaines is closing

After more than three decades of bringing families together to share the love of racing, the checkered flag fell Sunday on Dad’s Slot Cars in downtown Des Plaines. A car rounds a turn at the Dads Slot Cars track in Des Plaines, which closed permanently Sunday. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Opened by the late Thomas Pelletier and …

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Elon Musk to ‘make things right’ with California bakery ‘The Giving Pies’ after Tesla cancels K pie order at last minute

Elon Musk to ‘make things right’ with California bakery ‘The Giving Pies’ after Tesla cancels $16K pie order at last minute

Elon Musk has vowed to do the right thing by a San Jose bakery it claims left thousands of dollars in the hole after Tesla canceled a $16,000 pie order at the last minute. “I just hear about it. Will fix things with the bakery,” Musk posted on his X platform on Friday afternoon. “People …

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Small business confidence hits highest level since Biden took office

Small business confidence hits highest level since Biden took office

Economic optimism among business owners is rising as CNBC|SurveyMonkey’s quarterly small business confidence index hits its highest level since Joe Biden took office in 2021. Twenty-eight percent of small business owners say the current state of the economy is “excellent” or “good,” up five percentage points from the previous quarter. Still, inflation concerns remain and …

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Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro visits West Philadelphia to pitch small business investment

Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro visits West Philadelphia to pitch small business investment

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – More money may be coming to small businesses in Pennsylvania. At least that’s Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan. The Democrat was in Philadelphia on Thursday to promote his “Main Street Matters” program, a proposed $25 million investment to boost the small business community. “Every community is connected to a main street,” said Shapiro …

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