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2013/05/24 21:04
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Lawyers to take over jobless-benefit appeals in F...
Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are...
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2013/05/23 15:47
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County jobless rate down to 5%
Franklin County saw another drop in its unemployment rate for April, as it declined to the 5.0 percent level, fifth lowest in the state. According to preliminary numbers released Friday by the...
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2013/05/21 22:04
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State to finally replace ancient jobless-claims c...
In good news for the jobless and employers alike, the state's 1970s-era computer that processes unemployment claims is finally getting replaced. The new system is coming this fall,five years after...
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2013/05/20 22:27
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State launching website to match businesses with ...
TALLAHASSEE — Workforce Florida Inc., the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity and regional workforce boards announced the June launch of HireFloridaGrads.com, a web portal for work-ready...
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2013/05/20 13:53
2013/05/20 13:53
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Central Florida Jobless Rate Drops to 6.4 Percent
Central Florida Jobless Rate Drops to 6.4 PercentMonday, May 20, 2013 May 20, 2013 | WMFE - Central Florida's unemployment rate is down, at 6.4 percent. It's a significant dip from one year ago. The...
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2013/05/17 23:36
2013/05/17 23:36
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Naples-Marco had state's fourth-lowest unemployme...
NAPLES — The Naples-Marco Island area had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in April of all metropolitan areas in the state. Gov. Rick Scott said the Naples-Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical...
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2013/05/17 19:35
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DEO plans to go after BBIF money
TALLAHASSEE -- The Legislature this spring opted not to wade into a legal dispute that has been raging for more than a year between Gov. Rick Scott's jobs agency and the Black Business Investment Fund...
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2013/05/17 19:03
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In politics, facts and figures are material for t...
TALLAHASSEE — With Gov. Rick Scott bound for Chile to tout Florida's business climate, one report he probably won't take with him came courtesy of Anderson Economic Group — a Michigan-based...
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2013/05/17 16:05
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The Jobs Picture Keeps Improving in Northwest Flo...
Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the month of April stood at 7.2%. The state Department of Economic Opportunity says that the lowest jobless rate in Florida since September 2008...
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2013/05/17 15:47
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Scott rejects Amazon.com deal, but door remains o...
Friday, May 17, 11:15 AM EDT Amazon.com, the nation's largest online retailer, has been building 1 million-square-foot centers nationwide. The order-filling centers are part of its efforts to provide...
2013/05/17 15:31
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Florida’s job market shows solid growth in April ...
Florida’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to 7.2 percent in April, returning to 2008 levels, as 17,000 jobs were created, the state Department of Economic Opportunity reported this...
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2013/05/17 02:56
2013/05/17 02:56
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Fla. Gov. reappoints 3 passed over agency heads
Florida Gov. Rick Scott is reappointing three agency heads passed over by the Florida Senate. Scott on Thursday announced he was reappointing State Surgeon General John Armstrong along with Michael...
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2013/05/16 20:34
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Analysts: Supermajority not needed on tax cut vote
After Gov. Rick Scott’s highly prioritized manufacturing tax cut passed the Florida Legislature without receiving a two-thirds vote majority, legislative staff analysts have had a change of heart and...
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2013/05/14 14:29
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Liberty Medical Supply to lay off 211 employees
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (WFLX)-- Termination notices have been sent to more than 200 Liberty Medical Supply employees in Port St. Lucie. The company has announced that they are eliminating a number of...
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2013/05/13 22:51
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Sequester forces 4-week cut in jobless benefits
Florida will soon slash four weeks of unemployment benefits to laid-off workers nearing the end of their eligibility. The reduction is happening because of the so-called sequestration, the automatic...
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2013/05/09 20:03
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Rick Scott touts rule repeal, end of teacher tenu...
TALLAHASSEE -- Gov. Rick Scott has been on a "victory tour" of schools this week to tout the $480 million in merit-based raises for teachers that lawmakers agreed to fund in their $74.5 billion budget...
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2013/05/07 12:36
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Gov. Scott and others on the Hertz announcement
Gov. Rick Scott: “It is great news for Florida that Hertz has chosen Lee County to relocate its corporate headquarters. These 700 jobs, along with opportunities for continued growth in Southwest...
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2013/05/06 08:58
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Marathon tries again with zip-line planning heari...
It's a safe bet to say Crane Point Hammock and Nature Center officials took extra care when posting notices for a Monday public hearing to consider a passive recreation conditional-use permit and...
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2013/05/06 04:39
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Work Opportunity Tax Credit reduces business inco...
Work tax credit reduces business income tax Business owners taking advantage of the Work Opportunity Tax Credit can reduce their federal income tax liability up to $9,600 for hiring individuals from...
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2013/05/05 16:04
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Jobless-claim process breeds frustration
In 2009, as Florida's labor market slid into a sinkhole, I wrote this about the state unemployment system. "People seeking aid from the Agency for Workforce Innovation say the office's phone lines...
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