Economy / Business

The ride, which previously featured racist imagery of Africans as spear-waving headhunters, has been transformed into a slapstick comedy in which the wildlife bests clueless safari-goers.

The temporary stay keeps in place the CDC regulations regarding Florida-based cruise ships in place, while the agency appeals a Tampa federal judge's June decision.

The judge supported the preliminary injunction request from Brandon-based Gale Force Roofing & Restoration LLC. They say the law violates First Amendment rights by penalizing protected speech.

The end of tenant protections on July 31 has raised concerns that thousands of Florida residents will be unable to afford their monthly rent and face eviction. In the greater Tampa Bay region, median rents have surged by more than 16%.

Communities receiving program grants hope improvements to their infrastructure will attract more businesses to their area.

Florida’s June unemployment rate is up slightly from the month before. Statistics released by the state Friday show June's unemployment rate was rate 5%, up 0.1 percentage point from May.

While false alarms are to be expected, such frequent charges for little if any treatment suggest some hospitals see the alerts as much as a money spigot as a clinical emergency tool, claims consultants say.

The state’s unemployment rate now stands at 4.9% as some industries continue to report that people are slow to return to work.

Florida growers have struggled for years against residential and commercial development, foreign imports, changes in beverage consumption habits and, since 2005, citrus greening, an incurable bacterial disease.

An estimated 48 million people in the U-S are providing in-home care to an adult loved one — 3 million of those caregivers live in Florida. AARP says a new study demonstrates the need to support family caregivers with financial assistance.

The request comes after U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday refused to put on hold his June 18 ruling that the CDC had overstepped its legal authority in placing restrictions on the cruise industry.

Department of Justice attorneys filed a notice of taking the case to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction against CDC cruise orders.