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Half of the former Marriott hotel rooms are available to rent as studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Another 88 units are expected to become available by the end of the year.

The Hillsborough School District's hiring fair this week and other efforts aim to fill close to 800 instructional jobs and more than 150 bus driving positions.

Florida Job Growth Grant Fund money will be used to build a new facility on the campus of Pasco-Hernando State College.

A dearth of high-speed internet access in much of rural Florida is hamstringing efforts to build a high quality workforce, experts are warning.