Florida employers will save nearly half a billion dollars on their workers’ compensation insurance rates in 2019, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR).
Hurricane Michael was the most serious natural disaster to impact agricultural and natural resources industries in the Florida Panhandle in decades, according to numbers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
As folks prepare for the creepiest holiday of the year, the National Retail Federation has published its annual Halloween spending survey showing that billions will be spent on costumes, candy and more.
While the Springhill Suites on Navarre Beach shut its doors Oct. 9 ahead of Hurricane Michael’s landfall to the east, hotels on the mainland saw an influx of visitors.
To assist with evacuations and recovery from Hurricane Michael, Airbnb announced Oct. 9 that it would be offering rental properties through the affected area at no cost.
In the past 10 years, three times as many tourist development dollars were spent in Milton than in Navarre for infrastructure improvements. In contrast, the beach alone accounts for more than half of the dollars generated.
