Florida

The Florida strawberry season is literally heating up as crops come into the peak of the season just a bit earlier than usual. Florida is the second-largest strawberry-producing state in the nation, with approximately 10,000 acres planted and 180 million strawberries picked by hand each year. This...

The state of Washington confirmed its second death from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday. Possible Community Outbreak in Washington The deceased was a man in his 70s with underlying health issues hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland, King County officials said in a statement. He...

Florida voters legalized medical cannabis on Nov. 8, 2016. Since then, the state has made significant strides in market growth and product access. Florida is the second fastest-growing medical market in the country, according to an August 2019 report from Marijuana Business Daily. That...

Humberto could visit Florida this weekend Yesterday, a disturbance known as "Invest 95L," was just a cluster of disorganized thunderstorms hovering near the southeastern Bahamas. Today, Sept. 13, it's becoming more organized and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) is calling it Potential Tropical...

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is closing his White Plains New York office and relocating to Florida and will do so with or without his current employees. What Happened Icahn told his Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ: IEP) employees in a May 17 letter he will close the New York office on March 31, 2020...

South Florida's customs brokers and freight forwarders avoided a potentially devastating hit from Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 2 and 3. "For South Florida, it appears that it will be spared from major weather, although outer bands may provide some strong winds and rain throughout the day," the Miami-...

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said during a press conference Sept. 3 that although Hurricane Dorian had been downgraded, "this is still a very serious storm," one that will impact northeastern Florida. "We will feel major impacts from this storm," Curry said, imploring people in the evacuation...

Many of Florida's customs brokers and freight forwarders already have taken measures to protect their business operations from what could be a hard-hitting storm on Labor Day. "If you're a Floridian, this is par for the course," said Gabriel Rodriguez, president of A Customs Brokerage in Doral,...

Diesel supplies in Florida as Hurricane Doria nears appear to be adequate but the reports are somewhat inconsistent. Gas Buddy, an information service that provides gasoline and diesel prices with the data mostly supplied by a community of users, was reporting some significant outages. In a tweet...

Big box retailers have mobilized their quick-response distribution networks to funnel critical merchandise to stores in Florida and surrounding states expected to be impacted by Hurricane Dorian. Specialists at Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW), Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) and Walmart Inc (NYSE:...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said its 2,500 officers and other personnel across Florida are working with their counterparts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as well as state and local government officials, in preparation of Hurricane Dorian. Diane J. Sabatino, CBP's...

People and businesses in Florida — including some still not completely recovered from a major storm last year — were warily eyeing Hurricane Dorian Thursday as it approached the U.S. east coast, accompanied by warnings it could become a destructive Category 4 storm. First...

By Beau R Whitney, Vice President and Senior Economist, New Frontier Data A Florida court of appeals decision last month ruled that the state's regulatory framework for its medical cannabis program mandating vertical integration was unconstitutional. What does it mean for Florida's system,...

Green Growth Brands, Inc. (OTC: GGBXF) will enter the medical marijuana market in Florida through the acquisition of Spring Oaks Greenhouses. Green Growth Brands will pay a consideration of around $54.65 million for all outstanding shares of Spring Oaks. The transaction will involve $26.15 million...

iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc (OTC: ITHUF) is executing on its plan to expand its presence across the United States and plans to open its first dispensary in Florida on Dec. 19. What Happened iAnthus, which is one of the largest U.S. cannabis companies, said its first dispensary in Florida will be...