Jim Turner

October 28, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In anticipation of the storm increasing unemployment applications, the state Department of Economic Opportunity eliminated what is known as the "waiting week" before jobless benefits can be paid on claims made in storm-damaged areas.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 27, 2022 | Daily Business Review

District Superintendent Vickie Cartwright had faced the possibility of losing her job going into what was expected to to be a 30-minute meeting that turned into a 12-hour marathon.

By Ryan Dailey and Jim Turner

5 minute read

October 24, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The 2.5% jobless rate, the lowest for the state since October 2006, is based on data collected before Hurricane Ian made landfall and crossed Florida.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 21, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida's property-insurance market has long been troubled, with private insurers dropping customers and raising rates because of financial losses.

By Jim Turner

4 minute read

October 17, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Republican Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is seeking another four-year term in the Cabinet post, with Democrat Adam Hattersley, a former lawmaker, trying to unseat him.

By Jim Turner

6 minute read

October 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In an emergency meeting, the Joint Legislative Budget Commission approved adding the money to the state Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, which was established this year with $500 million.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 12, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida motorists were paying an average of $3.34 a gallon for regular unleaded gasoline, better than the national average of $3.92 a gallon, according to AAA..

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

The Joint Legislative Budget Commission will hold an emergency meeting next week to release an additional $360 million into the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund, which was established this year with $500 million.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read

October 06, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Ayala defeated two opponents in the Aug. 23 Democratic primary for attorney general and said the state's chief legal officer should fight for all Floridians, not to support DeSantis' political ambitions and Republican "cultural wars."

By Jim Turner

6 minute read

October 04, 2022 | Daily Business Review

Florida officials have temporarily eliminated what is known as a "waiting week" before unemployment benefits can be paid and removed a requirement that applicants contact five potential employers a week to keep unemployment benefits flowing.

By Jim Turner

3 minute read