Bloomberg Businessweek
WE CAN STILL PASS THIS TEST
With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options
10+ min |
October 05, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Vaccines: Shots All Around
A brief discussion about the implications of mixing and matching different Covid-19 vaccines
6 min |
October 05, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Marathons Get a Second Wind
Die-hard runners are finding virtual races the next best thing in the Covid era
3 min |
October 05, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Form Over Function
Treating furniture like contemporary art has fueled a boom in collectible design.
4 min |
October 05, 2020
Business Traveler
Travel: Down, but not out
Travel has taken a big hit, and travel advisors will play a big part in tapping the industry’s resilience – and pent-up demand
7 min |
October/November 2020
Business Traveler
Elegant Stay Away Vacays
Luxury villas offer amenity-laden features, cultural immersion and as much COVID-proofing as you ever want
8 min |
October/November 2020
Business Traveler
Havens Await
As air travel slowly begins to pick up, airport lounges – those oases of sanity – are reborn
6 min |
October/November 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Fed's Disaster Junkie
Andreas Lehnert reads up on airline crashes, plagues, and nuclear disasters to figure out where the next crisis could come from
6 min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
THE MILITARY'S WAR ON HIV-POSITIVE SOLIDERS
Don’t ask, don’t tell is dead. But America’s armed services still bar Poz recruits from enlisting and can kick out those who contract the disease while serving
10+ min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
The New Republican Hard-Liners
Dispelling their moderate image, GOP women candidates keep tacking rightward
7 min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Got Insurance?
A decade of low rates for Florida homeowners comes to an abrupt end
6 min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
HIS NUMBERS DON'T LIE
Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage
10+ min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
BANKING ON THE DELTA
Under Darrin Williams, Southern Bancorp is pitching traditional banking to people whose first choice is usually a payday lender
10 min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
A RADICAL EXPERIMENT IN FINANCIAL VACCINATION
One of America’s most diverse cities was already testing guaranteed basic income when the pandemic struck
10+ min |
September 28, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
When Capitalism Isn't Enough
Business was counting on market forces to eliminate inequality. They haven’t, and society is tired of waiting
8 min |
September 28, 2020
Central Florida Ag News
Oasis of Biodiversity
EcoVenture Opens Gates to Animals, Art and People
4 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
The Original Entertainment Park
Hidden Gem Grape Hammock Fish Camp Is a Fantastic Destination for Ag-Recreation
5 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
World Outreach Helps Strawberry Breeding Program
UF/IFAS-BRED STRAWBERRIES are grown in over 70 countries across six continents. One of those countries, Egypt, ranks among the top strawberry producing nations in the world.
2 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
SIGNS of the SEASON
Legumes, Especially Snap Beans, Big Business in Florida
2 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
Open-Air AT Ventures
Bone Valley ATV Park Uses Old Phosphate Mining Land to Make Way for Families, Fun
5 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
Register for 4-H Eco Warriors Online SPIN Club
Who Are Eco Warriors? Do you know a youth between 14 and 18 years old that wants to change the world for the better? The 4-H Eco Warriors Special Interest (SPIN) Club may be the right place for them to get started. This September and October, 4-H, natural resources, and sustainability agents and staff from UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas and Polk counties will provide an exciting eight-week online club experience. This club, especially for youth ages 14-18 years, will explore sustainability and the connections between food, energy, and water, and what those connections mean for the future of people all over the world.
2 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
INTO THE DEEP
Florida Spearfishing Adds Element of Adventure to Favorite Pastime
5 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
Florida Roots
Plant City Saw Mill Has Been Supporting Local Families for 50 Years
3 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
Ag Time WITH ABBY
FFA Membership and COVID-19
3 min |
September 2020
Central Florida Ag News
A Deeper Look
Scientist Studying How Water Sources Influence Conservation Behaviors
3 min |
September 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
It's Not Nice to Vote Twice
A combination of glitchy tech and human error in Georgia doesn’t bode well for November
6 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
This Railroad Doesn't Need a Buyout to Thrive
Even in the midst of a crisis, railroads don’t come cheap.
2 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Trump Needs More Carrot
Candidate Trump did something President Trump seems unwilling to: Offer voters a better deal
7 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Employees fear Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to free speech is more about protecting the president than his company's ideals
In late 2019, during one of Mark Zuckerberg’s many trips to Washington to defend Facebook in front of Congress, he stopped for a private dinner with Donald Trump and offered the president a titillating statistic. “I’d like to congratulate you,” Zuckerberg said. “You’re No. 1 on Facebook.”
10+ min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
The Upside of Online Learning
Recorded classes are one feature of virtual education that students came to love
3 min |