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Florida News That Impacts You – September 21st, 2021
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- Florida continued to make meaningful progress in reducing the spread of COVID-19 on Monday. 8,645 new cases were reported statewide about half of the previous week’s daily total dropping Florida’s weekly trend for daily cases below 10,000 for the first time since July 22nd - nearly two full months ago. Related...
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida dropped below 8,500 for the first time since July 27th.
- Fueled by new investor money this year, GameStop, the original so-called meme stock pumped by the Reddit forum WallStBets, has announced a new call and operations center will be created in Pembroke Pines. The plan includes 500 new jobs once opened.
- According to Florida’s Prepaid College Tuition Program, over 30,000 families have a combined $200 million in unclaimed money. Based on a plan instituted by then-Governor Rick Scott to make college more affordable, Florida’s colleges and universities haven’t raised tuition rates in six years. As a result, tens of thousands of families have credits averaging $4,700 per family. If you think you may have a credit, you’re encouraged to review your account with Florida Prepaid.