Florida News that impacts you – August 13th
Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the some of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you in South Florida.
- Florida’s daily COVID-19 reporting showed continued issues with timely and accurate reporting of information as the lab Niznik, which tested in Broward, Miami Dade and Palm Beach Counties dumped 46 days' worth of testing at once inflating the daily totals thousands of cases and once again showing the flaws with timing of the reporting of data.
- United Airlines is set to use the pandemic to expand its presence in Florida. Starting November 6th, it’s adding 28 nonstop flights in Florida out of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando & Tampa.
- Carl Icahn has become the latest billionaire to leave New York for Florida. Carl is relocating Icahn Enterprises from New York to Miami. The company carries a market capitalization of $12.5 billion and employs 28,000 fulltime employees. Carl is personally worth an estimated $18 billion.
- According to the latest US News and World Report State Rankings, Florida has the 2nd best Fiscal Stability in the country and the 9th best economy. Florida’s highest overall rating – the collegiate options. Florida’s higher education options are #1 nationally for 2020.