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Volusia County in 2015 drew a record 9.5 million visitors last year, boosting spending locally by $700 million and creating 2,000 more jobs.

Scott’s business-development trips to states with Democratic governors have drawn howls of protest – California Gov. Jerry Brown called the latest a “political stunt” – but their effectiveness is difficult to judge.

Palm Beach County’s jobs report for March showed an economy that has recovered nicely from its worst downturn in decades. Unemployment reached a healthy 4.5 percent, and employers have added thousands of jobs over the past year.

Economist Sean Snaith said that while unemployment is low and the labor force is growing, the number of new jobs seems to be “softening.”

Palm Beach County’s jobs report for March showed an economy that has recovered nicely from its worst downturn in decades. But has the county’s labor market fully recovered from the Great Recession?

As the unemployment rate continues to drop in South Florida, experts recommend taking a second look at the numbers.

Protesters blocked traffic on International Drive Thursday as they fought for higher minimum wage, but they got some push back from critics driving by.

In the face of greening, many citrus growers have predicted 2016 will be the last foreseeable break-even year, according to the Lay of The Land Report. What about the price of citrus land?

A rocky start to 2016 is taking its toll on the outlook for U.S. economic and job growth this year.

Not only did the U.S. economy add 215,000 jobs in March, but Florida is considered by many to boast one of the country’s strongest economies.