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Uber Alleges Insurance Fraud Scheme in Florida as It Goes on Legal Offensive
Uber Technologies Inc. sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida, costing...

Velo3D and Vaya Space Announce $4 Million Strategic Partnership to Leverage Velo3D's Rapid Production Solution (RPS) to Advance Additive Manufacturing for Space Propulsion
The two companies have signed a $4 million, two-year Master Services Agreement (MSA) to collaborate on production and innovation efforts in high-performance additive manufacturing. Velo3D, Inc. (OTCQX: VLDX), a leader in additive manufacturing...

Vaya Space to additively manufacture propulsion system parts via Velo3D in $4m partnership
Velo3D has struck a strategic agreement with Vaya Space which will see the hybrid rocket company use the recently launched Rapid Production System to additively manufacture critical propulsion system parts. The two-year, 4 million USD Master...

Florida Panthers’ Brad Marchand continues to set the tone for the NHL
Open this photo in gallery:Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand celebrates scoring against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final in Edmonton on Friday.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press A year ago, Sam Bennett caught then Boston Bruin Brad...

Florida ranked 17th among happiest states across America in new study
With a nickname like the Sunshine State, one might presume Florida would be a pretty happy place. However, a new analysis reveals that Florida is relatively happy, but not the happiest state in the country. Topture, a sauna manufacturing company,...

Phosphate Environmental Impact Statement Needed
by Glenn Compton An Area-Wide Environmental Impact Statement (AEIS) for phosphate mining in the Central Florida Phosphate District was completed in 2013. Several phosphate mining projects are currently being reviewed using the outdated 2013 AEIS....

Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers: Stanley Cup Finals game 2 betting odds, predictions and tips
Friday night the Florida Panthers will seek to even the series up before they head back home for two games against the surging Edmonton Oilers. Puck drop is slated for 8 pm ET live from Rogers Place. Continue reading to learn more about this game,...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.11.25
Good Wednesday morning. Be the first to get news as it happens — Florida Politics gives you the scoop on all things Sunshine State! Get up to speed fast — sign up for the hottest text alerts: Breaking #FlaPol news, campaigns, politics & more —...

300 New High-Wage Jobs Coming to North Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis announced what he called the creation of 300 new high-wage jobs in Wakulla County in North Florida as a result of targeted infrastructure investments through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund and the Rural Infrastructure...

Trump’s smartphone can’t be made in America for $499 by August
When the Trump Organization said it would launch a mobile-phone service, it also said it would sell a $499 T1 Phone beginning in August with some specs that beat the current top iPhone. A press release said the gold Android phone would be “proudly...

REPORT: U.S. Adds 8.6 GW of New Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity, One of its Strongest Quarters of Growth in U.S. History
House-passed federal tax legislation threatens to undercut the solar industry, which is the primary source of new U.S. electricity generation and is delivering a historic boom in domestic manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry...

Regeneron poised to overcome FDA setbacks thanks to expanded manufacturing capabilities
In a talk at the 46th Annual Goldman Sachs Global Healthcare Conference in Miami, Florida, executives from Regeneron discussed how the company is responding to a recent flurry of complete response letters (CRLs) from the US Food and Drug...
All Fired Up: Ceramicist Shawn Felts throws caution to the wind…and Clay Gurus takes shape.
By Nancy D. Lackey Shaffer | Photos by Viktor Budnik If it involves clay, Shawn Felts has probably worked with it. He’s been doing ceramics in one form or another for more than 20 years. Passionate about art from an early age, Felts caught the...

Reshoring Initiative 2024 Annual Report: 244,000 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Were Announced in 2024 via Reshoring, FDI
Reshoring Initiative 2024 Annual Report: 244,000 U.S. Manufacturing Jobs Were Announced in 2024 via Reshoring, FDI SARASOTA, Florida - June 9, 2025 - The Reshoring Initiative 2024 Annual Report shows that 244,000 U.S. manufacturing jobs were...
DeSantis Announces 300 New Jobs As Body Armor Plant Expands In Florida
Crawfordville, FL - Governor Ron DeSantis spoke on Monday about Florida’s economic momentum while announcing Point Blank Enterprises is opening a significant manufacturing facility in northern Florida. According to economic data, Florida is among...

National Resilience, a well-funded manufacturing startup, to scale back operations
Dive Brief: National Resilience, a startup that launched in 2020 to help young biotechnology companies produce complex medicines, said Monday it plans to wind down six facilities in California, Massachusetts and Florida. In a letter to customers...

Mobile Gaming Stocks: 10 Biggest Companies in 2025
According to market intelligence firm Newzoo, global gaming revenue came in at US$177.9 billion in 2024, with mobile gaming accounting for more than half of that amount at US$97.6 billion. The firm states that the mobile gaming market has reached...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.10.25
Good Tuesday morning. Be the first to get news as it happens — Florida Politics gives you the scoop on all things Sunshine State! Get up to speed fast — sign up for the hottest text alerts: Breaking #FlaPol news, budget battles, campaigns,...

US solar manufacturing surges in Q1 amid policy fears, trade risks
US solar manufacturing ramped up sharply in the first quarter of 2025, supporting record levels of new capacity as solar and storage made up 82% of additions to the grid. But proposed legislation and rising import tariffs could cloud growth...

Wakulla County wins major manufacturer over larger counties
Point Blank Enterprises, the largest body armor manufacturer in the U.S., will open a facility in Wakulla County, Florida, creating 513 jobs. The project is expected to add $36 million in annual payroll and $3.5 million in local taxes. Gov. Ron...