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September 2009

Forbes, US    9.14.09
Where home prices are likely to rise

 

Miami Herald, FL    9.12.09
South Florida banks facing a new wave in real-estate crisis

 

MSNBC, US    9.12.09
For many, economic recovery still feels far off

 

Jacksonville Business Journal, FL    9.11.09
When will the jobs come back?

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    9.11.09
Software firm gets incentives to expand

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    9.08.09
UCF forecast: Obama agenda too much too soon

 

The News-Press, FL    9.08.09
Employers not ready to hire

 

UCF News & Information, FL    9.08.09
UCF economist: White House suffers from 'audacity of scope'

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    9.04.09

Florida's future prosperity depends on redefining success

 

Winter Park/Maitland Observer, FL    9.03.09
Marrying of minds

 

Florida Today, FL    9.01.09
State sunk by tax cap

 

Reuters, US    9.01.09
Foreclosures, unemployment sap Florida economy

 

August 2009

The Reporter, CA    8.30.09
Economist: 'Ugly' labor market to last a while

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    8.23.09

Florida tourism unlikely to pick up in 2010, resort executive says

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    8.22.09
Housing sales up sharply

 

News-Journal Online, US    8.21.09
Economic problems stifle state growth

 

Osceola News Gazette, FL    8.21.09
Officials gather for economic summit

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    8.20.09
In a 'shocking' reversal, Central Florida is shrinking

 

Sun Sentinel, FL    8.17.09
Federal stimulus creating few new jobs in Florida so far

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    8.11.09

Florida loses population for the first time since World War II

 

Pensacola News Journal, FL    8.09.09

Dealers need 'Clunkers' and more

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    8.08.09

Pace of layoffs slows nationwide

 

Associated Press, US    8.04.09
Meltdown 101: Seasonal adjustment of economic data

 

London South East, UK    8.04.09
Southern states an epicenter for US job losses

 

The Press-Enterprise, CA    8.04.09
How seasonal adjustment of economic data works

 

Jacksonville.com, FL    8.03.09
Why Jacksonville's economic indicators lead most of Florida

 

July 2009

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    7.28.09
Florida tax base falls 15 percent

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    7.25.09

Roads stimulus still in neutral

 

Miami Herald, FL    7.24.09
Dow closing at 9,000 a sign economic panic has subsided

 

Miami Herald, FL    7.22.09
Later Florida recovery seen

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    7.18.09
Florida jobless rate jumps again

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    7.18.09
Area joblessness nears 12%

 

The Lakeland Ledger, FL    7.17.09
June construction hits '09 high

 

Charlotte Observer, NC    7.13.09
Financial chill? Try blaming Florida

 

The Lakeland Ledger, FL    7.13.09
Local retailers facing uncertainty over recovery

 

Sun Sentinel, FL    7.12.09
Climbing cost of state worker benefits spared from budget cuts

 

Central Florida Future, FL    7.08.09
UCF predicts recession's end

 

Hernando Today, FL    7.08.09
Customer satisfaction is on the rise

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    7.07.09
Fed's subsidy plan to hit Sarasota

 

Associated Press, US    7.06.09
AP analysis: Economic stress up in much of nation

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    7.02.09
Measure to help 'underwater' homeowners stirs critics

 

GlobeSt.com, US    7.01.09
Central FL market stays active

 

Hernando Today, FL    7.01.09
Foreclosure rate down for 3rd month in a row

 

June 2009

GlobeSt.com, US    7.01.09
Is the recession coming to an end?

 

WDBO, FL    6.29.09
Is the recession coming to an end?

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.28.09
Growth's house of cards falls hard on Flagler County

 

Jacksonville.com, FL    6.25.09
Home sales see turnaround in Jacksonville area

 

Bradenton Herald, FL    6.24.09
U.S., Fla. home sales up; local sales drop

 

Cape Coral Daily Breeze, FL     6.24.09
Home sales in Cape-Fort Myers area dip in May

 

Florida Today, FL    6.24.09
Less spending, higher taxes hinder recovery

 

Gainesville Sun, FL    6.24.09
Gainesville home sales again slowest in state

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    6.24.09
Florida jobless rate could remain high until 2018

 

WFTV 9, FL    6.24.09
Good news for Florida's economy

 

Ajax World Magazine     6.23.09
Florida's existing home, condo sales up in May

 

Bizjournals, US    6.23.09
FAR: Florida home sales up again

 

Florida Today, FL    6.23.09
Brevard existing home sales up 19 percent in May

 

Miami Herald, FL    6.23.09
Low taxes no fix for ailing Florida's economy, expert says

 

Sun Sentinel, FL    6.23.09
South Florida home sales continue to climb

 

Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL    6.23.09
Tampa-St. Petersburg has first home sales drop since June 2008

 

UCF News & Information, FL    6.23.09
UCF economist: Florida's small government prolongs painful recovery

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     6.21.09
Recession nails retail

 

News-Journal Online, US    6.20.09
State jobless rate hits record 10.2%

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.20.09
Florida's jobless rate at highest in 34 years

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    6.20.09

Florida unemployment hits 10.2% in May as Tampa Bays leapt to 10.6%

 

Historic City News, FL    6.19.09
Workforce faces double digit unemployment

 

Miami Herald, FL    6.19.09
Florida's jobless rate reaches double digits

 

Miami Herald, FL    6.17.09
Report: South Florida's economic recovery may be near

 

Stockhouse    6.17.09
'Green shoots' in the penny-stock sector

 

USA Today,  US     6.16.09
Orlando market's 'housing hangover' shows positive signs

 

Miami Herald, FL    6.14.09
Lost South Florida jobs will remain lost for a while

 

Condé Naste Portfolio.com    6.11.09
Gloom over California home prices hard to shake

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    6.11.09
Regional foreclosures buck a state trend

 

UCF News & Information, FL    6.11.09
UCF economist: Shape of the recession? Think 'gravy boat'

 

Tampa Tribune, FL    6.09.09
Crist's popularity survives economic downturn

 

The News Press, FL    6.09.09
Job market stabilizing, poll says

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.07.09
Some see doomsday, not economic recovery

 

CNNMoney.com, US    6.05.09

Recovery reality check: Not so fast ...

 

Florida Courier, FL    6.05.09

Foreclosures now going beyond the sub-prime

 

Miami Herald, FL    6.5.09
Jobless rate hits 9.4% in May; layoffs ease up a bit

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    6.04.09

Long recovery to follow end of recession, UCF economist says

 

The Wall Street Journal, US    6.04.09
Spending has yet to scale retail food chain

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.03.09
Snaith: Recession looks like a gravy boat

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    6.03.09
Stability, yes, but jobs may not come until later

 

Assetz Property News Service, UK    6.02.09
Foreclosures may encourage those investing in US property

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.02.09
Magical finals brings big bucks to Central Florida

 

May 2009

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    6.03.09
Stability, yes, but jobs may not come until later

 

Assetz Property News Service, UK    6.02.09
Foreclosures may encourage those investing in US property

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    6.02.09
Magical finals brings big bucks to Central Florida

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    5.29.09
Property values dip; hopes rise

 

Florida Today, FL    5.28.09
Home sales rise as prices slide

 

Florida Today, FL    5.27.09
County filings fall in April

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    5.26.09
In housing, signs of a rebound, fear of more pain

 

Tampa Tribune, FL    5.26.09
New figures show Florida's economy looks 'less worse'

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     5.23.09
Unemployment remains high, but more jobs opening up

 

Florida Today, FL    5.23.09
Unemployment falls below 10%

 

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL    5.23.09
Jobless rates dip in region

 

Hernando Today, FL    5.22.09
Florida's jobless rate declines -- for now

 

Miami Herald, FL    5.22.09
Local unemployment drops in April

 

East Orlando Sun, FL    5.21.09
Employers give job cuts the AXE

 

Florida Today, FL    5.15.09
Our views: Head in the sand

 

Winter Park/Maitland Observer, FL    5.14.09
On the move

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    5.14.09
Hints of stability found in state job data

 

Florida Today, FL    5.14.09
Delinquent taxes in Brevard at record level

 

Miami Herald, FL    5.13.09
Florida job losses may be slowing

 

WMFE, US    5.11.09
"Follow the Money" -- Will extra unemployment benefits help speed up Florida's economic recovery?.

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    5.10.09

Florida tax system called fundamentally flawed

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    5.09.09
In jobs report, a tinge of hope

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    5.08.09
Swine flue doesn't scare Vice President Joe Biden's son

 

Miami Herald, FL    5.07.09
Tougher times lie ahead for Florida-based banks

 

CNNMoney.com, US    5.07.09

Five things to worry about

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    5.07.09
Low home prices spur return to bidding wars

 

WDBO, FL    5.06.09
UCF economist predicts hiring will lag into 2010

 

The News-Press, FL    5.05.09
Permit increase buoys Cape Coral contractors

 

Orlando Business Journal, FL    5.01.09
Jobless Orlando: manufacturers to shed 3,600 workers

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    5.01.09
Local sales decline, but not as steeply

 

April 2009

Real Estate Florida, FL    4.09
A New President, Same Old Problems

 

Area Development Online, US    4.30.09
Florida: Meeting challenges through non-traditional sector growth

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.30.09
Second-loan plan could help Florida market

 

USA Today,  US     4.29.09
Obama faces heavy lifting in his next 100 days; Live news conference at 8 p.m. today

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.29.09
Slower decline of prices for homes bring hope

 

USA Today,  US     4.26.09
Economists see more job losses, 9.8% unemployment

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    4.23.09
Florida's existing-home market: Sales still improving, prices still falling

 

WDBO, FL    4.20.09
Virtual Job Fair opens as training programs get funding

 

The Daily Commercial, FL    4.19.09
UCF forecaster: Economy on the upswing

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.19.09
A dip in area homes for sale

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.18.09
Good job news likely a fluke

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     4.18.09
Area jobless rate almost 11%

 

Miami Herald, FL    4.18.09
Fla. jobless rate hits 9.7%

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    4.18.09
Florida jobless rate highest since 1976

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    4.18.09

Florida's unemployment rises but is lowest uptick in 15 months

 

Palm Beach Post, FL     4.17.09
Palm Beach County jobless rates up, but pace seen slowing

 

East Orlando Sun, FL    4.15.09
Rescue me...

 

Financial News USA, US    4.09.09
LA mayor proposes trimming work hours to save jobs (AP) and MGM Mirage stock leaps amid talk of casino sales (AP)

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.09.09
Housing giants agree to merge

 

The Salt Lake Tribune, UT    4.06.09
Some companies avoid layoffs, trim costs elsewhere

 

KTAR.com, AZ    4.06.09
Layoffs not an option for some businesses

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    4.05.09
Florida's tax strategy assailed

 

Bradenton Herald, FL    4.03.09
County looks at suspending impact fees

 

Winter Park/Maitland Observer, FL    4.02.09
First-time homebuyers can save $8K

 

Winter Park/Maitland Observer, FL    4.02.09
Thrifty get thriftier

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     4.01.09
Area wages rise slightly in fall '08

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    4.01.09

UCF expert says Florida must wait till mid 2010 for recession relief

 

March 2009

WDBO, FL    3.31.09
UCF economist: Population growth is Florida's Ponzi scheme

 

UCF News & Information, FL    3.31.09
UCF economist: It's time to pay for Florida's Ponzi scheme

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    3.31.09
Florida should end Ponzi scheme based on growth, economist says

 

Central Florida Future, FL    3.31.09
Up in smoke

 

Bradenton Herald, FL    3.31.09
Business commercials take clue from the economy

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    3.30.09
Downturn saps prosperity of Orlando-area blacks

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    3.28.09

Construction job losses lead way as Florida unemployment soars

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    3.28.09
More than one in ten lack jobs

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    3.28.09
Florida's jobless rate highest in 33 years

 

Sun Sentinel, FL    3.27.09
Florida jobless rate hits 9.4 percent in February, up from 5.2 percent a year ago

 

WOFL FOX 35, FL    3.26.09
Outrage over school closure plan

 

Florida Today, FL    3.25.09
Brevard experts say Obama plan could boost housing market

 

Miami Herald, FL    3.25.09
Inflation outpaces income in Florida

 

Tampa Tribune, FL    3.25.09
Jobless rate expected to worsen

 

Central Florida News 13, FL    3.23.09
Obama's second primetime news conference set for Tuesday

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    3.20.09
In boom's wake, spending goes 'thud'

 

Jacksonville Business Journal, FL    3.17.09
UCF economist: Recovery will be slow

 

News Chief, FL    3.07.09
Polk's jobless rate flirts with 10%

 

The News-Press, FL    3.07.09
SW Fla. jobs vanish at rapid pace

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    3.07.09
Job losses surge, and area feels it

 

Florida Today, FL    3.07.09
Jobless rate heads for double digits

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     3.07.09
Area unemployment rates at, near records

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    3.07.09

A closer look at unemployment data reveals: It's worse than we thought

 

Miami Herald, FL    3.06.09
Jobless rate spikes across Florida

 

WDBO, FL    3.06.09
Orlando unemployment climbs again

 

Palm Beach Post, FL     3.06.09
800,000 Floridians seek work: Palm Beach County, Treasure Coast jobless rates spike in January

 

Seminole Chronicle, FL    3.04.09
Oviedo businesses wait for upturn

 

WDBO, FL    3.02.09
Economist says Florida's economy will lag behind the nation in recovery

 

The News-Press, FL    3.02.09
Crisis stirs radical, lasting changes to Fla. economy

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    3.02.09
Florida's tough times may longer after recovery elsewhere

 

February 2009

Miami Herald, FL    2.28.09
Economy shrinks at fastest pace in 26 years, statistics show

 

Orlando Business Journal, FL    2.27.09
Osceola's rebound likely to lag behind larger, more diverse areas

 

Bloomberg News, US    2.27.09
Obama must defeat spite on bailouts to beat recession

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    2.27.09
Economist sees 'bailout fatigue'

 

Seminole Voice, FL    2.27.09
Economy turns plazas into ghost towns

 

UCF News & Information, FL    2.26.09
UCF economist: Obama's stimulus makes me LOL

 

Florida Today, FL    2.21.09
Mortgage rescue may not save Brevardians

 

WESH 2 News, FL    2.20.09

Disney layoffs bad news for tourism industry

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    2.20.09

Greetings from Florida; why aren't you here?

 

Central Florida Future, FL    2.17.09
Stimulus bill to raise Pell Grant

 

Florida Today, FL    2.15.09
Economy makes gold the star of parties

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    2.13.09
Report: New aid weighed for troubled mortgages

 

Florida Today, FL    2.11.09
Experts: 'Layoff parade' to continue in Brevard

 

Central Florida Future, FL    2.11.09
Students struggle to pay bills amid recession

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    2.10.09
Revised bailout raises doubts

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    2.09.09
Advice: Take care of your customers

 

WDBO, FL    2.06.09
300 Disney executives to make decision on severance packages

 

Orlando Business Journal, FL    2.06.09
Florida's export engine beginning to sputter

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    2.04.09
Experts urge retooling of housing stimulus

 

Florida Keys Keynoter, FL    2.02.09
Unemployment in Keys #57 in state

 

January 2009

Hernando Today, FL    1.31.09
Don't call it a depression

 

Miami Herald, FL    1.30.09
Worst of recession is yet to come, economists say

 

Tampa Tribune, FL    1.30.09
Bowl Bling: Earn style points this Super Bowl

 

Florida Courier, FL    1.29.09

All eyes on D.C.

 

CNNMoney.com, US    1.27.09

Layoffs aren't the answer

 

The Lakeland Ledger, FL    1.26.09
Polk home sales pick up in December

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.26.09
Economic gardening aims to bring in the green for local companies

 

The Lakeland Ledger, FL    1.24.09
Fla. cuts, Fed plan not in sync, critics say

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.24.09
Florida jobless rate hits 1992 level

 

Miami Herald, FL    1.24.09
Florida job outlook bleaker

 

Daytona Beach News Journal, FL     1.24.09
Volusia, Flagler jobless rate 8.9%

 

The News-Press, FL    1.24.09
Lee County hits jobless rate of 10 percent

 

Sun Sentinel, FL    1.24.09
A look at Broward County's jobless claims by zip code

 

St. Petersburg Times, FL    1.24.09

Jobless rate surges in Florida, bay area

 

The Lakeland Ledger, FL    1.23.09
Polk's jobless rate in 2008 averaged 6.7%

 

Wakulla.com, FL    1.23.09
Jobless rate rises again in Brevard

 

Florida Today, FL    1.23.09
Jobless rate rises again in Brevard

 

Palm Beach Post, FL     1.23.09
Palm Beach County jobless rate rises to 7.8% in December

 

UCF News & Information, FL    1.23.09
UCF will enhance Composition, Algebra classes to help first-year students succeed

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.21.09
Obama will spur economy to roar back? Not so fast

 

Voice of San Diego, CA    1.20.09
Tuesday Potpourri

 

Miami Herald, FL    1.20.09
Getting the U.S. economic stimulus right is the challenge

 

Tallahassee Democrat, FL     1.19.09
Recession symptoms will linger here in '09 Business Outlook

 

Washington Post, US    1.17.09
The Growing Foreclosure Crisis

 

HomesGoFast.Com, UK    1.17.09
Orlando foreclosure rate tripled in 2008

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.16.09
Florida is losing edge

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.15.09
Orlando-area's foreclosure rate nearly tripled from '07 to '08

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.12.09
Holding on until better times in 2010

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.12.09
Skittish shoppers, fewer stores

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.12.09
Scary parts still to come for economy

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.12.09
Orlando area in 2009: 'Foreclosures will still rule'

 

Miami Herald, FL    1.12.09
Experts share grim look on economy

 

Gainesville Sun, FL    1.11.09
What's in store for area's economy in 2009?

 

Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA    1.09.09
Richmond region's jobless rate among lowest in U.S.

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.07.09
Crotty's plan to slash impact fees gets chilly reception

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.06.09
Orange Mayor Crotty pledges 'No New Tax' budget in 2009-2010

 

Herald-Tribune, FL    1.06.09
Retirees' income bolsters the region

 

Orlando Sentinel, FL    1.05.09
Orange may offer developer breaks to spark economy

 

Jacksonville Business Journal, FL    1.02.09
Good deals for some in depressed Jacksonville retail market

 

Jacksonville Business Journal, FL    1.02.09
Down market in 2009 for Jacksonville hotels

 

Jacksonville Business Journal, FL    1.02.09
Job growth in Jacksonville health care providers masks ills

 

The Oviedo-Winter Springs Voice, FL    1.02.09
Ushering in the new Central Florida economy

 

Florida Today, FL    1.01.09
Future cloudy as 2008 fades