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Billy’s Stone Crab is opening Florida’s 2026 stone crab season with a vertically integrated model that moves claws from its own fishing fleet to its Hollywood restaurant or customers nationwide within 24 hours.

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The International Association of Top Professionals will honor Corlena Patterson, executive director of the Canadian Sheep Federation and CEO of PrüvIT Technologies, at its annual gala in Miami in December 2027. The recognition highlights her work…

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Firecracker Farm, a family-run seasoning maker in Palm City, Florida, has built a direct-to-consumer business around hot salt and now has 1,502 verified reviews at 4.85 stars.

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A new study in Land Use Policy finds that rural e-commerce is doing more than boosting sales for Chinese farmers.

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Gachwala is selling Florida variety oyster mushroom spawn online for winter cultivation through its official platform in India.

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Bass & Exotics Fishing Charters and Capt. Skip Stina were featured in Florida Sportsman’s April 2026 “Florida Waypoints” story on Lake Ida’s peacock bass fishery.

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CaptainOwned, the veteran-founded travel platform built by charter captain William Phillips, has passed 1,000 boating and fishing directory listings as it expands its reach across U.S. destinations.

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Nino’s Bakery & Cafe in Punta Gorda has been named a 2026 Best of Florida Regional Award winner, recognizing its scratch-made pastries, breads and loyal customer base.

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Saunders Real Estate is celebrating its 30th anniversary in October 2026 after growing from a Florida land brokerage into a regional firm serving the Southeast and Midwest.

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Palm Island Resort has been named a 2026 Best of Florida Award winner, recognizing its secluded barrier-island setting off Florida’s southwest Gulf Coast.

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Floridaze, a Tampa-based hemp-derived THC seltzer brand, is now sold in more than 20 bars, restaurants and retail accounts across Tampa Bay. The expansion signals growing mainstream demand for cannabis beverages and gives beer-style drinking…

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Researchers report the first targeted phage-based disinfection of aquaculture tailwater, using a newly isolated bacteriophage to cut multidrug-resistant Vibrio parahaemolyticus and its resistance genes while preserving water quality.

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Libby Turner-Hoffman has launched The Roving Reiki, LLC in Palm Coast, Florida, after surviving septic shock and a long recovery that changed her view of energy-based care.

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Michaelia Morgan’s debut memoir, That Yankee Girl: The Early Years, goes on sale Sept. 5 in paperback and e-book, with an audiobook due Oct. 6. The book traces her childhood in segregated 1950s and ’60s Florida, where she says unexpected…

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Evelyn Castillo-Bach, who ran in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, said she will not endorse nominee David Jolly after accusing the Florida Democratic Party of blocking debates and limiting candidate visibility.

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ProBuilt Steel Buildings has released a Florida-focused guide for property owners buying steel buildings, pointing to planning errors that can drive up costs, delay projects and hurt long-term performance.

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Showcase Furniture has introduced the Farmhouse Reimagined Bed Bench as shoppers look for bedroom furniture that blends traditional design with everyday function.

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Van Dingenen Law’s new analysis says Florida recorded 284 fatal work injuries in 2024, down from 306 a year earlier, even as transportation incidents, falls and construction remained the state’s biggest workplace threats.

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University of Florida researchers say hybrid termites exist in Florida, but only in one county and at levels far too small to change termite control advice.

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Independent Electrical Contractors Florida East Coast Chapter contractor members are building major South Florida projects while feeding workers into a registered apprenticeship pipeline.