Manatee County, Fla., tomato farmer Gary Reeder says he has seen the county’s tomato industry “basically cut in half” during his lifetime. Reeder says Florida tomato farmers struggle to compete with their counterparts in Mexico.
March 21, 2019Florida
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
(Eve Edelheit/Bloomberg News)
Florida Farmers Push Protection as Trump Seeks USMCA Approval
(Eve Edelheit/Bloomberg News)
Government, Business, TCA
St. Joseph Bay from the shore in Port St. Joe, Fla. (Fisherbray/Flickr)
Agency Seeks $15 Million for First Phase of Dredging at Florida Port
St. Joseph Bay from the shore in Port St. Joe, Fla. (Fisherbray/Flickr)
The agency overseeing the Port of Port St. Joe in Florida has submitted a pre-application to Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. seeking $15 million for the first phase of dredging the federally authorized shipping channel.
February 5, 2019
Government, Business
CL Photographs/Flickr
Port Canaveral Road Work Grant Will Increase Capacity, Facilitate Traffic
CL Photographs/Flickr
Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s recently awarded $8.245 million grant to the Canaveral Port Authority will expand the port’s cargo and cruise businesses through several roadway improvement projects.
February 13, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA
Port Manatee
Port Manatee Sets Container Volume Record With Two Months to Go
Port Manatee
Container volume at Florida's Port Manatee reached a full-year record for the first 10 months of its current fiscal year.
August 8, 2017
TCA
Plan to Ease South Florida Cargo Congestion Back on the Table
A project aimed at helping to solve congestion at South Florida’s ports by utilizing the U.S. 27 corridor from Miami to western Palm Beach County is being revived
May 9, 2017
Government
valerierenee/Flickr
Florida Budget Includes Record $4.1 Billion in Transportation Funding
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Florida’s roads and bridges are in line to receive more than $4 billion in fiscal 2018 as part of the budget announced by Gov. Rick Scott on Jan. 31. Scott’s total proposed transportation budget of $10.8 billion makes it four straight years with that total topping $10 million and reaching a new high.
February 8, 2017
Government, Business
Port Everglades
Port Everglades to Explore Export Opportunities With Cuba
Port Everglades
Port Everglades plans to sign an agreement with Cuba designed to generate job opportunities locally and revenue for both the port and its Caribbean counterpart, according to a letter by Port Director Steven Cernak inviting business leaders to the signing on Jan. 26.
January 18, 2017
Government
valerierenee/Flickr
Truckers Face Dearth of Rest Stops Along Florida's I-4 Corridor
valerierenee/Flickr
The inadequacy of truck rest areas in Central Florida recently became apparent in Seminole County as an increasing number of truckers started parking along the shoulders of Interstate 4 near the two rest stops just north of state Road 434 for lack of empty spaces.
January 17, 2017
TCA
Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr
We Have Plan to Ease Traffic Gridlock But No Money, Florida County Officials Say
Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr
Broward County, Florida, government leaders say they have a plan to help ease traffic gridlock. They just don't have a way to pay for it.
December 2, 2016
Government
ernestkoe/Flickr
Freight Rail Seen as Key to Transportation in Florida County
ernestkoe/Flickr
Increased freight rail traffic parallel to Interstate 75 and into Polk County, Florida, should be encouraged in the coming decades to keep the state's north-south transportation network functioning, according to a recent Florida Department of Transportation report.
October 31, 2016Pages
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