Seminole residents push for a new cellphone tower
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A7EB551206CAB8?p=AWNB
Residents in a remote part of Seminole county are trying to get a cellphone tower installed to improve their reception around their homes. This plan is going to be proposed to the local county board for final approval. With the addition of the cell phone tower, poor reception will be a thing of the past allowing for better long-distance communication between that area of the county and the rest of the world.
Universities smart to accept jobs challenge
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A83F20B440CCF0?p=AWNB
The Governor of Florida Rick Scott along with every state university and college have been pushing for students of non-vital career paths like the liberal arts to take additional classes.
These classes will make them stand out when employers try to hire them as in today's sorry job market, it is a constant fight for people fresh out of college to get a job.
Seminole begs for laws against begging
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8936B267590D8?p=AWNB
Seminole County has an endemic issue with panhandling forcing the hand of the residents there to have laws written up stopping the practice. Many of the non-homeless residents of the county are actively trying to dissuade people from giving money to panhandlers as they are becoming an eyesore.
Bill would ban red-light cameras
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8936B1180A2F8?p=AWNB
Motorists and many lawmakers are sick of having to pay fines whenever they run a red light. As such, the Florida Senate wants to completely ban red-light cameras from being used by municipalities as a way to get rich at the expense of their citizens. This will be a cause of much debate in the Senate for weeks to come.
Hospital takes steps after Legionella tests
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15A8936B469E80F8?p=AWNB
The bacteria that causes Legionnaire's Disease, Legionella, was found in Florida Hospital in Orlando. This prompted a systemic purge of all contaminated water sources as well as an investigation. Patients were at risk of infection by this bacteria as well as the fact that this would have caused an outbreak that would have become a health crisis.
3 comments:
We shared the same story about the cell site tower in Seminole county. We must be in the same area which is pretty cool. I like that your selected news stories concerned not only individuals, but industries as well with your mention of the university jobs challenge and the hospital investigating legionnaires disease. My stories concentrated more on the individual but I guess that wasn't by design. When researching the stories in the Orlando Sentinel on the online journal, it was crazy to see the news stories in there with all of terrible stuff that occurs, it was hard to stay on task and not get distracted with these other items. That may have affected my selection a bit but I did have somewhat of a challenge finding b2b specific news stories that were relevant that also displayed a problem/opportunity as it applies to the assignment. Your stories were a good read and if you want to check out my blog post, you can find it here: http://ruben-s-castro.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html
Hi Michael,
Enjoyed reading your list of local opportunities. However, I think a little more of a explanation is needed in each opportunities. Maybe a sentence or two on why the issue at hand will provide a opp.
I found the article on laws against begging pretty interesting. I grew up in South Florida as well and I never knew it was against the law to give a helping hand to the needy. I guess I'll be more careful the next time I decide to give a hungry person my money.
Hope you have a great semester and hope to run into your blog again this semester.
You can stop by my blog at
http://flatpeak.blogspot.com/2016/01/identifying-local-opportunities.html
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