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Public subsidies prop up conventions and trade shows -- and the tourism businesses that sell to them
Orange County’s mammoth convention center is, by the muted expectations of the pandemic, having a busy month: The American Kennel Club...
Dec 20, 20202 min read
Universal Orlando still claiming tax breaks meant to help struggling communities
Originally published Sept. 18, 2020 In April, after it had been forced to shut down by the coronavirus pandemic but before it began...
Oct 4, 20203 min read
Amid Florida’s budget shortfall, corporations lobby for more tax cuts
Originally published Aug. 27, 2020 This spring, PetMed Express Inc., a nationwide pet pharmacy that sells nearly $300 million a year...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Large companies getting small-business loans want to spend less of the money paying workers
Originally published April 17, 2020 The Pennsylvania investment firm that owns the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove in Miami has applied for as...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Debt-ridden hotels lobby for taxpayer bailout
Originally published Aug. 13, 2020 In late 2018, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach completed a $1 billion mortgage refinancing. A year later,...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Thriving companies getting hundreds of millions in federal coronavirus tax breaks
Originally published May 21, 2020 Corporations across America have booked more than $7 billion in savings using tax breaks that Congress...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
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