University of Florida News

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida’s consumer confidence dropped three points to 93 in July, largely because fuel prices have inched up again, University of Florida economists report.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The nationwide boom in housing and other construction associated with urban development is driving one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture, according to a new economic study by the University of Florida and the University of Tennessee.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As homeowners clean up debris from Hurricane Dennis and keep a wary eye on newly formed Emily in the Atlantic, several hundred thousand Florida residents have not even started home repairs caused by last year’s destructive hurricanes, says a University of Florida researcher.