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Consumer confidence inches up as worst of BP oil spill crisis ends

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The sealing of the BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico put a stop to the hemorrhaging of Florida’s consumer confidence, which rose two points to 68 in September, its highest level since May according to a new University of Florida survey.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.

Florida’s population grows again after first decline since mid-1940s

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After declining for the first time since the end of World War II, Florida’s population grew once again last year, a hopeful yet tentative sign that the worst of the recession may have passed, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida.

Filed under Business, Economic Impact, Florida, Research on Thursday, September 2, 2010.