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Property tax and economic stimulus plans boost consumer confidence

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Passage of the national economic stimulus package and state property tax amendment helped boost Florida’s consumer confidence by four points to 74 in February after last month’s decline to its lowest level in 16 years, a new University of Florida study reports.

Filed under Business, Florida, Research on Tuesday, February 26, 2008.

Human deaths from shark attacks hit 20-year low last year

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Fatal shark attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest levels in two decades in 2007 with the sole casualty involving a swimmer vacationing in the South Pacific, according to the latest statistics from the University of Florida.

Filed under Florida, Natural History, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.