Need to catch up on business news in Southwest Florida? No problem. Here are the top stories of the week pulled from our daily newsletter, Gulfshore Business Daily.
Friday, Jan. 24
SWFL NAMED U.S. TALENT HUB
Thursday, Jan. 23
LUCKY’S MARKET TO CLOSE FLORIDA STORES
Wednesday, Jan. 22
PREMIER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY BREAKS THE $5 BILLION MARK
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has achieved a record $5.2 billion in total sales volume for 2019, a 15% increase year-over-year. With an average sales price of $725,116 (up 3%), the brokerage also closed 7,129 transactions—an 11% increase from 2018. With 40 offices from Southwest Florida to the High Country of North Carolina, the brokerage reported gains in each of its markets: In Naples, the number of transactions increased 13% with an average sales price remaining over $1 million; the North Carolina region reported a 27% increase in average sales price and a 35% increase in sales volume; central Florida’s number of transactions increased 38% with total sales volume increasing 49%; the Tampa Bay region saw a 16% increase in average sales price and a 13% increase in number of transactions; Sarasota’s average sales price rose 6% year-over-year. Premier Sotheby’s International Realty is ranked No. 34 in the annual REAL Trends 500 survey of the top U.S. residential sellers by volume and is No. 32 in RISMedia’s Top 500 Power Broker Annual Report.
Tuesday, Jan. 21
REPORT: FLORIDA RANKS 27 IN MOST & LEAST EDUCATED STATES IN AMERICA
Florida ranked No. 27 in “2020’s Most & Least Educated States in America” list by WalletHub. To determine where the most educated Americans live, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 18 key metrics. The data set ranges from share of adults aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma to average university quality to the gender gap in educational attainment. Florida had a total score of 51.04, Educational Attainment rank of 37, and Quality of Education rank of 4. For the full report, visit https://wallethub.com/edu/most-educated-states/31075/.