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Florida Department of Economic Opportunity Announces Ten Consecutive Months of Job Growth, Lowering Unemployment Rate to 4.7 Percent

ORLANDO ADVOCATE — “Under Governor DeSantis’ leadership, our state’s economy has bounced back tremendously from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dane Eagle, Executive Director of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. “Floridians are resilient, and it is impressive to see Florida’s unemployment rate plummet as they return to work and more jobs are created.”

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PRESS ROOM: Fintech Startup Greenwood Raises $40 Million in Funding to Provide Black and Latino Banking Services

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Greenwood, the digital banking platform for Black and Latino individuals and business owners, will feature best-in-class online banking services, innovative ways to support Latino and Black-owned banks and give-back programs focused on Black and Latino causes and businesses. “We think it is critical that our actions live up to the promise of our name,” said Ryan Glover, Chairman and Co-founder of Greenwood, referring to Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District of the early 20th Century, which included the prosperous “Black Wall Street.”

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