AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoBusiness Leadership: St. Petersburg-based HR and payroll provider DecisionHR named Zeb Holt CEO, succeeding Peter Newman, who led the company for nearly 25 years and will remain board chairman. Tampa’s Creative Economy: The Tampa Animation Festival is aiming to help turn the city into an animation hub; its second-year event drew about 200 people and could pursue Oscar-qualifying status in the future. Consumer Finances: Florida ranked fifth among states for the pace of rising credit-card delinquency, with the share of overdue accounts up 6.62% from the first to second quarter. Tourism and Jobs: Buc-ee’s plans a St. Lucie store in 2027, with about 250 jobs expected per location; Ocala is also on the chain’s future expansion list. Agriculture: Florida citrus acreage has fallen from more than 600,000 acres in 2000 to about 200,000 in 2025 as growers battle citrus greening. Local Budgets: The newly approved property-tax cut could leave Florida counties and cities confronting an estimated $11.8 billion in lost revenue.
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