Opinion

Tariffs are an economic hurricane for Florida businesses

  • By Abigail R. Hall, Michael A. Coon
  • | 5:00 a.m. April 29, 2025
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Florida business owners are used to change. Things like hurricanes, demographic shifts, and even the annual migration of the snowbirds are a part of many Florida business plans. But what should Florida business owners expect from what economists have described as the “economic hurricane” of recent tariffs?

 

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