Old Florida Money

Quick Hits

Short Florida money facts, each with its source: who paid what, where, and when.

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• St. Petersburg · Nov 11, 2026

  St. Petersburg's Crist drops his $15M tax cut after Amendment 3

  "One cut, not two," the mayor-elect says, while keeping the $600 million flood bond voters approved.
• Tampa · Nov 11, 2026

  Tampa's Castor puts Amendment 3 hit at up to $74M a year by 2032

  The state's own estimate for Tampa is higher, nearly $129 million a year by 2032.
• Orange County · Nov 9, 2026

  Orange County hotel tax sets a $30.6 million September record

  Yearly collections also set a record, but grew 7.5%, just below the 8% the county's modeling assumed.
• Boca Raton · Nov 6, 2026

  Josh Kushner's Thrive Holdings to buy Boca Raton's ADT

  Thrive's Josh Kushner is Jared Kushner's brother. The deal values the home security company at about $15.3 billion, counting debt.
• Miami · Nov 6, 2026

  Miami's I Squared plans venture with planes worth $1.4 billion

  A Miami investment firm and a unit of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund agree to start a plane leasing venture.
• Jacksonville · Nov 6, 2026

  Kraft Heinz to sell control of Jacksonville's Maxwell House plant

  One Rock would take a majority stake in the coffee business, valued at $650 million in enterprise value.