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Fishkind: Fiscal Agreement Signals Stronger Year Ahead for Florida’s Economy

It’s the first day of the new year and it appears that Congress and the White House have finally reached, at least a temporary, agreement on taxes and spending.

Economist Hank Fishkind says that the agreement, combined with other factors, means central Florida’s economy will continue to recover in 2013.