Is Florida’s boom over?

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The St. Pete Times writes that the state’s 50 year population boom may be over. Three of the nation’s largest van lines moved more customers out of the state than into it last year, reversing a decades-long trend. Only U-Haul bucked the trend. The number of Florida drivers seeking licenses in other states has increased since 2005, while the number of out-of-state drivers moving to Florida has fallen. Public school enrollment is falling across the state.

Usually our area lags behind the rest of the state economically, are we planning for this reversal?

Read: Sunshine doesn’t pay the bills 

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Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”