Problemas en Florida

Two news items caught my eye this week about trouble in Florida. The first article from newgeography discusses the economic problems that Orlando is seeing as a result of it's super-specialization as an entertainment and leisure destinations. Since the economy has suffered a downturn, fewer people are headed to Orlando for vacation and, most importantly, for conferences and that means big trouble for a non-diversified city like Orlando.

The second item in the news is that Florida's population decreased from April 1, 2008 to April 1, 2009 for the first time since World War II. The University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research made the announcement that Florida lost 58,294 people in one year. The speculation of the cause is that due to the economy and retirement issues, fewer people were able to retire to Florida, limiting population growth.