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BEPI Consumer Confidence

FAU Poll: Hispanics Losing Confidence in U.S. Economy

By | 10/13/2022

Hispanics are increasingly concerned about their personal finances, leading to a decline in optimism in the U.S. economy during the third quarter, according to a new poll from the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BEPI).

National Housing Market

Southwest Florida Becomes Nation’s Most Overvalued Housing Market

By | 10/11/2022

Southwest Florida, still dealing with widespread destruction from Hurricane Ian, has become the nation’s most overvalued housing market, according to researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

Rent Spikes

Study: U.S. Rent Spikes Most Pressing in Sun Belt, West

By | 10/04/2022

Rent spikes have developed in the Sun Belt and the West, a pattern clearly driven by local supply and demand issues, according to the latest analysis by researchers at FAU and two other schools.

 


 
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Governor's Cup

FAU Student Wins Statewide Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition

By | 04/30/2025

A Florida Atlantic University engineering student recently won first place for his artificial intelligence code at the Roundtable of Entrepreneurship Educators of Florida’s (REEF) 2025 Governor’s Cup Entrepreneurship Competition, Florida’s premier collegiate pitch competition.

 

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Port Everglades Survey

FAU Survey: Port Everglades Firms Signal Concerned Outlook, Labor Market Concerns Amid Tariff Uncertainty

By | 07/09/2025

– The Port Everglades business ecosystem is facing a year of labor challenges and growing concerns over tariff uncertainty, according to a survey from a supply chain management professor at Florida Atlantic University.

 

 
 
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