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BEPI Poll 2025

FAU BEPI Poll: Economic Strain Hits Hispanic Households Hard in Third Quarter

By | 10/20/2025

Hispanic consumer confidence dropped in the third quarter of the year as uncertainty and increased prices placed added pressure on their budgets, according to a poll from Florida Atlantic University’s Business and Economic Polling Initiative.

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FAU Receives $1.6M Gift for Student Entrepreneur Scholarships

By | 10/15/2025

Florida Atlantic University received a $1.6 million gift from long-time Boca Raton resident Bob Schattner, which will be used to continue providing scholarships that he established 15 years ago in perpetuity.

Transportation Metrics

FAU Research: Logistics Expansion Slows as Transportation Prices Hit Post-Recession Lows

By | 10/14/2025

The Logistics Managers’ Index had the lowest overall reading since March as the supply chain reacts to economic uncertainty, according to researchers from Florida Atlantic University and four other schools.

 


 
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FAU Receives $400,000 NSF Grant to Advance STEM Workforce Readiness

By | 09/08/2026

Florida Atlantic University has received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to address a growing challenge facing the nation’s biotechnology and life sciences sectors: the gap between undergraduate STEM education and the skills, experiences and professional readiness expected by today’s rapidly evolving workforce.

 

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South Florida Job Market

South Florida Labor Market Shifts as Pandemic-Era Hiring Slows

By | 08/25/2026

South Florida’s labor market is entering a period of course correction as the hiring surge that accompanied the region’s pandemic-era population and employment boom begins to fade, according to the latest South Florida Economic Outlook Report from Florida Atlantic University.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
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