Wednesday's Daily Pulse

› Tampa's burger scene sizzles [St. Petersburg Times]
Gourmet burger joints are proliferating in Tampa faster than mushrooms after the rainy season (mushrooms with a little Swiss, or maybe Gruyere). Square 1 Burgers, Burger 21, Burger Mongers, and now BGR the Burger Joint.

› Sunset Harbour is Miami Beach's next hot 'hood [Miami Herald]
Miami Beach's Sunset Harbour is saying goodbye to neighborhood establishments like Mark's Quality Cleaners and Riverside Gordon Funeral Home as it prepares to welcome a shiny new condo tower, a "starchitect"-designed parking garage and new restaurants, shops and grocery stores. It's part of a neighborhood makeover that business owners hope will turn the area into South Beach's newest live-eat-play destination.

› Incentives lure Buca di Beppo HQ to Orlando [Orlando Sentinel]
The promise of economic development incentives has persuaded Planet Hollywood to keep its operations in Central Florida and to relocate the headquarters of subsidiary Buca di Beppo to Orlando. Planet Hollywood International Inc. is now headquartered in unincorporated Orange County but is expected to move into leased space within the city limits.

› Loose law helps honey hobbyist make money [Fort Myers News-Press]
Don Murray's resume includes shooting some of the nation's most powerful men as an Army photo tech and a 35-year tour of duty as a stockbroker in New York City, working for such companies as Merrill Lynch, Fahnestock and Lehman Brothers. Still, his new, post-retirement hobby business in south Fort Myers generates more of a buzz, albeit of a different nature: He's a beekeeper who sells his honey at a local farmers market.

› Legoland Florida reveals details of upcoming water park's rides [Orlando Sentinel]
Legoland Florida announced details of its planned waterpark Tuesday, saying the park will include an build-your-own raft ride and an interactive water playground. The park is set to open "in time for summer 2012." It will include a number of attractions currently featured at the Legoland water park in California, including a Build-A-Raft lazy river, Twin Chasers tube ride, and the Duplo Splash Safari for toddlers.

› Mac Papers buys Central Florida distributor [Florida Times-Union]
Mac Papers, the Jacksonville-based paper distributor, has purchased Redd Paper Co., a central Florida paper distributor. Both companies are privately held, and the purchase price was not disclosed. F. Sutton McGehee, chief executive officer of Mac Papers, said the move allows his company to move further into packaging products. Because the use of paper is declining, McGehee said that company is going into other uses of paper. Redd had a strong business in cardboard boxes, strapping, foam peanuts and other packaging products.