Friday's Daily Pulse

› First JU business doctorate cohorts hit the books [Jacksonville Business Journal]
Jacksonville University's Davis College of Business has chosen its first class of business executives for its Executive DBA program.

› Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik pays $150 million for Tampa Marriott Waterside [Tampa Bay Times]
Jeff Vinik has added the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina to his downtown real estate empire. The Tampa Bay Lightning owner Thursday closed on a deal to buy the hotel at 700 S Florida Ave. from HMC Hotel Development Corp.

› Key sales metric up at Olive Garden in September [AP]
Sales at Olive Garden locations open at least a year rose slightly in fiscal September, and its parent company -Darden Restaurants Inc. - now foresees second-quarter adjusted earnings at the upper end of its prior forecast.

› American Airlines launching new service from Miami to points west [Miami Herald]
American Airlines announced Thursday morning it is adding a handful of new routes from Miami International Airport to destinations in the West, Midwest and South.

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