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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› No biz like show biz in Southwest Florida
Once upon a time, Southwest Floridians had only a few places to go for big-name bands and other top-tier live entertainment. But that was then.
› UF tops in Florida in NIH funding
Despite a dip in federal research grants, Florida scientists have snagged a bigger share of National Institutes of Health grants -- and the University of Florida has secured the lion’s share of NIH dollars flowing into Florida.
› South Florida rife with investment scams
South Florida holds the distinction of being among the hot spots where brokers with numerous violations tend to cluster. Fort Lauderdale-Boca Raton leads the nation in rogue brokers and Florida’s Treasure Coast ranks fifth.
› Mercy Foundation Group raises money for charities — and red flags
A company stuck with a shuttered factory or a vacant office building gets a big tax deduction for selling at a bargain price to a nonprofit. The nonprofit fixes up the property and leases or resells it, raising money for charity. Tampa-based Mercy Foundation Group has used that model to acquire 40 properties around the nation.
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