Friday's Daily Pulse

› Global venture fund plants office in Miami [Miami Herald]
In a positive development for Miami’s developing entrepreneurial ecosystem, venture capital investor Peter Kellner said he will plant his fund’s third office in Miami.

› Lawsuit: College used strippers to lure students [AP]
A for-profit Florida college used exotic dancers as admissions officers, falsified documents and coached students to lie on financial forms as it fraudulently obtained millions of dollars in federal money, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Miami.

› Ad agency founder Jordan Zimmerman wins Horatio Alger Award [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Jordan Zimmerman, founder of Zimmerman Advertising, has been named a winner of the 2015 Horatio Alger Award, a prominent national honor that recognizes success despite adversity.

› Uber officially launches in Southwest Florida [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Uber, a smartphone app-based taxi service, officially launched its service in the Sarasota and Bradenton markets on Thursday. The technology company has been posting recruitment advertisements on Facebook and other websites in the Sarasota area for months.
» See also: Uber, Lyft directed to "cease operations in Broward County''

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