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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Portable moving storage firm PODS is being sold
PODS, the Clearwater-based portable moving and storage pioneer, is being sold in its entirety to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. The parent company of PODS said the firm's headquarters will remain in Clearwater.
› Why Florida is the 5th-best state for entrepreneurs
Florida is one of the best states to start a business, according to a Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council report released this month. The state ranked fifth for its entrepreneur-friendly policies, after South Dakota, Nevada, Texas and Wyoming.
› Florida small businesses report $151M in projected sales from Medica
Twenty-five small and midsize Florida businesses that attended the Medica trade fair in Germany in November now expect more than $151 million in total projected export sales from the event, Enterprise Florida announced Monday.
» See also: Enterprise Florida says trip to medical trade show in Germany will result in export sales
› Sarasota designer has vision for video games
Digital artist Joe Russ lives in Sarasota, but he spends a lot of time in a place called Arthurton. Russ, a digital motion designer by trade, is using Arthurton as the setting for a video game he’s creating starring a pre-teen named Jenny LeClue.
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