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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/8/2015

› Carvel seeks franchisees for South Florida expansion
Carvel, an 80-year-old ice cream brand, is seeking out franchisees to develop full-service and express stores in the South Florida, Orlando and Tampa markets.

› SMH system hires new COO
The Sarasota Memorial Health Care System on Wednesday announced it has hired a senior health care executive from Maryland to be its chief operating officer.

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› Will rising sea levels dampen investor appetite?
The sea level rise from global climate changes threatens to double damages from flooding in low-lying coastal areas over the next two decades. That, of course, will expose insurers, lenders and property owners exposed to more risk than they’d like to take on.

› Plantation apartment development site sold for 143% gain
A partnership including Stiles Corp. sold an apartment development site in Plantation at a 143 percent premium to its price from six months earlier.

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