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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Lockheed picks up $82M Army contract for targeting, night vision system
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin an $82 million contract to build a targeting and night-vision system for Apache helicopters, the company announced Monday.
› Rising economic tide boosts Marinemax, boating industry
After a perfect economic storm nearly swamped Clearwater's Marinemax, the nation's largest boat retailer is on the rebound — good news for a struggling recreational boat industry and a big thumbs up for Florida's improving business climate.
› Disney reaching plateau in its hotels' occupancy
The Walt Disney Co.'s hotel occupancy at its domestic resorts spiked in its first quarter — 89 percent compared with 81 percent the previous year. It will probably be difficult to see it go much higher, Disney Chief Financial Officer Jay Rasulo said.
› Florida Tech Involvement Key in NASA’s Orion Program
More than a dozen Florida Institute of Technology students, faculty and alumni are working on Orion and the Space Launch System propulsion system as Florida Tech continues to play a vital role in the United States’ evolving space programs.
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