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| 3/17/2015

› Tampa treasure hunter Odyssey Marine gives up control to Mexican firm
Tampa's Odyssey Marine Exploration, the treasure hunting business whose bottom line can resemble the shipwrecks it is so good at finding, hopes to salvage its own future in a company overhaul.

› Cruise Shipping Miami 2015 launches in Miami Beach
Cruise Shipping Miami 2015 is expected to bring thousands of global cruise businesses to South Florida this week. The event is expected to attract 11,000 attendees and about 800 exhibitors from 125 countries to the Miami Beach Convention Center from March 16-19.

› Record 6,063 manatees counted in Florida
A record 6,063 manatees have been counted in Florida waters, exceeding the previous high by nearly 1,000, the state wildlife commission announced Monday.

› Orlando company wins $30,000 from PayPal at South by Southwest
An Orlando company made good at South by Southwest on Saturday. Earhoox, which produces small attachments that stabilize headphones in a listener’s ear, won $30,000 in a pitch competition judged by “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John and sponsored by PayPal.

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