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| 4/3/2015

› Bye, Bitcoin: St. Petersburg Bowl needs new name
The annual college football bowl game held at Tropicana Field each winter has gone by myriad names since its 2008 inception: the MagicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, the St. Petersburg Bowl Presented by Beef 'O' Brady's, the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, the ESPN Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl.

› The world's top Rolls-Royce dealer: It's in Palm Beach County
The elite carmaker has picked Braman Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Palm Beach as its dealer of the year both globally and in North America, the first time a North American store has won both honors.

› Scripps Florida gets $3.3 million research grant
Scientists at Scripps Florida research center have won a $3.3 million grant to help speed treatments for autism, epilepsy and other types of intellectual disabilities.

› Duke Energy to add 500MW of solar in Florida
Duke Energy says it will add up to 500 megawatts of solar power in Florida over the next decade. Construction of the first site will begin later this year with 35 megawatts expected by 2018.
» See also: Duke Energy proposes large scale solar power plants over next 10 years

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