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What you need to know about Florida today
› National Small Business Week kicks off in Boca Raton on May 4
National Small Business Week will kick off with a town-hall event for small business owners in Boca Raton on May 4th. Office Depot CEO Roland Smith and U.S. Small Business Administration chief Maria Contreras-Sweet will deliver keynote addresses.
› State higher ed board blocks opening for university research trips to Cuba
For 10 years, a controversial Florida law has forbidden faculty and students at public universities from using any type of funds to travel to Cuba or other U.S.-labeled state sponsors of terrorism.
› Spirit Airlines' profits jump 83 percent in first quarter
Net income for the Miramar-based low-cost carrier rose 83 percent to $69 million, or 94 cents per share, in the period, compared with $37.7 million, or 51 cents, in the same period in 2014.
› South Florida business owners complain of imposter service dogs
More animals are going everywhere people go and some South Floridians are complaining they’re not just service dogs. Restaurant owners say some animal owners are abusing laws meant to protect people with disabilities.
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