May 3, 2024

Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/7/2015

› JetBlue is going all in on Cuba
JetBlue announced this week that the airline will begin flying to Cuba. The move makes JetBlue the first major US airline to launch new service to the island nation since the US government eased travel restrictions last December.

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› Cinderella, mobile shopping boost HSN bottom line
HSN's stock got a boost Wednesday with the help of Cinderella, Wendy Williams and shoppers eager to buy on their smartphones and tablets. Updated tablet and phone apps helped boost the home shopping network operator's digital sales 12 percent, and brought such sales to half of revenue.

› Recovering women to get help finding jobs
Wayside House in Delray Beach will open the first Tina Posner Center for Career Excellence that will help clients recovering from substance abuse prepare for interviews, find and retain jobs.

› Chris Bosh now an investor in a Miami startup
What does Miami Heat star Chris Bosh think about Miami's tech community? "It's very cool," said Bosh, who was a judge in eMerge Americas' late-stage startup competition. "I can't say I knew how many startups were here but I have a good sense of it now. There are not only so many here but they are thriving."

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