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What you need to know about Florida today

| 7/15/2015

› "Fresh From Florida" products in record number of stores worldwide
Adam H. Putnam announced today that the “Fresh From Florida” retail program, which markets Florida agricultural products, has reached a new record of 12,357 retail stores in 26 countries carrying “Fresh From Florida” products.

› Art Basel hires Noah Horowitz to lead Miami Beach Fair
Art Basel announced that it has tapped Noah Horowitz, the director of the Armory Show fair in New York since 2011, to be its Director Americas, which will put him in charge of Art Basel’s annual December edition in Miami Beach, Florida.

› How Harris Corp. recruits and retains young talent
Local and state officials probably breathed a sigh of relief when a Fortune 500 tech company decided to keep its headquarters in Melbourne, and according to the company's CEO, Florida's tech talent pool and education system played a role in staying.

› Tiny, landlocked Florida City gets $1 million BP oil spill settlement
Five years after the worst offshore oil spill in history, a small city in South Miami-Dade miles from any beach or coastline has received a hefty settlement for losses linked to the environmental disaster.

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