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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› FSU College of Medicine gets geriatrics grant
Florida is home to a larger percentage of older residents than any other state, and the number of those 65 and older is expected to more than double over the next 15 years to nearly 8 million.
› Number of 100-year-olds growing in Florida and elsewhere
More and more Floridians are living to age 100 and beyond. The U.S. Census recorded around 32,000 centenarians in 1980 that number more than doubled to about 72,000.
› Salaries: No bull about the big bucks at USF
At least 1,021 employees at the University of South Florida make $100,000 in annual salary. That represents about 10 percent of the workforce at Tampa Bay’s largest public school and one of its largest employers.
› Battery firm seeks tax breaks for new Palm Bay jobs
Melbourne-based Oakridge will come before the Brevard County Commission on Tuesday, seeking tax breaks that would help it expand at two sites in Palm Bay.
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