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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida tourism surge continues
A record 54.1 million visitors came to the Sunshine State in the first half of this year, the most ever for a six month period. Visit Florida also said 25.8 million visitors came to the state in the second quarter, an increase of 5.5 percent. More from the Tampa Bay Times, the Florida Times-Union, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, and the Navarre Press.
Boomerang home buyers poised to return to market with a roar
Seven years after the real estate bust, many who lost their homes have rebuilt their credit and are back in the market. Experts say these boomerang buyers will be an important segment of the real estate market in the coming years. [Source: AP]
See also:
» Not a lot of lots, thanks to a housing boom
Johannes Werner runs the Cuba Standard, a web-based business magazine, from his home in Sarasota. Werner and several freelancers have written about business and the economy in Cuba. Now they hope to be the No. 1 source for business news from the island. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Hotel workers get their breaks with break in rates
A national initiative led by the U.S. Travel Association has cascaded its way through the state down into Miami’s hospitality industry. In Miami, employees within the hospitality industry are being told to do something out of the ordinary: take time off. More from Miami Today and the Miami Herald.
Florida tops nation in boat thefts
Florida leads the country in boat thefts and it’s not even close. More than twice as many boats are stolen in the Sunshine State as in any other state. [Source: Trade Only Today]
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› Florida legislature now has two different maps to sort out
The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature now has two rival maps for Congress. The Florida Senate voted 28-8 on Wednesday to approve a map that would make dramatic shifts to many of the state's 27 congressional districts.
See also:
» Florida House Democrats call for independent redistricting commission
» Florida Senate passes congressional redistricting map with Tampa Bay changes
› Space Florida board approves bonus pay plan
Space Florida’s board of trustees unanimously approved an employee bonus pay plan Wednesday that could amount to tens of thousands of dollars for several top officials and more than $100,000 for the president.
› Regulators asked to reject FPL nuclear request
Florida Power & Light is receiving pushback from South Florida officials and other critics as it requests $34.2 million from customers to continue planning a pair of nuclear reactors at its Turkey Point complex in Miami-Dade County.
› Broward to Miami-Dade is one of nation’s most crowded commutes
People who live in Broward and work in Miami-Dade suffer through the most crowded inter-county commute in Florida and the 14th most crowded in the nation, according to U.S. Census data released last week.
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