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| 9/28/2015

› Fans go wow for Wawa making its Broward debut
Feel the need for a cheddar-stuffed hot pretzel at 2 a.m.? How about a custom-made sandwich with 15 different spread options and a tank of gas on the side? Your desires should soon be fulfilled. Wawa, the popular convenience store chain with the baby-talk name, is coming to South Florida.

› For Port Canaveral, what’s next?
For much of that dark period Brevard County experienced during the housing crisis and job cutbacks at the Kennedy Space Center, Port Canaveral was an economic beacon.

› Central Florida startup wins big on ABC's Shark Tank
Central Florida startup company Signal Vault won big on the season premiere of ABC TV’s Shark Tank Friday night. The anti-hacking company based in Seminole County landed key investments from sharks Lori Greiner and Rob Herjavec on the show.

› Little-known affordable housing program building communities in Tampa Bay
Since 1993, Florida Home Partnership has used grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide affordable housing with no down payments for more than 700 low-income families in rural areas of Hillsborough and Pasco counties.

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