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What you need to know about Florida today

| 12/11/2015

› Tsensors Summit showcases Central Florida's high-tech goals
Osceola County’s budding high-tech manufacturing group, the UCF-led ICAMR, is exploring a formal relationship with one of Europe’s leading nano-technology organizations, IMEC (Inter-University MicroElectronics Center).

› Florida pharmacists required to complete extra training
A new rule requires pharmacists in Florida to complete 2 additional hours of training about prescription analgesics. The rule, approved by the Florida Board of Pharmacy, takes effect on December 24.

› Miami area ranks No. 6 in nation for small business activity
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area ranked number six in the nation for small business activity in a new report released Thursday by the Kauffman Foundation.

› Sea turtle nesting in 2015 is one for the record books
Mote Marine Laboratory is reporting that 2015 was a record-breaking season for sea turtle nests from Longboat Key to Venice. The Sarasota-based research organization said that there were 2,475 nests in the region.

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