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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› SunTrust's Super Bowl commercial to highlight financial stress
SunTrust Bank would be perfectly happy if the Super Bowl went down to the wire. The bank, one of the largest in South Florida, has scheduled a 30-second commercial toward the end of the game to highlight financial stress.
› Lockheed shares sink after earnings, spinoff announcement
Lockheed, which employs thousands in the Orlando area, said spinning off its IT business will help it focus on core business in aerospace and defense. Many people in Central Florida own Lockheed stock.
› Southwest Florida dead last for STEM professions
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota finished dead last on a list of 100 metropolitan areas for so-called STEM professions, or science, technology, engineering and math — dragged down by factors including wages and growth, housing affordability and per-capita openings for STEM graduates.
› 61 pythons caught so far in Florida’s ‘Python Challenge’
Florida wildlife officials say 61 Burmese pythons have been caught so far in a state-sanctioned hunt. Cool temperatures and more training for hunters may be helping. The monthlong “Python Challenge” ends Feb. 14.
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