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Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 2/4/2016

› FPL has the lowest bills in Florida? Not so, municipal group says
Florida Power & Light Co. says its customer bills are the lowest in the state, but the Florida Municipal Electric Association is disputing FPL’s claims.

› Hiring flat at South Florida banks
Despite increasing assets and loans, banks based in South Florida hired few employees in 2015, the South Florida Business Journal reports. Employee growth was collectively stagnant, the Journal said.

› BioTork announces breakthrough products, safe for vegetarians
BioTork, LLC, a Florida-based biotechnology company has created a sustainable, GMO-free, vegan omega-3 oil produced from algae. This omega-3 oil will be launched in the nutraceutical, feed and food industries worldwide as a direct replacement to fish oil.

› You don't need an excuse for being late to work
Since just about everyone is answering work emails and calls after hours, should bosses look the other way when salaried employees are running late? Is the whole concept of punctuality outdated?

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