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Social media blitzes lift commercial space companies on launch days
A major goal for the new space race is to engage a new generation through Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Using social media is a way to convey the drama of a launch, communicate accurately and build support for the emerging private space race. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
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One small Florida town has become a playground for the richest of the rich
Every winter, the small town of Wellington, in southeast Florida, experiences a tremendous influx of some of the wealthiest people in the world. No, they aren't gathering for some sort of business affair. They're coming for WEF: the Winter Equestrian Festival. [Source: Business Insider]
Florida's ABC Fine Wine & Spirits looks to grow through delivery services
Orlando-based ABC Fine Wine & Spirits is getting into the booze delivery business. ABC partnered with Drizly, a mobile-app company based in Boston, to launch an online alcohol delivery in Tampa in November. By February, it had expanded into St. Petersburg. Now ABC is launching a similar service with Shipt. [Source: Tampa Bay Times]
FSU receives $10 million for nuclear research center
Florida State University will receive $10 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to create a new Energy Frontier Research Center that will focus on accelerating scientific efforts needed to support nuclear waste cleanup. The center will focus on developing technologies for recycling nuclear fuel and cleaning up Cold War-era weapon production sites. It will be led by Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt, the Gregory R. Choppin Professor of Chemistry at FSU. See the full story from FSU News, here.
Concerns about Trump within Florida delegation
The stakes for Trump are high this week, and his performance could be especially critical in Florida, a state that is crucial to his success and where he still faces lingering resistance from a divisive primary and questions about the breadth of his appeal. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
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›What to know about Florida's harmful algae blooms
The enormous harmful algae bloom that has blanketed Florida's Treasure Coast waterways with a "guacamole-like" blue-green sludge is a man-made affliction and one that periodically plagues the Sunshine State to the chagrin of residents, tourists and officials alike.
› Jacksonville's ParkerVision settles patent dispute with Samsung
The volatile stock ride for Jacksonville’s ParkerVision Inc. wireless communications company saw another wild gyration Monday after the company announced a patent settlement agreement with one of the giants in the industry.
› Fort Lauderdale's 2015 boat show had $531.5 million economic impact in South Florida
In 2015, the 56th edition of the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show generated an estimated $531.5 million in economic impact in South Florida and $857.3 million statewide, according to a study by Thomas J. Murray & Associates and the University of Florida.
› Minnesota software firm expands into Tampa, adds 60 jobs
Sagitec Solutions, a St. Paul, Minn.-based firm which serves clients with pension, provident fund and unemployment software solutions, is expanding into Tampa Bay.
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