Tuesday's Daily Pulse

› New Florida Cattle Enhancement Board established for research, education and promotion [Southeast Agnet]
Twenty people gathered Monday at the Florida Cattlemen’s Association headquarters in Kissimmee for the first organizational meeting of the new Florida Cattle Enhancement Board. The group is being funded with state dollars approved by the Legislature and governor.

› From Sarasota, high-tech help for substance abusers [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
More than 22 million Americans needed treatment for drug and alcohol abuse in 2013 but just 2.5 million received it, according to federal data. Changing this grim reality is a life’s calling — and a business model — for Sarasota resident Jim Rouches.

› Bank, with new exec, expands Naples presence [Business Observer]
Prominent area banker Cristin Madden has been named vice president of commercial lending in Collier County for Charlotte State Bank & Trust.

› Florida, New Mexico had hottest July on record [USA Today]
July was yet another hotter-than-average month across the U.S., and folks in New Mexico and Florida were really feeling the heat.

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