Wednesday's Daily Pulse

› Arkansas bank eyeing greater Florida presence [Tampa Bay Business Journal]
Home BancShares Inc. is looking at bulking up its Florida footprint. Home (NASDAQ: HOMB), the parent company of Centennial Bank, has had a letter of intent to buy an unidentified bank in Florida for several months.

› Tampa charter dropping Cuba flights as commercial service nears [Tampa Bay Times]
The first commercial flights from Tampa to Havana in more than 50 years begin in late October at the earliest but they're already muscling out at least one local charter company.

› Five-year waiting period waived for KidCare [South Florida Sun-Sentinel]
Good news for thousands of immigrant families who have been unable to obtain low-cost Florida KidCare health insurance without a five-year wait. The wait is ending.

› Asurion will hire 350 for new Orlando call center [Orlando Sentinel]
Nashville-based tech support company Asurion is launching its first office in Orlando with a job fair on Tuesday, Aug. 16, to hire support technicians to handle incoming calls.

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