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What you need to know about Florida today
Astronauts say private firms help U.S. space industry compete
As two companies are working toward human spaceflight from Florida's Space Coast, it could signal a return to the heady days of the shuttle program. NASA has been a crucial part of a new wave of space launches, as SpaceX and the Boeing-Lockheed Martin partnership United Launch Alliance regularly send rockets into space from Florida. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
With landslide vote, Lakeland Ledger reporters, staff approve union
Journalists in The Ledger and News Chief’s newsrooms elected to form a union Thursday and will be represented by The NewsGuild-Communication Workers of America. The bargaining unit is the first in the state. More from the Lakeland Ledger and Florida Politics.
As campaign rolls on, so do Trump's lawsuits in Florida
Donald Trump’s lawsuits haven’t stopped during his presidential campaign, perhaps most notably in the must-win battleground of Florida. Trump and his companies have been aggressively suing Floridians and getting sued by them since the New York developer bought an estate here in 1985. More from USA Today.
More than 1,000 jobs coming to Titusville area
Times are changing in Titusville, the Brevard city once pegged as a “ghost town” on national news. Home values are rising, the quality of life is improving as new shops and entertainment options pop up and maybe most telling — it’s becoming a more viable place to work. More from Florida Today.
International domain conference headed to Fort Lauderdale
Domain registrar GoDaddy, registries including Verisign, web developers, brokers and investors are among the attendees from around the United States, Australia, Germany, China, India, England, Canada and Mexico at the conference in September. More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Business Profile
Vigilant Biosciences
Fort Lauderdale-based Vigilant Biosciences announced Thursday it has received a Small Business Innovation Research grant for more than $200,000 from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
» More from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Florida Dining
Popping the Cork
Sommeliers have their own movies on YouTube and Netflix and a new restaurant under the Orlando Eye now calls itself simply Somm. In the new spotlight, sommeliers dress informally and may sport tats, yet they still have a deep knowledge of the ever-more complicated world of wine, its many tastes and smells and endless geography and history.
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