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What you need to know about Florida today

| 8/26/2016

› ‘World Cup’ of baseball back in Miami at Marlins Park
It appears 2017 is shaping up to a very special year for baseball fans in South Florida. Not only will Miami play host to baseball’s All-Star Game next summer, but Marlins Park will also play host to the fourth edition of the World Baseball Classic.

› F-35 jets could be coming to Jacksonville
The Florida Air National Guard is making a push to Jacksonville political and business leaders to bring the F-35, an advanced fighter jet, to Northeast Florida.

› Startup vet launches South Florida company that can solve business planning snafus
Robert W. Wells, former executive of multiple San Francisco-based tech companies, recently announced the debut of West Palm Beach-based Allocable, a cloud-based business intelligence resource management tool.

› Tampa-based Bloomin' Brands sees expansion opportunities in Latin America
Tampa-based Bloomin' Brands, facing stagnant sales domestically, plans to open more restaurants throughout Latin America. The company has hired a global real estate firm to look for growth opportunities specifically in South America.

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