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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Miami-Dade’s light-rail tab could be $6 billion.
Bringing light rail to Miami-Dade’s suburbs could top $6 billion, a price tag so high that transportation planners say it probably makes more financial sense just to expand the existing Metrorail system on street-level tracks.
› Citigroup buys its huge Tampa service center in record deal
Citigroup Inc. has purchased its huge Tampa service center, home to 5,600 employees, in what is being called Florida's largest-ever sale of single-tenant office buildings.
› Sea turtle nests double in Sarasota-Manatee, another record
It was a record-breaking turtle nesting season this year, with the number of nests nearly doubling from 2015's count.
› Hialeah Lawmaker Wants $10 Million For Veterans Hiring Program
A Florida lawmaker from Hialeah wants to set aside $10 million for grants to small businesses that hire veterans. The proposal, filed by Senator Rene Garcia, will be considered during the 2017 legislative session, which starts in March.
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