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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› New housing for homeless veterans opens in Jacksonville
The $3.8 million project called Beaver Street Veterans Villas will open to its first tenants in February after years of planning and fundraising.
A look at the economies, quality of life and demographics of Tallahassee and Leon County. This sponsored report includes key sectors like banking, healthcare, tourism, real estate and education. Plus, a compendium of notable firms and key contacts. Read it in full, here.
› Tampa law firm forms cybersecurity practice
Amid heightened concerns about computer hackers’ ability to infiltrate and compromise retailers’ databases to political party computer systems, a Tampa law firm has established a cybersecurity practice.
› Miami startup LiveNinja is acquired by telecom player
Net2Phone, a subsidiary of IDT Corporation, acquired LiveNinja, a Miami-based messaging and live chat technology startup, the companies announced this week.
› Florida reports 10 Vibrio vulnificus deaths in 2016
During the past eight years, Florida has seen an average of just under ten fatalities annually due to infection with the bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus, and in 2016, the Florida Department of Health reported 10 deaths.
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