Wednesday's Daily Pulse

› Water shortage declared throughout southwest Florida [News Release from the Southwest Florida Water Management District]
A water shortage has been declared for the southwest district of Florida, which covers 17 counties including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Sarasota, Hernando, Sumter, Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee and Marion.

› Coast Guard: Cubans are using more speedboats to reach US [AP]
U.S. Coast Guard officials say Cuban migrants are using more speedboats in their attempts to reach Florida shores since the end of a policy granting residency to Cubans arriving on American soil.

› Audit finds $30 million in bookkeeping errors in Sarasota pensions [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
A Sarasota pension employee is on administrative leave after the annual city audit found more than $30 million in accounting errors in the Sarasota’s pension fund ledgers.

› Travel industry business and bank partner on financial technology service [South Florida Business Journal]
The Miami office of Amadeus, a multinational provider of advanced technology to the global travel industry, will partner with a bank to adopt virtual payment solutions.

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