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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› South Florida receives $27M to combat deadly heroin epidemic
Nearly $27 million is coming to South Florida to fight a dangerous heroin epidemic. About $5 million of the available funds will be shared between several South Florida counties like Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade.
› Sarasota County to consider Atlanta Braves agreement
Funding for the nearly $74 million complex must be in place by the end of October and that construction must be complete by Jan. 15, 2019, in time for the spring training season that year.
› Express Scripts acquires Florida firm
Express Scripts Holding Co. said it has acquired a Florida firm focused on providing pharmacy benefits to those in workers' compensation programs.
› South Florida tech companies SpeedETab and Paymentz team up to propel growth
SpeedETab, a Fort Lauderdale startup that enables customers to order and pay for food and drinks from their smartphones, has received a majority stake investment from Paymentez, a Miami-based payments platform for goods and services in Latin America.
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