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Wednesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Florida tourism officials consider Trump impact on travel
Attracting more than 120 million visitors before the end of the calendar year remains a goal of the state's tourism-marketing arm, but Visit Florida board members expressed concern over the potential international impact of President Donald Trump on the travel industry. More from WUSF.
Gov. Scott appoints Jonathan Zachem to lead business regulatory agency
Gov. Rick Scott appointed Jonathan Zachem as Secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The department has been without a full-time leader since Ken Lawson left to become president and CEO of tourism-marketing agency Visit Florida in January. See the official news release from Gov. Scott, here. Also read more at the Tampa Bay Times and Florida Politics.
Pan American Sports Organization set to open in Miami
The Pan American Sports Organization (PASO), now being referred to as PanamSports, is set to open offices in Miami in July. The opening of the new PanamSports offices is the first step in developing a stronger relationship with many international sports committees. More from Miami Today.
Tallahassee is 'art buyer capital' of U.S. on art sales site
Topping Miami and even New York City, a report released last week by Artfinder found Tallahassee to be the "art buying capital of the U.S." Broken down per capita, proportional to each city's population, Tallahassee came in with 1,303 artwork sales made through the Artfinder website in 2016, the report states. More from the Tallahassee Democrat and the South Florida Business Journal.
SpaceX plans expansion of rocket refurbishing facilities in Florida
SpaceX wants to expand facilities in Florida to refurbish and store its reusable rocket boosters as it increases the pace of launches, documents filed with authorities show. More from CNBC.
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