Friday's Daily Pulse

› Despite soaring home prices, Tampa Bay still an affordable market [Tampa Bay Times]
Finally, some good news for Tampa Bay home buyers. Despite rising prices, the bay area remains relatively affordable compared to many other parts of the country.

› Hotel building boom hits Brevard [Florida Today]
The Space Coast, in the midst of a hotel construction boom, has six projects under development and several more planned throughout Brevard County.

› Tourist Development Council demands better marketing performance out of Visit Jacksonville for tourism [Florida Times-Union]
The Tourist Development Council stipulated during a meeting this week that it expects an improved marketing performance from Visit Jacksonville to brand the city as a tourism destination and attract more tourists.

› Using fabric, FIU researchers find fast new way to test for chemicals [News Release]
A researcher at Florida International University says he co-invented a new technology using a fabric that can extract chemical compounds within minutes, cutting short a process that can often take hours or even days to complete. Also read more at the Miami Herald.

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