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Tuesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Young Florida farmers ready to take the reins
Another challenge is brewing in agriculture that has been years in the making — the aging of America’s farmers. According to the 2012 Census of Agriculture, Florida mirrors the national trend with a current grower average age of 59.8 years. More from Growing Produce.
Citrix makes change at the top – once again
Citrix Systems said on Monday that Chief Executive Kirill Tatarinov has stepped down effective immediately and the board has named David Henshall, the company’s chief financial and operating officer, as its new CEO. Full statement from Citrix is here. Also read more at the Miami Herald.
Drawing buyers of all ages to Florida's walkable suburban downtowns
As the state’s university system has grown, industry has expanded and drawn more corporations to Florida’s largest cities. The influx of professional opportunities has drawn younger generations to settle or remain in Florida, prompting an interesting demographic shift for real estate developers. More from Urban Land.
FPL installs new solar panels at new solar plant on the Treasure Coast
New solar panels for one of the new Florida Power Light (FPL) solar plants are being installed this week. Local and state leaders joined FPL officials Monday for the installation of the first of 1 million new solar panels planned for the Treasure Coast. Full story here. Also read more at WPBF.
Leadership Florida honors Central Florida Partnership with the Florida Regional Impact Award
Leadership Florida presented the Central Florida Partnership with its 2017 Florida Regional Impact Award, recognizing their success in providing the region with a durable competitive advantage in global competition. More at Florida Trend.
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When Cancer Threatens, Tampa General Provides an Innovative Solution
Tampa resident Curtistine Bryant was looking forward to a milestone event when she got bad news that there were tumors in her liver. Dr. Julio Sokolich of Tampa General Medical Group realized that, to save Bryant, he would need to perform a surgery that hadn’t been done at Tampa General Hospital for at least several years. “To do surgery on her, we had to be innovative,” Sokolich said.
Out of the Box
60,000 Extra Books
Need a new book? How about 60,000 used ones? Name the genre and it's likely well-represented in both hard and soft cover among the used books stacked in boxes and in haphazard piles inside a few thousand square feet of space on the third floor of a 12-story building in Tampa. But every one must be out by the end of July.
» Read more from the Tampa Bay Times.
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