April 24, 2024

Tuesday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 8/22/2017

› SOCom seeks civilian drone pilots to develop new technology through ThunderDrone
For the last three years, Nicole Abbett has been using drones as part of her photography business, with clients like the city of Tampa and construction companies.

› Donut chain to make Florida debut
A national donut chain will make its Florida debut with a store in east Manatee County. The donut chain, Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts, will be one part of a 5,104-square-foot building in front of Manatee Technical College and Braden River High School.

› Jacksonville car washes becoming as common as rain in the summer
It wasn’t very long ago that car washes were a pretty quiet little business in Jacksonville. One here, one here, no big deal. But not anymore.

› Florida ATV riders get some bad news on safety issues
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has delivered some bad news for Florida ATV riders. Florida ranked sixth in ATV deaths from 1982 through 2012, the last year with complete numbers.

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