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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› State gets land for base buffering
The state has inked a $1.67 million deal for just over eight acres known as “Barefoot Palms” as a buffer around Naval Support Activity (NSA) Panama City.
› With 40 more stores, restaurants open or on the way, Jacksonville’s Town Center is the place to be
The St. Johns Town Center has been Jacksonville’s retail center for more than a decade now. About 200 stores and restaurants stretch out for a mile along one side of Town Center Parkway. And now, it's expanding.
› Collier County raises bed tax rate
The bed tax in Collier County has increased to 5% from 4%, effective Sept. 1. Also, the formula for how those funds are allocated has shifted, according to a statement from the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau.
› Two Miami men convicted of laundering billions in Amazon gold
Two Miami businessmen who worked for a major U.S. importer of South American gold pleaded guilty Tuesday in a $3.6 billion money laundering case that has shaken up the nation's precious-metals industry.
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