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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› As more retailers eye Sarasota-Manatee, it’s ‘pardon our dust’
The national media has been flooded with obituaries for whole chains and long lists of casualties for individual stores. But as brick-and-mortar retail on the national level is wheezing, many retailers are still eyeing a move to Sarasota.
› Construction freeze could hamper UCF plans
The construction cranes that perennially dot the University of Central Florida’s campus have earned it the moniker “Under Construction Forever,” but the Legislature could soon slow the school’s building boom.
› Florida Chamber summit highlights troubling trends in Big Bend, Panhandle counties
The Florida Chamber intends to open a new front in the war on poverty. It's gathering business and political leaders along with academics in Tampa Tuesday to talk hardcore numbers about Florida’s economy.
› Sarasota restaurant concept expands to St. Pete
Sarasota-based eatery Oak & Stone plans to open a second location, in St. Petersburg, early next year. Oak & Stone specializes in handmade, wood-fire artisan pizzas and house-made burgers, sandwiches, soups, entrees and salads.
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