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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Florida freeze threatens orange juice
As bitterly cold temperatures descended across the U.S. last week, even the Sunshine State felt the chill. Temperatures dropped below freezing across much of Central Florida on Wednesday and Thursday night, threatening the state’s crops.
› Scripps Florida making headway with new companies and potential drugs
Scripps Florida, the research institute that began operating in Jupiter about a decade ago, is finally making headway in spinning off or internally growing companies that are developing new drugs.
Florida orthopedists say that in recent years they’ve been operating less often on conditions such as rotator-cuff injuries and meniscus tears for some age groups and patients. Full report here.
› Tampa Bay jobs chief Ed Peachey making top dollar
For years, Edward Peachey has bragged about the number of jobless people he has helped find work. As president and CEO of CareerSource Pinellas and CareerSource Tampa Bay, he’s in charge of the two main government agencies that provide training to the unemployed and help them land jobs.
› Central Florida's economy poised for more expansion in 2018
Business owners and economists agree, almost universally, that it will be a good year. In fact, it could be so good that challenges almost forgotten during the last 10 years will force the business community to cope with new challenges.
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