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What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/25/2018

› Central Florida health systems continue construction, expansion
Central Florida’s health systems might have just finished a busy year building new facilities, but their plans for 2018 are even more aggressive in a market that remains highly competitive.

› Atlanta - not Miami - favored for Amazon HQ2, research firm says
The city favored to become home to Amazon's new corporate hub is in the southeastern United States, boasts a population of millions and operates a major airport with thousands of flights a day. But it isn't Miami.

› Bill to abolish daylight saving time advances in Florida Senate
A move to put all of Florida in the same time zone, while following daylight saving time throughout the year, got the backing of a Senate committee on Tuesday. But even if the proposal receives approval from the full Legislature, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress would both have to act for the changes to occur.

› Brevard's housing market is roaring: Should we be worried about a housing bubble?
The median sales price for a single-family home in Brevard County rose more than 19 percent in December 2017, to $227,789 from the same point a year earlier.

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