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› FIU secures patent for instantly rechargeable battery technology
Florida International University was recently issued a patent for technology that has been in development for 10 years. Now, the private sector will decide how it's used.
› Seminole County board rejects controversial River Cross development
A Seminole County advisory board this week unanimously recommended that county commissioners deny a controversial development plan by former state legislator Chris Dorworth to build hundreds of homes and apartments on rural land just east of the Econlockhatchee River.
› Florida citrus growers say 'greening' disease to blame for decline in orange production
Citrus growers in Southwest Florida are still recovering from Hurricane Irma and disease, but many local farmers say the problem persists far outside the groves of Southwest Florida.
› Cattle industry a big part of Clay County history
In the early 1800s, many early settlers in the county owned cattle. If a family accumulated a little bit of money over what was needed to survive, they bought land or cows, preferably both. These early Florida range cows were not a pretty sight. Scraggly and boney, they little resembled the majestic animals found on Clay County’s cattle ranches today.
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