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What you need to know about Florida today
› Discount real estate brokerages open in South Florida
Although other discount firms help sellers list their properties for sale, ByOwner.com in Boca Raton and LevelRE in Fort Lauderdale present themselves as different. They also provide agents to guide the owners through the process.
› Space Florida: We've had big wins, but losses, too
As a key part of the governor's economic development team for space and aerospace in Florida, Space Florida is laser focused on ensuring the continued growth of aerospace-related businesses on the Space Coast and across the state.
» See also: Succeeding in aerospace: what's on Brevard's want list
› Big projects transforming parts of Gainesville
Celebration Pointe and Butler Plaza each have cleared more than 100 acres of trees on both sides of Interstate 75 near Archer Road over the past month in preparation for major, multi-year projects that will bring a new Sam's Club, Wal-Mart Supercenter, Bass Pro Shops, hotels, townhomes, offices and dozens of new stores to Gainesville.
› Nice homes popping up in strange places as Tampa Bay economy awakens
For a brand-new home in St. Petersburg's Historic Uptown district, $351,220 will buy you four bedrooms, a gourmet kitchen and relative proximity to the city's lively downtown club and restaurant scene. But the two-story house comes with a few drawbacks.
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