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Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/14/2016

› Florida’s Grapefruit Drops, Orange Crop Unchanged
Florida’s orange crop has remained unchanged from the previous month, but it’s not the same story for grapefruit. The grapefruit crop has dropped slightly.

› FSU researchers to help Florida DOT advise older drivers
What is the most effective way to quickly explain new road signs and signals to drivers, especially Florida’s growing population of older drivers? Florida State University’s Institute for Successful Longevity will help the state’s Department of Transportation find out.

› Orlando City to play 2016 season in Citrus Bowl; stadium to open in 2017
Orlando City will have to wait another year before it opens its new home. The club announced that construction of the new soccer-specific stadium is taking longer than expected and the team will play the entirety of the 2016 season in the Citrus Bowl.

› BAE Systems to lay off up to 300 at Jacksonville shipyards
BAE Systems says as many as 300 employees its shipyards in Jacksonville could be laid off. Multiple media outlets report the company made the announcement Tuesday, saying the layoffs will happen on or about March 18.

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