Tuesday's Daily Pulse

› Spring Black Friday draws consumers to home-improvement stores [Tampa Bay Times]
Similar to Black Friday in November for other retailers, spring is when hardware and home-improvement stores hire extra help, stock up on extra merchandise and come up with doorbuster deals inside the stores and online.

› Invictus Games empower wounded warriors [Orlando Sentinel]
Invictus Games, an international competition of wounded warriors, was founded by Prince Harry in 2014. This year's Games are set from May 8-12 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney World.

› Mayor-Elect’s Plans for Gainesville’s Future [Gainesville Business Report]
Mayor-elect Lauren Poe plans to focus on economic growth, transportation, open government and education as he rolls into his new job.

› For South Florida, a rocky start for 2016 trade [Miami Herald]
Here’s how bad it is: First, after an unprecedented three consecutive years of falling trade, this year South Florida’s trade with the world is down 10.6 percent, according to data released last week.

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