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What you need to know about Florida today

| 5/25/2016

› Gulfstream Park to add $2.5 million karaoke venue
The first U.S. location of a Tel Aviv-based karaoke concept is opening soon at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach.

› Expert: Banks must use tech to meet millennials where they are
A 2-percentage point drop in the number of millennials using community banks has industry officials looking for ways to reconnect with an entire generation. That means banks have to innovate to meet younger customers where they are, typically on their phones and online.

› Free tech boot camp launches in low-income Miami communities
The technology education gap may be closing in Miami with the introduction of a new technology boot camp program aimed at providing training to underserved local communities.

› Direct Energy closing Sarasota office, will lay off 159
Direct Energy is shutting down its Sarasota operation, eliminating 159 jobs. The home energy services provider is consolidating into its Houston headquarters over the next two years, company officials said Tuesday.

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