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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Food for thought: Florida, Israel can lead the way in agtech
Florida, where agriculture ranks as the second-largest industry, is perfectly positioned to take the lead in combating world hunger through investments in agricultural research. One strategy for doing so involves attracting innovative agricultural technology companies to the market.
Community Portrait of
In this community portrait, we look at the economies and demographics of Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs and Sanibel. The portrait includes county hot spots, key sectors major businesses, manufacturing and must-know contacts. Read it in full, here.
› UCF, UF planned to partner on taking over Sanford Burnham
UCF planned to join the University of Florida in its now-delayed quest to take over Sanford Burnham, Orlando’s leading medical research center, internal emails from the two universities show.
› Silver Airways has big plans for growth in and beyond Tampa
Silver Airways CEO Sami Teittinen said the Fort Lauderdale-based discount airliner is pushing forward on major expansion plans over the next year.
› Growing endoscopy numbers meant opportunity for Newberry firm
From a 16,000-square-foot concrete building at the back of the Newberry Commercial Park, a machine shop of 15 people makes parts for endoscopes that it ships to customers in 87 countries.
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