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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› University of West Florida Haas Center hires new research economists
The Haas Center at the University of West Florida has hired three economists – Dr. Kalyan “Kal” Chakraborty, John Hartman and Dr. Aigbokhai “Aig” Unuigbe – to bolster its continuing research efforts.
› Free entrepreneurial program available to Broward residents
A free program for budding entrepreneurs is available to Broward County residents this fall. Kauffman's FastTrac NewVenture program will run from Sept. 8 through Dec. 15.
› Transfer students make up majority of UCF's incoming class
About 65 percent of incoming USF students are transfer students, up from about 52 percent in 2005, the school reported. Among the estimated 6,700 incoming UCF transfer students, their average age is about 23.
› Florida's Walt Disney World pulling plug on famed Electrical Parade
Disney Parks says the famed Main Street Electrical Parade will end its run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park in October. The parade has dazzled visitors with floats covered in colorful lights featuring Disney characters since it first debuted at the Florida resort in 1977.
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