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What you need to know about Florida today

| 12/5/2016

› Taxpayers on hook for $415,000 more to host TaxSlayer Bowl
Hosting college football games in Jacksonville is on track to get slightly more expensive for taxpayers, as the city must pay $415,000 to install temporary seats in EverBank Field for the upcoming TaxSlayer Bowl.

› Gene analysis lab moves to Deerfield Beach
Ocean Ridge Biosciences is a survivor in South Florida's fledgling biotech industry. Ocean Ridge Biosciences provides gene-based lab analysis of blood and tissue samples for the development of new drugs and diagnostic tests.

› Orlando tourism, theme parks fuel top broker’s career
Tourism development in Orlando requires large chunks of property, and few people understand that business better than Robert McEwan. One of Orlando's veteran land brokers, McEwan has spent 28 years arranging sale of the largest local properties.

› Mosaic announces new water testing plan after sinkhole
The Mosaic Co. has announced a new, limited water well testing program in an effort to reassure Polk and Hillsborough county residents about the safety of their drinking water following a major environmental accident in September.

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