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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› CSX railroad expects modest profit growth in 2017
CSX railroad officials expect profits to grow this year as the economy improves modestly, coal demand stabilizes and President-elect Donald Trump pursues reforms. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad offered a somewhat optimistic outlook Wednesday, a day after reporting a $458 million fourth-quarter profit.
› Duke Energy, U.S. government resolve Florida power plant lawsuit
Duke Energy and the U.S. government have reached a settlement to resolve a government lawsuit that alleged Duke Energy committed a technical violation of federal antitrust law related to its recently completed acquisition of a Florida power plant.
› Jacksonville business, civic leaders back HRO ordinance
A group of Jacksonville’s top business and civic leaders sent a letter Tuesday to City Council members urging them to pass a law that would protect the LGBT community from discrimination.
› Craft beer, oyster bar and doughnuts in Little Havana? It’s happening.
Little Havana is no longer a string of run-down buildings and cigar shops, Cuban restaurants and botánicas. It has managed to draw a host of new businesses by young entrepreneurs — particularly in food and drink — without losing the historical look and feel that gives it its identity.
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