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The future is now for robot cars and Florida is leading the way
Florida has become a hotbed for driverless car technology. Now, with recent important innovations from companies like Google, Tesla and Ford, driverless car experts say it's time to start taking this technology seriously. More from PhysOrg.
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Bill to ban hydraulic fracking in Florida attracts bipartisan support
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers have endorsed proposed legislation to ban extraction of oil and gas via hydraulic fracturing in Florida. Legislation to study fracking in Florida died last year in the Senate Appropriations Committee. More from Florida Politics.
Metro Orlando slated for nearly 1,300 new hotel rooms in 2017
Tourists coming to the region are going to see quite the change for the lodging scene as nine new hotels are expected to open this year in Metro Orlando. The projected openings will bring 1,298 additional hotel rooms to the region. More from the Orlando Sentinel.
$10 million land sale in downtown St. Petersburg sets stage for major redevelopment
The redevelopment of a prime block in downtown St. Petersburg has taken a major step forward. Ending a long-running dispute, First States Investors has sold its part of the 400 block of Central Avenue to members of the Pheil family for $10 million. More from the Tampa Bay Times.
Lockheed warns of material weakness in Sikorsky financial statements
Lockheed Martin Corp said on Tuesday it delivered fewer F-35 jets in 2016 than it estimated and also said it expected to report a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting at its Sikorsky helicopters business. More from Reuters.
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Robot Power
For the second time in as many years the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition has turned in a strong showing at an international robotics competition. IHMC’s latest success was a second place showing in the “powered exoskeleton” division of the Cybathlon competition in Zurich, Switzerland, in October.
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Teresa Valdes-Fauli Weintraub
Teresa Valdes-Fauli Weintraub doesn’t shy away from a challenge, particularly when it’s helping to develop the next generation of female leaders. Early last year Weintraub became global president of the International Women’s Forum.
» Read more from the Miami Herald.
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