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| 8/16/2017

› North Port’s King Plastic looks to new campus for expansion
In June, King Plastic Corp. received approval from the North Port City Commission on a development plan for an 100,800-square-foot expansion. Once complete, that expansion would again allow the largest private manufacturing employer in the city to double its output.

› South Florida hearing scheduled over Citizens Insurance' hefty rate hike request
South Florida residents angry about double-digit rate increases proposed by state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for 2018 won’t have to travel far to make their views known.

› Report: Lack of command stymied response to Florida airport shooting
A report shows that there was a command and communications breakdown among law enforcement during January's deadly shooting at a Florida airport.

› Corp of Engineers hosting job fair in Jacksonville
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a job fair in Jacksonville next week, seeking to fill about 50 positions.

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