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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Airbnb reportedly wants to offer apartment rentals in Florida
Airbnb is working with a real estate developer in southern Florida, Newgard Development Group, to design a new apartment building as a proof of concept near Orlando in Kissimmee.
› Florida Hospital doctors headed to Puerto Rico to help after Hurricane Maria
Several doctors from Florida Hospital will leave for Puerto Rico on Wednesday morning to help with relief efforts on the island. Dr. Katia Lugo, the appointed leader for the weeklong scouting trip, said the initiative started through social media.
› US Southern Command creates 53,000-plus jobs in region
The US Southern Command, which moved its headquarters to Doral from Panama 20 years ago this month, has amassed a combined economic impact in Miami-Dade of 53,151 jobs, $5.4 billion in sales, $5.1 billion in gross regional product and 4% of total gross product since 2011, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
› Irma's destruction of trailers challenges Keys' lifestyle
Mobile homes and recreational vehicles didn't survive the storm's 130 mph winds and storm surge. The losses hit people crucial to Keys tourism: service industry and blue collar workers priced out of expensive Key West homes.
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