Wednesday's Daily Pulse

› Doral-based Fortune 500 company hires new executive [Press Release]
World Fuel Services Corp. has a new COO. The Doral-based Fortune 500 company announced Tuesday the hiring of Jeff Smith as COO and executive VP, just weeks after appointing a CVS executive to its board of directors. Also read more at the South Florida Business Journal.

› Fandango to acquire Boca Raton-based MovieTickets.com [News Release]
Fandango, a leading digital network for all things movies, announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MovieTickets.com, a popular online movie ticketer serving moviegoers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America.

› Snowbird season underway in South Florida [WPTV]
You might already notice it, but something feels a little different in Palm Beach County. More traffic and more people. As tourism season kicks off, beware as prices increase for hotels, dining and golf courses across South Florida.

› New thrift store helps support Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches [Tampa Bay Times]
With "very strong support from Sheriff Nienhuis," Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Inc. has opened a thrift store at the Hernando West Plaza to help finance its ranch programs, aiming "to prevent youth delinquency and develop lawful, resilient and productive citizens."

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