Wednesday's Daily Pulse

› Evidence of Tampa Bay Area's growing tech hub: Clearwater counts 50 tech companies, 2K jobs [83 Degrees Media]
Many people don’t realize that Clearwater is home to two strong Tech Districts with more than 50 IT/software companies between the two areas that have created about 2,100 jobs.

› Winter Park included in Southern Living list of best food towns [Orlando Sentinel]
Winter Park’s dining options inspired readers of Southern Living magazine to vote the city in as the No. 6 food town in the South. 4 Rivers Smokehouse was also named the best barbecue in Florida.

› Bike Week business slips at some Daytona hotels [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Despite sunny weather that offered postcard-worthy scenes for motorcycling, hoteliers in Volusia County reported a mix of encouraging and disappointing business results from the city’s 77th Annual Bike Week that concluded on Sunday.

› Hillsborough fire chief agrees to random drug testing after called out by union [Tampa Bay Times]
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Chief Dennis Jones has agreed to submit to random drug tests as he seeks to require the same of rank and file firefighters and paramedics.

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