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Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Walmart looks to hire hundreds for new Cocoa facility
Walmart is holding job information sessions for its soon-to-open Cocoa Grocery Distribution Center. Walmart plans to hire 375 full-time workers, with a starting pay at $16.05 per hour, for the $145 million,550,000-square-foot center.
› Miami serial entrepreneur Albert Santalo announces his next big tech venture: 8base
Albert Santalo, founder of CareCloud and Avisena, is bringing 8base out of stealth mode. 8base is a platform and ecosystem for software development. The venture, incorporated in March 2017, has so far been funded by Santalo and angel investors in South Florida and Boston. Also read more at the Miami Herald.
› Urban growth leads to shorter, more intense wet seasons in Florida peninsula
New research from Florida State University scientists has found that urban areas throughout the Florida peninsula are experiencing shorter, increasingly intense wet seasons relative to underdeveloped or rural areas.
› Sarasota couple takes on a fun twist on flipping houses on TV
John Gettle III and Lana Tufo of Sarasota enter the TV world with their appearance on the newest entry in the flip-a-house derby, A&E’s “Flip Wars,” which is to debut at 10 p.m. Wednesday.
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