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Monday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Healthy sales in forecast for Suncoast Boat Show
The Suncoast Boat Show motored back into Sarasota Friday and early indicators from exhibitors and organizers point to another great run for the three-day show. Helping to fuel the wave of optimism for the 36th annual event is another strong year of boat sales, rising consumer confidence and an upbeat economic outlook.
› State regulators allow major solar company to lease home equipment
State regulators Friday determined that one of the country’s largest residential solar companies, San Francisco-based Sunrun, is allowed to lease solar energy equipment for homes in Florida.
› Northern Everglades major factor in water struggles downstream
Many people think of the Everglades as only Everglades National Park (which is large at 1.5 million acres), but the entire system actually stretches across 16 counties and is home to about 8.5 million people.
› Hundreds wait for long overdue $26 million Tampa public housing project
Plagued by crooked contractors, botched construction and even the weather, the much ballyhooed Tempo residential tower in the “Crown Jewel” Encore development has become the Tampa Housing Authority’s biggest boondoggle. And it’s not over yet.
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