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| 6/25/2018

› Marineland turns 80 years old
Marineland is celebrating a monumental milestone as its Dolphin Experience turns 80. The first Oceanarium opened in 1938 along A1A just south of St. Augustine Beach and is still entertaining the masses with trained dolphins and other marine life.

› Tampa Bay workforce development initiative looks to Houston for lessons
A delegation of 15 bay area business executives, college and university administrators, nonprofit leaders and representatives of the nonprofit Tampa Bay Partnership went to Houston for two days last week to seek insights for the partnership’s own recently launched initiative to better develop and align local talent with employer needs.

› Sarasota County awards $2 million in arts grants
After suffering major funding cuts from the state, Sarasota County’s arts and cultural non-profits are getting a modest boost in grants from local tourist tax collections. The Sarasota County Commission has approved $2.05 million that will be divided among 37 different institutions.

› Formula One 'an opportunity like no other' for Miami, but will a deal get done?
The proposed Formula One Miami Grand Prix -- which is expected to draw tens of thousands of visitors to Miami, both from across the country and around the world -- will have an economic impact in the hundreds of millions of dollars, F1 argues.

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