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Thursday's Daily Pulse
› Earnings up for FPL and parent NextEra Energy
Florida Power & Light Co. grew earnings 19 percent on 6 percent lower revenue in its second quarter, due to continued investment in its infrastructure and customer growth. The Juno Beach-based utility has said it doesn’t expect to request a base rate increase from state regulators for a year or two after its 2017 base rate agreement ends in 2020. See the earnings announcement from NextEra, here.
› Orlando pizzerias rise above chain-store fare
Two decades ago, Pizza Hut won first place for pizza in the Orlando Sentinel’s first Food Awards, and chains were a mainstay on the list until 2014. But now locally owned restaurants such as Pizza Bruno, Pizzeria Roberti and Pizzeria Valdiano are getting more attention.
› A Miami airport worker puts in 17-hour days at two jobs. He might get a raise.
Before Miami-Dade commissioners voted to extend the county’s living-wage rules to shops, restaurants and other vendors at Miami International Airport, they heard Hiram Rodriguez’s account of working two jobs there and barely getting by.
› Winn-Dixie scores with customers following gas giveaway in Tampa
People love free things. People really love a free tank of gas. Winn-Dixie and its parent company, Southeastern Grocers, took over a Shell gas station in Tampa on Wednesday morning to promote a new rewards and loyalty program by giving out free fuel.
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