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What you need to know about Florida today
› Sikorsky to cut 500 jobs at Florida plant
Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft plans to lay off 500 workers at its Jupiter, Florida, plant and will cut an additional 150 jobs throughout its operations, according to company spokesman Paul Jackson. The company is a subsidiary of Maryland-based Lockheed Martin.
› Raymond James Stadium is now a smoke and tobacco-free venue
A new smoke and tobacco-free policy prohibits the use of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, cigars, e-cigarettes and vapors pipes inside the stadium. It will be in place for all stadium events, from Buccaneers and Bulls games to concerts.
› Miami-Dade gurus prepare for inevitable automated vehicles
Automated vehicles – self-driving and self-parking cars, trucks, air and watercraft – are no longer things of science fiction. The technology is here, albeit primitively and in limited number, and Miami-Dade County’s transportation sector is preparing for its inevitable ubiquity.
› Sarasota philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum dies
A philanthropist who gave a collective hug to thousands of Southwest Florida residents, some in person and others through her enormous giving, died Tuesday after an intrepid life. Betty Schoenbaum, approaching her 101st birthday next month, passed away surrounded by her family.
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