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› Orange County takes steps to limit firefighters' exposure to cancer-causing substances
The Orange County fire department has implemented several measures to reduce firefighters' cancer risk. New systems capture diesel exhaust of the fire trucks so that it won't settle on firefighters' gear. Soon, the department will also deploy decontamination kits to clean firefighters' gear at the scene.
› Frontier Airlines expands service from Tampa to six cities
Frontier Airlines will start flying to six new cities from Tampa International Airport this winter, and four of them are places not served by any other airline from TIA. The four all-new markets are Portland, Maine; Norfolk, Va.; Greenville/Spartanburg, S.C.; and Syracuse, N.Y. In addition, Frontier will begin service to Grand Rapids, Mich. and Charlotte, N.C.
› Alabama architecture and engineering firm acquires one in Sarasota
Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, a 70-year-old firm with more than 370 employees in eight offices in Alabama, four in Georgia, two in South Carolina and one in Tennessee, bought SaltoCo LLC, an architectural and planning firm in Sarasota.
› Florida Keys’ Habitat breaks ground on ‘largest’ project
The Florida Keys chapter of Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground this week on what it is calling “the largest project in our affiliate’s history.” The 16-unit Habitat at Windley Point is scheduled to open within the next two years, said Jack Niedbalski, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of the Upper Keys.
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