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Thursday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Sopchoppy receives grant to create jobs
One Florida city is receiving a big grant from the state to create new jobs. Sopchoppy is small and its quaint. And Mayor Lara Edwards says that even with the money from a state grant, that won't change.
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» $1.5 million in grant funding for small & rural communities will create jobs
› Miami, Orlando among 'top 20 cities for coffee lovers' in U.S.
With National Coffee Day around the corner (September 29) and the U.S. coffee industry currently valued at $48 billion, the personal-finance website WalletHub released a report on 2018's Best Coffee Cities in America. Two Florida cities rank in the Top 20.
› Southwest Florida adjusting to needs of labor market
Here’s a simple problem: A business needs a machinist, one who can use computer models to build a product. When it advertises the position in the region no one applies, so it has to search, locate and hire from outside the area. The new employee moves his family to Southwest Florida, works a year, and decides to return home, quitting his job.
› Iconic St. Pete Biff Burger in peril as foreclosure looms
The iconic Biff Burger in St. Petersburg could be closing if the stars don’t align for the longtime classic burger joint. The restaurant’s former owners, George and Sandra Musser, are suing to foreclose on the property and restaurant because the new owners are defaulting on payments.
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