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Friday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› New FBO Terminal 'Lands' at Florida Airport
Bent Wing Flight Services, the lone FBO at Florida’s Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport (FHB), began operations yesterday from its new terminal. Designed to represent a World War II F4U Corsair fighter, it features a nose section, skylight “cockpit,” and tail, as well as the distinctive inverted gull wings that earned the airplane its nickname.
› Tampa Bay cracks national Top 10 list for real estate investors
It’s taken 40 years but the Tampa Bay area has finally been named one of the nation’s top 10 markets for real estate investors.
› Mote Expands Land Request For New Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory is working with Sarasota County to lease, and eventually own, 27 acres of land for a new aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park. The new aquarium is expected to cost $130 million. According to Mote’s Ocean For All website, funding for the aquarium will come from philanthropy, partnership, and public support.
› Mercedes-Benz dealer buys office building in Coral Gables
A company tied to Robert “Bob” Brockway, chairman and CEO of Bill Ussery Motors, just paid $11 million for an office building across the street from the firm’s Mercedes-Benz of Coral Gables dealership.
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