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What you need to know about Florida today
› Website to help Florida anglers submit, track their catches
Catch something big on the open waters and want to brag about it? Florida wildlife officials are upgrading their website to make it easier for fishermen to identify and submit their catches. Earlier this month, CatchaFloridaMemory.com added new features including an often requested option to allow anglers to submit their catches one at a time.
› An opportunity for Venezuelan women only: How to succeed in Miami
Immigrants with business experience in their home countries know that the hardest part of Miami is navigating the system and learning the local requirements for starting a new business in their new city. Venezuelan businesswomen living in South Florida now have the opportunity to participate in a free program developed especially for them, “Focus: Women Entrepreneurs,” sponsored by the Cisneros Group and offered by The Idea Center at Miami Dade College.
› Former AutoNation CEO Carl Liebert to receive $3.75 million severance
Carl Liebert, who exited as CEO of AutoNation after four months, is receiving $3.75 million in severance pay, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was replaced in the top leadership position in July at the Fort Lauderdale-based auto retailer with Cheryl Miller, then chief financial officer.
› The 444-room Grand Hyatt Tampa is sold
The 444-room Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and 266,000-square-foot Bayport Plaza, both in the Rocky Point area near Tampa International Airport, have sold to a South Florida firm for an undisclosed amount.
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