Friday's Daily Pulse

› ‘Flash drought’ brings dust and dread to Southern farmer [South Florida SunSentinel]
A furnace-like "flash drought" is intensifying as it blasts away the little moisture left across a vast swath of the South, wilting garden plants and raising alarm among farmers.

› Global investment banking firm expands to South Florida [South Florida Business Journal]
Corporate Finance Associates, a global investment banking services firm, will expand its North American operations to Miami.

› How much money will Sarasota lose by banning cannabis dispensaries? [Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
The Sarasota County Commission on Monday decided to cap the number of licensed dispensaries at five. In citing “health, safety and morals,” the unanimous verdict may ultimately hit the county in the pocketbook.

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