April 23, 2024

Thursday's Daily Pulse

What you need to know about Florida today

| 1/7/2021

› Daryl Tol, AdventHealth Central Florida CEO, resigns
Daryl Tol, president and CEO of AdventHealth’s Central Florida division has resigned, the health system announced on Wednesday. AdventHealth did not provide a reason behind the surprising announcement. “AdventHealth is blessed with strong, capable leaders who will continue this important work into the future,” said Tol in a news release.

› Miami below average in income, education, census study shows
Miami’s differences from most other areas of the United States show up in more than palm trees, broad beaches and global recognition: the differences become abundantly clear in economic and social characteristics as measured by the US Census Bureau. The latest annual edition of the bureau’s American Community Survey, released in December, shows broad gaps in income and educational levels, language use, ethnicities, insurance benefits and far more.

› Tarpon Springs group that warded off Walmart prepares for next battle
By the time a heated discussion over Epiphany planning pushed the Dec. 15 City Commission meeting close to midnight, officials hadn’t even gotten to one of the most controversial items to hit their agenda in years. To avoid an overnight meeting, the commission rescheduled its vote on Houston developer Morgan Group’s application to build a 404-unit luxury apartment complex within a nearly 74-acre wooded property along the Anclote River to Thursday.

› Clearlake to make strategic investment in Web.com
Clearlake Capital Group L.P. announced Jan. 5 it agreed to make a strategic investment in Web.com Group Inc., which was acquired by a different private equity firm in October 2018. Siris Capital Group LLC bought Jacksonville-based Web.com in 2018 for $2 billion, including the assumption of debt. Clearlake said in a news release Siris will remain “significant equity” holders in the company.

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