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What you need to know about Florida today
› Chutzpah meets hustle: Israel’s ‘Startup Nation’ connects with #MiamiTech
When we think about international tech founders, companies, and investors in Miami, Latin America might be the first to come to mind. Maybe Europe. But if we go a bit further to the east, we will find another ecosystem that is ripe for collaboration with #MiamiTech: Israel. Known as the “Startup Nation,” Israel has one of the top five highest concentrations of startups after Silicon Valley.
› Downtown Orlando venues known for nightlife soon to get daytime business
A group of downtown Orlando nighttime entertainment venues that includes the 102-year-old Beacham Theater will undergo a dramatic transformation. Managing Partner John SanFelippo of The Block — the name of the group of venues that includes Beacham, The Social, The Corner, Aero, Patio, 64 North and Planet Pizza — has hired Orlando-based Dap Design to help transform the connected venues at the corner of East Washington Street and North Orange Avenue.
› A first look at St. Petersburg’s tallest condo: 400 Central
A luxury condominium poised to be the tallest residential tower on Florida’s west coast is quickly rising in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. Red Apple Development and Suffolk Construction broke ground on the Residences at 400 Central two years ago. They have completed 11 floors of the 46-story tower.
› Conflict over billing simmers between PACE funding agency and county tax collectors
A Florida PACE finance company said it will urge the state Supreme Court to force several Florida tax collectors, including Palm Beach County’s Anne Gannon, to add consumers’ home-repair bills to their tax rolls. Mike Moran, executive director of Florida PACE Funding Agency, said in a conference call on Monday that the tax collectors’ refusal to add assessments for home improvements to their consumers’ tax rolls is causing bondholders that finance the programs to withdraw funding for its improvement programs from its agency.
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