Thursday's Afternoon Update
Cuba, U.S. to resume talks
Cuba and the U.S. are scheduling another round of high-level talks in Washington, D.C. next week, and officials hope they may be in a position to announce the dates for the opening of embassies. More from NBC News and AFP.
» Cuba: How much opportunity?
» Cracks in the dam
» Is Florida's restrictive travel law about to unravel?
» Cuba: China's western toehold
» 'Isolation does not lead to success'
Real estate investors find opportunities in ALFs
The aging of one of the nation’s largest generations – the baby boomers – is a potential investment opportunity that has been on the radar of astute real estate investors for years. Smaller spaces such as assisted living facilities, or ALFs, offer cash flow. More at US News & World Report.
Coming soon to Osceola County: A high-tech clean room
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If Central Florida is to become a high-tech manufacturing hub, it will require unique high-tech facilities that don’t currently exist here – especially a sterile assembly area known as a clean room. More at the Orlando Sentinel.
Vizcaya Museum would be privatized under Miami-Dade plan
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens would leave Miami-Dade’s bureaucracy under a plan to privatize the tourist attraction, a key part of a reorganization aimed at boosting revenue. More at the Miami Herald.
Monthly average of unemployment claims falls to 15-year low
The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits ticked lower last week, pushing down the four-week average of applications to its lowest level since April 2000. More at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.