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Tuesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Key Senate race heats up in North Florida
Stakes are high in a North Florida contest between a scion of a prominent Democratic political family and a former football star who is a “huge fan” of Gov. Ron DeSantis, in one of the state Senate’s most closely watched races this year. Incumbent Sen. Loranne Ausley, a Tallahassee Democrat, is trying to fight off a challenge from Republican Corey Simon, a political newcomer who gained fame playing football for Florida State University before turning pro.
› Clearwater office portfolio sells for $18 million
A five-building office portfolio in Pinellas County has sold to a Tampa private equity investor. The portfolio at Rio Vista Drive, north of St. Pete-Clearwater Airport and near Roosevelt Boulevard, includes five flex office buildings totaling 135,221 square feet. Tenants, according to Cushman & Wakefield, which represented the seller, a joint venture between Genet Property Group and Biscayne Atlantic, are in the technology, legal, engineering and research fields. The portfolio was 94% leased at the time of sale.
› Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media partner to vastly expand news coverage along Gulf Coast
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation and WUSF Public Media today announced the launch of a journalism collaboration that will substantially expand coverage of news in Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. Entitled the Community News Collaborative (CNC), the project launches today through a donation of nearly $600,000 from Barancik Foundation to finance the hiring of an editor and four multimedia reporters who will create print, video, and audio content for syndication to more than a dozen news outlets across the Gulf Coast.
› Florida Trucking Association highlights Truck Driver Appreciation Week
The Florida Trucking Association is helping celebrate this National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The annual event, which runs Sunday to Saturday, is taking on particular significance this year, as global supply chain issues continue to highlight the importance of the trucking industry.
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