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› Pattillo plans 1.5 million-square-foot industrial park in Wildlight
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate announced Nov. 11 it will develop a 1.5 million-square-foot industrial complex in the Wildlight mixed-use, master-planned community in Nassau County. Wildlight, at northeast Interstate 95 and Florida A1A/200, is being developed by Raydient Places + Properties, a taxable subsidiary of real estate investment trust Rayonier Inc.
› Sonic booms heard across Florida as secret Space Force spaceplane returns to KSC
A secretive Space Force spaceplane streaked across Florida early Saturday, generating unmistakable sonic booms en route to a landing at Kennedy Space Center that wrapped up another record-breaking mission. Dozens of sonic boom reports surfaced as X-37B, a robotic military spacecraft that looks like a miniature space shuttle, followed an eastern path across the state and eventually landed at KSC's Launch and Landing Facility.
› Can adding minerals to ocean curb climate change? Elon Musk backs UM grad’s research
Laura Stieghorst was sitting in the back of a University of Miami classroom in November 2021 when she got the email that would change her life. As her professor lectured the class on sustainable development, Stieghorst, then a senior studying environmental science and policy, learned that Elon Musk — founder of Tesla and SpaceX, new owner of Twitter and the world’s richest man — was about to give her a $100,000 grant to fund her research proposal to fight climate change.
› Festival of Trees brings ‘Gifts of the Season’ to Orlando Museum of Art
The holidays are kicking off early at Orlando Museum of Art as the Festival of Trees returns for its 36th annual event. This year’s celebration, themed “Gifts of the Season,” is presented by the Council of 101, an organization of 300 women who fundraise for the museum — more than $13 million since the organization’s founding in 1965. Gingerbread houses, wreaths and 47 designer trees deck the halls of the Loch Haven Park cultural institution, all available for visitors to browse and buy.
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