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Stronger economic growth appears to be just around the corner, even if Central Florida is lagging a bit behind.

The tourism industry is still struggling, as economic analyst Dr. Hank Fishkind tells WMFE’s Nicole Darden Creston. But the accelerating pace of vaccinations, rising retail sales, and booming home sales point to a brighter economic day on the horizon.

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