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Florida on the Move |
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Clean Energy
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 Lithium-ion cell designer and manufacturer, Bren-Tronics Energy Systems, invests $10 million to set up shop in Alachua County. (more) |
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Life Sciences
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 A $50 million gift to the Burnham Institute for Medical Research further expands the world-class research at Lake Nona’s medical city. (more)Alachua-based Sharklet Technologies is honored for developing one of the Most Innovative Technologies of 2009 by Inc. Magazine. (more)Nova Southeastern University is building a $30 million, 86,000 sq. ft., Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Science Research – the country's largest coral reef research center. (more)The University of Florida's Institute on Aging scores a highly competitive $15 million National Institutes of Health grant to build a 40,000-square-foot complex for clinical and translational research. (more) |
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Information Technology
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 Ocala celebrates the grand opening of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition’s new research facility. (more)Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design, one of the top digital filmmaking schools in the nation, is launching a cutting-edge Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab. (more)Sarasota’s rapidly growing tech firm, IntegraClick, expands to a 79,000 sq. ft. facility, and prepares for more than 100 new jobs. (more) |
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Aviation & Aerospace
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 Jacksonville's Cecil Field airport becomes the country's eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida cleared to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally. (more) |
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Think Tank |
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Florida Economy At a Glance
A statistical snapshot of Florida’s economy and industries.
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Did You Know? |
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Florida ranks among the Top 10 States for Education. (more) |
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Florida’s State University System won $81 million in federal research funding for 2010 – up 31% from 2009. (more) |
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Both Kiplinger’s (more) and The Princeton Review (more) selected Florida universities for outstanding academic value. |
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Florida continues to be a Quality of Life leader, boasting the Nation’s No. 1 Domestic Travel Destination. (more) |
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Innovation In Motion: Biofuels |
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Some scientists think that half of U.S. automotive fuel could be replaced with ethanol made from renewable agricultural and forest waste.
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Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a revolutionary biotechnology “bug” that coverts biomass into ethanol. Watch Video Now! |
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Growth Leadership: Infrastructure |
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| President Barack Obama travels to Tampa to award Florida $1.25 billion to build a high-speed rail system. (more) |
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