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Clean Energy |
Florida’s largest electric utility, Florida Power & Light Company, partners with NASA to launch the Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center at Kennedy Space Center. (more) |
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Life Sciences |
 Fort Myers’ specialized genetics laboratory, NeoGenomics, to double workforce, adding 75 new high-wage positions. (more)
Tampa-based pharmaceutical development company, CoreRx, Inc., announces major expansion plans including a new facility, increased laboratory capabilities, and 55 additional jobs. (more) |
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Information Technology |
 Sarasota’s Tarpon Towers LLC attracts $25 million to expand its wireless communications capabilities. (more)
The United States Marine Corps enlists Orlando-based software company, Engineering & Computer Simulations, Inc., to develop advanced medical care simulation systems for use in combat-care training. (more) |
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Aviation/Aerospace |
 Orlando Sanford International Airport (OSIA) scores its first full-service aircraft maintenance operation, as 20-year old aerospace company, Avocet Maintenance & Engineering, and sister company, Aircraft Parts Sales Inc., move to OSIA and add up to 200 new jobs. (more) |
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Aerospace Innovation: Advanced Materials
Advanced materials, like composites and superalloys, are bringing technological improvement to the aerospace industry at record speed. To learn more, visit the Advanced Materials microsite. |
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Florida is a Top 10 recipient of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I awards. (more) |
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Florida is a recognized leader in the nation’s clean energy economy. (more) |
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The oldest city in the United States, located in Florida, is crowned one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live 2009.(more) |
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