Florida: News

Telecom Service Center in Rockledge, an inbound-call center, is adding 100 workers to its existing workforce of 400. (Read more)

Youtorial beat more than 450 teams to earn a founding spot in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's first ever Kauffman Labs program. (Read more)

University of Florida officials today unveiled plans for Innovation Square, a large-scale development capitalizing on university research. The 10-plus-year project is described as "a game-changer" for the entire community. (Read more)

Pharmaceutical manufacturer CoreRx will soon add 55 high-wage jobs in Pinellas County. (Read more)

Algenol will build a 36-acre facility to demonstrate its Direct To Ethanol technology, which produces ethanol directly from carbon dioxide using blue-green algae. (Read more)

Flightstar Aircraft Services Inc. said it plans to hire 200 people over the next six months due to increased business repairing aircraft and converting passenger jets into cargo planes. (Read more)

Each of Florida's 11 universities won funding in the final phase of the New Florida Initiative. The program as a multi-year endeavor that will ensure Florida's "innovation economy" is knowledge-based - sustained by high-technology, high-wage jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. (Read more)

Senture, LLC has announced an expansion of their Ocala customer service center that will create 101 new jobs. The firm secured a major contract with a Fortune 500 health insurance company to provide customer support and service for their Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug plans. (Read more)

Alorica Inc., a customer support call center company, plans to add 250 employees to Lee County operations in the next three years. (Read more)

Ford has announced that Orlando is one of nineteen national launch markets for an electric version of the new 2012 Focus, starting in late 2011. (Read more)

Florida scored high in several categories of the Kauffman Foundation's 2010 New Economy States rankings. The state ranked 4th in Entrepreneurial Activity, 5th in Economic Dynamism, 7th in Export Focus of Manufacturing & Services, and 10th in Inventor Patents. (Read more)

Modernizing Medicine Inc., a software provider that delivers the next generation of healthcare IT solutions, is opening its corporate headquarters in Boynton Beach, and Florida Flavors and Concentrates, Inc., Brazil's second largest beverage company, is opening a manufacturing plant in Riviera Beach. (Read more)

Sanswire Corp, a developer of lighter-than-air unmanned aerial vehicles and related technologies, is bringing its corporate headquarters to a facility located on the grounds of the John F. Kennedy Space Center. (Read more)

Florida's Business Climate was ranked 6th in the nation in Site Selection's annual survey of real estate consultants. (Read more)

Veterans will soon have expanded healthcare options, as the VA builds a $35 million, two-story, 135,000-square-foot facility near Shands Jacksonville. (Read more)

Tampa General & USF unveiled their new $35 million collaborative neonatal intensive care unit. The Jennifer Leigh Muma Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, affiliated with the USF College of Medicine, will bring research and neonatal care together. (Read more)

STS Component Solutions, a division of STS Aviation Group headquartered in Jensen Beach, is in the process of adding 16 new jobs, and has expanded its warehouse and office space in Palm City to accommodate the business for anticipated future growth. (Read more)

SRA International Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in homeland security-related areas,opened a new regional office in Tampa and plans to hire between 60 and 80 new employees. (Read more)

AAR has selected Melbourne, Fla. as the new location for its airlift services and specialized aircraft modifications businesses. (Read more)

The University of Central Florida has become the second-largest university in the nation in student enrollment, surpassing Ohio State. The university's growth is fueled by the longstanding commitment to providing high-quality students access to higher education. (Read more)

Vicor Technologies, a Florida bio-technology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative, non-invasive medical diagnostics, has raised $2.7 million. (Read more)

The Tax Foundation has ranked Florida among the nation's Top 5 States for Business. (Read more)

The University of Central Florida has become the second-largest university in the nation in student enrollment, surpassing Ohio State. The university's growth is fueled by the longstanding commitment to providing high-quality students access to higher education. (Read more)

Edison State College will soon open its state-of-the-art nursing and medical facility. The 57,722 sq. ft. facility will expose students to situations and technology they'll see in the workplace. (Read more)

Gainesville Regional Utilities earned the prestigious 2010 Energy Star CHP Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its reliable, eco-friendly, energy-efficient and cost-effective South Energy Center. (Read more)

BioFlorida helped 77 Florida firms win more than $26 million in federal tax credits or grants under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project Program for research and development of new products or therapeutics with promise to significantly advance healthcare in the country. (Read more)

Ft. Lauderdale's Next One Interactive has signed an equity purchase agreement for up to $15 million. Next One delivers targeted content via digital platforms, including Satellite, Cable,Broadcast, Broadband, and Mobile. (Read more)

Boca Raton-based FriendFinder Networks Inc., one of the world's leading internet-based social networking companies, completes more than $551.2 million in financing. (Read more)

Palmetto-based Dynamic Innovations, a defense-based engineering and manufacturing company, is expanding & creating 100 new FL jobs. (Read more)