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August 2008
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Florida hospitals took 30 spots on U.S. News & World Report’s 2008 Best Hospitals list, including Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute which ranked No. 1 Ophthalmology hospital in the nation for the 5th year in a row.  (U.S. News & World Report, July 2008)  For a list of FL’s winning hospitals, click here.

Direct download: BestHospitalsinFL.pdf
Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 5:48 PM
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Florida has the #1 Workforce in the nation, according to CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business.  Florida also ranked high in technology & Innovation and Access to Capital. (CNBC, July 2008)

Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 5:46 PM
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Florida's business climate is among the Top 5 in the country, according to a new study published by the consulting firm Development Counselors International.  (The Wall Street Journal, July 2008)

Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 5:42 PM
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The scientists at the University of Miami's Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) are making amazing progress in the fight against diabetes. Dr. Camillo Ricordi, the Scientific Director of this world-renowned center talks about the latest research advances.
Direct download: DRI-podcast.mp3
Category: Life Science -- posted at: 5:31 PM
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Highlights from the new Summer 2008 issue include:
  • America’s #1 Workforce: CNBC selects Florida
  • $1.95 Billion Available for Technology & Growth Enterprises
  • Nationally Ranked Medical Facilities: U.S. News & World Report recognizes Florida hospitals
  • New Frontiers in Clean Energy

Get more news stories, the latest economic reports, and the new innovation podcast.
(Read Now)

Direct download: Innovation_Quarterly_2008_Summer_Final.pdf
Category: Innovation Quarterly -- posted at: 4:20 PM
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Some of Florida's best known industries are defense, photonics & optics, simulation and information technology. All of these high tech fields are key to developing products for homeland security. As a result, Florida has become one of the top centers for the Homeland Security industry. Learn more by watching this short video profiling a select few Florida Homeland Security companies. Press the play button or Click Here!
Category: Homeland Security -- posted at: 11:36 AM
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Florida leads the nation with the most Newsweek Top 100 U.S. High Schools, accounting for nearly 1 out of every 5 of the top ranked schools as measured by the magazine’s Challenge Index.  (Newsweek, May 2008)

Direct download: Top_100_High_Schools_07.pdf
Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 2:05 PM
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Learn how i.d.e.a.s., a leading digital media company, works in the fast-paced fields of e-learning, video production, entertainment, and online media to tell compelling stories for its clients.

Direct download: Digital_Media.mp3
Category: Information Technology -- posted at: 1:59 PM
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With 7 of the Top 100 best places to live - more than any other state - Florida reaffirms its status as one of the states with highest quality of life. (Relocate America, May 2008)
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Direct download: Top_100_best_places_to_live.pdf
Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 11:35 AM
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Florida's universities continue to grow their research investments, which totaled more than $1.6 billion in 2007. Licensing income, patents and invention disclosures were also up last year at the 13 major Florida research universities surveyed. (Florida Research Consortium, May 2008)
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Direct download: PR_University_Survey.pdf
Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 1:53 PM
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Highlights from the new Spring 2008 issue include:
  • Leaders of Industry: See what Fortune says about Florida
  • High-Tech Workforce: Florida remains a Top U.S. Cyberstate
  • Groundbreaking Partnerships and World Class Medical Institutes
  • New Frontiers in Clean Energy
Direct download: Innovation_Quarterly_2008_Spring_Final.pdf
Category: Innovation Quarterly -- posted at: 10:28 AM
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With 8 deals and $115.5 million invested, Florida was the 10th most popular state for venture capital investments in Q1 2008. (PwC/NVCA, Apr '08)
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Direct download: Q12008VC.pdf
Category: Florida Accolades -- posted at: 4:50 PM
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