California petroleum company, LS9, is opening a new Okeechobee facility to move its technology from proven pilot capabilities to commercial demonstration scale production. Once the building retrofit is complete, the facility will be the largest advanced biodiesel demonstration plant in the world. (Read more)

The Hub City is the seventh best small city for high-tech manufacturing companies to expand or relocate, according to a national study conducted by the Boyd Co. The study ranked Lynn Haven in Bay County as the eighth best small city for a manufacturing plant to locate. (Read more)

Federal, state, and local leaders joined to celebrate the official dedication of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) Ocala research facility.

Palm Beach Gardens-based Sonavision, which makes an ultrasound fingerprint sensor that uses less power than others, has raised $5.87 million. (Read more)

The Oettinger Davidoff Group will soon bring its "Good Life" philosophy and its U.S. headquarters to Pinellas County, Florida. With this move, Davidoff will bring 90 new jobs paying 150% of the average annual wage to the area. (Read more)

The construction of the University of West Florida's new $30.6 million science and engineering building already has provided a much-needed shot in the arm for the Panhandle economy. UWF economist Rick Harper said the economic impact from construction of the building is somewhere around $60 million. (Read more)

Florida leads the nation in clincial excellence with 43 hospitals awarded HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Awards. This is nearly double the number of facilities in any other state. (Read more)

President Obama traveled to Tampa to announce the awarding of a $1.25 billion "down payment" to Florida to build High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail System between Tampa and Orlando and ultimately Miami. (Read more)

The Business Development Board of Martin County is pleased to welcome Level 3 Inspection (L3I) to Martin County. This move to Martin County positions L3I to hire 33 additional employees over three years. (Read more)

The Beacon Council has successfully worked to diversify South Florida's economy targeting industries poised for growth. Because of this, our region's economy sustained growth longer during this recession. (Read more)

The announcement of a $50 million gift to the Burnham Institute for Medical Research will further expand the organization's cutting-edge research at Lake Nona's emerging "medical city". (Read more)