Trane, a global provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, recently launched its ultra-efficient and environmentally-friendly new commerical rooftop unit in Lynn Haven. Over $15 million was invested in new equipment, and about $12 million in capital investments, for the new assembly line.

President Barack Obama joined FPL Group and Florida Power & Light Company officials today for the commissioning of the largest photovoltaic solar facility in the nation. The new 25-megawatt solar array and FPL's Energy Smart Florida project position Florida as a leader in developing a clean-energy economy for the 21st century, delivering significant economic and environmental benefits to the area. (Read more)

The $388-million Shands Cancer Hospital at the University of Florida, located at the new Shands at UF South Campus, will open to the public on November 1, 2009. The 500,000-square-foot, 192-bed Shands Cancer Hospital will serve a variety of inpatients, including those receiving diagnostic and therapeutic oncology care, and will also house the Shands Critical Care Center for emergency and trauma services. (Read more)

Tallahassee Community College has received $1.7 million from the U.S. Army Research Office to support a new Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, which, when completed, will provide job training and foster job creation in manufacturing and related cutting-edge technologies. (Read more)

The UF research and teaching center, Citylab-Orlando, an initiative of the College of Design, Construction and Planning, will be housed at the UCF Center for Emerging Media. The center is already home to UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, a graduate video-gaming school, and other UCF programs. (Read more)

Florida's James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program has won a prestigious National Award for Excellence in Tech-Based Economic Development. These awards recognize organizations that initiate successful programs to sustain the nation's position as a global leader for innovation and competitiveness. (Read more)

Contact Centers of America plans to expand its number of call centers in Orlando from one to three by the end of 2010, and employ more than 1,500 representatives, with most of them in Orlando. (Read more)

Alachua-based Optima Neuroscience received FDA clearance to market the company's first clinical product, IdentEvent. Based on extensive research that began at the University of Florida, IdentEvent was designed to assist sub-specialty neurologists in the difficult and tedious task of reviewing long-term EEG recordings. (Read more)

Tower Cloud, Inc., a provider of backhaul services to wireless carriers, announced today it closed a $20 million equity round to fund expansion into Georgia and other growth opportunities. (Read more)

USAA is adding 200 more jobs to its Tampa operation, the financial services company's second major expansion here in less than a year. The new jobs, tied to adding a banking and investment operation here, would bring its Tampa location to nearly 2,000 employees. (Read more)