Moffitt Cancer Center and Central Florida Health Alliance jointly announce today that they are partnering to provide world-class cancer care closer to home. The partnership will deliver state-of-the-art cancer care in two new facilities to be built on the campuses of Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Health System. (Read more)

JSKaraoke, the parent company of Emerson Karaoke, IXT Systems, and Forever Hits, is expanding in Pinellas County. Collectively, these companies form one of the largest manufacturers, importers and exporters of karaoke equipment and music in the world. (Read more)

The Business Development Board of Martin County is pleased to announce the expansion of UCT Coatings, Inc. The company is hiring 38 new employees and expanding into a 45,000 square foot space in Sands Commerce Center of 42nd Avenue in Palm City. (Read more)

AirTran Airways unveiled its new state-of-the-art System Operations Control Center and announced plans to open a pilot base in Orlando. The base will initially employ 100 pilots, including a chief pilot. (Read more)

Port Canaveral officials have announced an agreement with a new cargo operations company that eventually will bring in more than a million dollars in annual revenue to the port and possibly upwards of 500 jobs. (Read more)

The University of North Florida's School of Engineering has received a combined $9.4 million in federal contracts from the Army and Department of Energy for a fuel cell research project - the highest-funded project in the school's history. The research has two goals: develop and then commercialize a direct methanol fuel cell power source for two laptops - one for American soldiers, the other for ordinary consumers. (Read more)

Florida hospitals earned top marks in their specialties on U.S. News & World Report's recent rankings of America's Best Hospitals. (Read more)

Siemens Energy is planning to design, install, and operate a pilot plant at the Tampa Electric Big Bend Station to demonstrate POSTCAP technology for capturing carbon gas. The primary goal of this project will be to reduce the large amounts of energy traditionally needed to operate carbon capture technologies. (Read more)

The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has conducted the first successful flight of an Airborne Laser Mine Detection System. This cutting-edge application that revolutionizes the Navy's ability to conduct Airborne Mine Countermeasures was developed by a U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman team. (Read more)

Insurer Universal North America says it will add about 80 jobs in the next year at its U.S. headquarters in Sarasota County. Universal, which is on a pace to collect about $285 million in premiums this year, says it is ready to start the next phase of growth in its U.S. strategy. (Read more)