Florida's Xhale Inc. has received a $1.8M SBIR Phase II grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the NIH to develop a next generation breath-based ethanol sensor. (Read more)

MH Operations, a manufacturer of commercial, industrial and residential hoses, is moving to Flagler County and expects to create 125 jobs over the next two years. (Read more)

Florida ranks 5th on the 2010 Inc 5,000 list of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. More than 260 Florida companies that made this year's list. (Read more)

Florida's students, teachers and schools won a great victory today with the announcement of up to $700 million coming to the Sunshine State as a part of the federal Race to the Top competition. Along with New York, Florida received the largest award. (Read more)

Sheet Metal Unlimited, a general fabrication and machine shop, is expanding in Martin County. The company is moving to a 36,000 square foot facility to accommodate future growth, and to create space for the addition of approximately $850,000 in new equipment - a state-of-the-art laser cutter and sand blasting booth. (Read more)

The University of South Florida and Mote Marine Laboratory won a $2 million grant to expand the USF CONNECT program to the Mote Aquaculture Research Park supporting a test-bed and business innovation facility that will build upon Mote's innovative programs in sustainable energy and protein for food production. (Read more)

Florida ranks 5th in the nation for its number of schools that offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art. (Read more)

Florida companies won 2 of the 5 spots on the 2010 SCORE Client Awards. Naples-based Just Like Home Family Care won the Outstanding Woman-owned Business Award, and Cortez, FL's Translation Link won the Outstanding Small Business Launched by an Individual Aged 50 Award. (Read more)

Rollins College (#1), Stetson University (#3), and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (#10) all earned top spots on U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2011, Regional Universities in the South. (Read more)

Eight of Florida's colleges and universities were ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report. University of Miami (#47), Univeristy of Florida (#53), Florida State University (#104), Florida Insitite of Technology (#159), University of Central Florida (#179), and University of South Florida (#183) were all named to the National Universities list, while New College (#99) and Eckerd College (#137) made the National Liberal Arts list. (Read more)