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Clean Energy
Clean EnergyLithium-ion cell designer and manufacturer, Bren-Tronics Energy Systems, invests $10 million to set up shop in Alachua County. (more)

 
Life Sciences
Life SciencesA $50 million gift to the Burnham Institute for Medical Research further expands the world-class research at Lake Nona’s medical city. (more)

Alachua-based Sharklet Technologies is honored for developing one of the Most Innovative Technologies of 2009 by Inc. Magazine. (more)

Nova Southeastern University is building a $30 million, 86,000 sq. ft., Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Science Research – the country's largest coral reef research center. (more)

The University of Florida's Institute on Aging scores a highly competitive $15 million National Institutes of Health grant to build a 40,000-square-foot complex for clinical and translational research. (more)

 
Information Technology
Information TechnologyOcala celebrates the grand opening of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition’s new research facility. (more)

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design, one of the top digital filmmaking schools in the nation, is launching a cutting-edge Digital Filmmaking Studio Lab. (more)

Sarasota’s rapidly growing tech firm, IntegraClick, expands to a 79,000 sq. ft. facility, and prepares for more than 100 new jobs. (more)

 
Aviation & Aerospace
Aviation AerospaceJacksonville's Cecil Field airport becomes the country's eighth licensed commercial spaceport and the first in Florida cleared to fly space vehicles that take off and land horizontally. (more)
  Events
• February 4: Global Economic Forecast 2010
• February 10: WEBINAR – Biofuels: The Promise of the Next Generations
• February 23-28: Singapore Air Show 2010
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A statistical snapshot of Florida’s economy and industries.
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 Did You Know?
Florida ranks among the Top 10 States for Education. (more)
Florida’s State University System won $81 million in federal research funding for 2010 – up 31% from 2009. (more)
Both Kiplinger’s (more) and The Princeton Review (more) selected Florida universities for outstanding academic value.
Florida continues to be a Quality of Life leader, boasting the Nation’s No. 1 Domestic Travel Destination. (more)
 Innovation In Motion: Biofuels
Some scientists think that half of U.S. automotive fuel could be replaced with ethanol made from renewable agricultural and forest waste.
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Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a revolutionary biotechnology “bug” that coverts biomass into ethanol.
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 Growth Leadership: Infrastructure
President Barack Obama travels to Tampa to award Florida $1.25 billion to build a high-speed rail system. (more)
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