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Cleantech

CleantechAmerican Energy Innovations is creating 600 jobs and investing $15 million to add a new turbine component manufacturing facility to its Martin County operations. (more)

Sanford-based MaxWest Environmental Systems attracted $32.5 million to implement its proprietary wastewater biosolid gasification system at locations around the world. (more)

Lakeland Electric and SunEdison are building the nation's largest airport-based solar farm, an 18,000-panel operation at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport. (more)

Scripps Florida and Florida Power & Light Co. are partnering on energy research to take solar technology to the next level. (more)


 
Infotech
Infotech

Florida State University and Port St. Lucie-based Digital Domain Media Group have joined forces to launch the Digital Domain Institute which will create hundreds of high-paying jobs. (more)

Creonix LLC, an advanced electronics manufacturing firm that provides services to leading medical, military and aerospace companies, is expanding its Manatee County facility and adding 105 new employees. (more)

Boca Raton-based OpenPeak, a leader in touchscreen devices and cloud-based device management platforms, has raised $28 million in funding – this comes in addition to the $82 million it previously raised. (more)


 
Aviation Aerospace
Aviation Aerospace

International aerospace company Chromalloy is moving its corporate headquarters out of New York and into Palm Beach Gardens and will build a Technology Center of Excellence for gas turbine engine R&D. (more)

Margate-based Turbo Services is expanding in Florida by building a new jet turbine test facility in Immokalee. (more)


 
Financial/Professional Services
Financial/Professional Services

Global financial services giant JPMorgan Chase & Co has announced plans to add more than 400 jobs and invest over $100 million in Florida. (more)

Comcast is launching a Spanish-language Center of Excellence in Miramar that will create over 300 new jobs by the end of the year. (more)

Humana is adding 177 employees at its St. Petersburg-based Humana Cares division, which provides outreach help over the phone and in person to chronically ill members. (more)

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 Did You Know?
Wells Fargo Securities' Economics Group ranks Florida #1 in the nation for high-growth industries. (more)
Florida is home to four of fDi Magazine's Most Business Friendly Cities of the Future . (more)
Kiplinger has named two Florida cities to its 2011 List of Comeback Cities. (more)
Florida is home to four of Forbes' Best Cities for Minority Entrepreneurs. (more)
Florida is home to one of America's 10 Happiest Cities and to the city with nation's #1 Work Environment. (more)
Site Selection has named one of Florida's cities a "headquarters for the world," calling it a safe haven for multinationals with a desirable tax climate for corporate operations. (more)
Florida's colleges and universities rank among the country's Top 10 for research and development. (more)
 Innovation In Motion
Florida State University and the Digital Domain Media Group are collaborating to create a new digital media enterprise that will result in the creation of hundreds of high-paying jobs, new hands-on educational opportunities and new high-tech research programs.
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