Next state house speaker: Sanford Burnham should repay incentives
The incoming speaker for the Florida House said Wednesday he intends to hold Sanford Burnham Institute accountable for failing to create jobs it promised in order to get government funding.
Rep. Richard Corcoran described...
Cuts in Enterprise Florida incentives spark concerns
The Florida Legislature’s decision not to fund a key economic development tool could hamper future deals like ones that led to major corporate expansions in Brevard County, local officials say.
The incentive...
GOP feud could logjam legislative session
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott is accusing House Republicans of “not caring about jobs.” A Senate leader is claiming the House is violating the constitution, and the House speaker is daring the Senate to sue them. Read more here.
Sanford Burnham faculty meet with UCF medical school dean
Several Sanford Burnham faculty members, who have confirmed they are exploring employment outside the institute, met with the dean of UCF’s medical school last week to talk about potential job opportunities.
The meeting comes a...
While States Spend on Big Businesses, Small Businesses Get Chump Change
In an era of declining entrepreneurship nationally, you'd think state governments would want to do everything they can to encourage small businesses to thrive. After all, the nation's estimated 28 million small businesses account for 99.7 percent...
Tampa technology company adds 147 jobs through incentives
ConnectWise, which bills itself as the most successful technology company in the Tampa Bay area, has hired 147 new employees since February 2014 using state grant money as an incentive to...
Exclusive: The missing ingredient to grow local health care biz
In order to build a more robust health care business community in Central Florida, there's one ingredient that needs to be added to the mix: marketing.
At an Orlando BioFlorida conference on Oct. 13,...
Airbnb touts $130M economic impact in new South Florida TV ad
South Floridians watching TV today may be familiar with Carol and Yualys.
The women are featured on Airbnb ads now playing throughout Miami-Dade County, touting the benefits of the home-sharing network that...
Local companies may see boost in biz with Florida’s growing commercial space industry
David Nesbitt recalls a time when his composites manufacturing company had 80 employees and was booming with business from NASA and defense contracts in the early 2000s.
“We were highly involved in NASA’s space shuttle...
Osceola high-tech center lands partnership with Argonne National Laboratory
The leadership team at the Florida Advanced Manufacturing Research Center in Osceola landed a partnership with a national laboratory — a move that will improve manufacturing of smart sensors once the...
