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› Can a vaccine cure breast cancer? Treatment innovations advancing fast in South Florida
South Florida researchers are trying out several vaccine strategies to prevent or cure breast cancer. So far, early trials are holding out some promise for a breast cancer prevention vaccine, a curative vaccine for aggressive late stage breast cancer, or even a vaccine aimed at survivors to keep breast cancer from recurring.
› Panel named to select architect for new Sarasota Performing Arts Center
Even as the proposed new Sarasota Performing Arts Center remains a hot topic of debate among Sarasota City Commission candidates and members of the public, the Van Wezel Foundation is moving forward by announcing a task force to select an architectural design firm. The five-person committee, made up of community members with business and arts backgrounds, will spend the next few months overseeing the process of choosing a firm.
› Florida Theatre adding VIP hospitality lounge in latest work at historic Jacksonville theater
The curtain is almost ready to go up on completion of the second phase of renovations to the historic Florida Theatre in downtown Jacksonville. The city-owned, 95-year-old movie theater at 128 E. Forsyth St. is undergoing renovations, repairs and upgrades as part of a multi-phase, multi-million dollar capital improvement plan announced in November 2019. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the whole project should be done in time for the theater's 100th birthday in 2027, said Numa C. Saisselin, president of the nonprofit Florida Theatre Center for the Performing Arts Inc., which manages the theater.
› The Ritz-Carlton Naples lays off more than 500 employees
The Ritz-Carlton in Naples is laying off 591 employees as damage caused by Hurricane Ian has forced it to close until at least early next year. The layoffs were posted to Florida’s WARN database Friday evening, Oct. 21. But according to a letter sent to the state to meet WARN requirements, the employees were laid off Oct. 13. Federal law requires companies to provide states with Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification notices when making job cuts.
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