April 23, 2024
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Jacksonville's public utility JEA and the fight to privatize it
A fight over whether to privatize Jacksonville's public utility produced a political melee in that divided the city's business community.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Florida public servant wages and who earns $100,000 a year
What it takes to make at least $100,000 as a government employee. Hint: Consider being a first responder.
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Published on 2/26/2020
UF developed tiny chip tracks med-taking
Digital tech company etectRX has received FDA clearance for its ID-CAP system, which verifies medicinal dosage to patients and physicians using digital technology.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Tampa General Hospital's new organ donation equipment
Tampa General Hospital has started using new equipment that enables donor hearts, lungs and livers to be transported at body temperature rather than chilled and transported in coolers.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Rehabilitation programs at Florida's private prisons
Private prison operators like Florida's GEO Group have introduced more programs focused on rehabilitating and educating inmates as the state and nation move away from a policy of mass incarceration.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Florida architecture: eye-catching designs around the state
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Location: Hollywood
Architect/Design Group: Steve Peck, Klai Juba Wald Architecture, Las Vegas; DCL, Boston; Float4, Montreal; Wilson Associates; Rockwell Group
About: An instant Florida...
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Published on 2/26/2020
Rappers help promote Miami snack company Rap Snacks
Rap Snacks uses rappers and other recording artists to promote its treats — often prominently featuring them on its packaging.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Florida Icon Barbara Petersen
Retired president of the First Amendment Foundation, Tallahassee; age 67
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Published on 2/26/2020
Breaking the Cycle
These are remarkable days in Florida. Our state is adding population at the rate of a city the size of Tampa each year. GDP has risen from $967 billion in 2017 to more than $1.1 trillion in 2019.
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Published on 2/26/2020
Apalachicola Bay's restored oyster industry
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will administer a $20-million federal grant to help restore Apalachicola Bay's oyster industry.
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Published on 2/26/2020
BB&T and SunTrust merger
In a recent interview, Sandy Hostetter talks about the $28-billion merger that “solidified” Truist as the biggest bank in Central Florida and the sixth-largest in the country.
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Published on 2/26/2020
St. Lucie County rethinks public transit
Rather than taking the more expensive route of adding bus service in southwest Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie County is conducting a pilot of a “public Uber”
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Published on 2/26/2020
Camera-Guided Dogs
UWF researchers are developing tech to aid handlers' communication with military and law enforcement dogs.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Lung transplant technology collaboration between Mayo Clinic Florida and United Therapeutics
Mayo Clinic Florida expects to have three ex-vivo lung perfusion systems installed and operating by the end of first quarter 2020
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Published on 1/27/2020
Imec working on blood analysis device for future astronauts
Belgium-based nanotechnology research firm Imec is working on a disposable blood testing device that may one day help monitor astronauts' health in space.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Online platform Genius Plaza helps Florida students teach each other
Entrepreneur Ana Roca Castro founded online platform Genius Plaza...
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Published on 1/27/2020
Moffitt Cancer Center doctor asks Ringling students to use VR to aid patients
Dr. Sarah Hoffe, who heads Moffitt Cancer Center's gastrointestinal radiation oncology section, is well schooled in treating cancer...
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Published on 1/27/2020
Florida photographer Herb Snitzer talks about shooting iconic figures from the past
"I'm pretty unassuming. Just a regular guy."
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Published on 1/27/2020
Florida farm fare and diners who want to eat local
Diners who want to eat local are going where the crops are.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Bay Medical Center-Sacred Heart introduces two new methods for treating an irregular heart beat
Bay Medical Center-Sacred Heart is giving cardiac patients new ways to treat common heart conditions.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Orange Park Medical Center increases its capacity
Orange Park Medical Center now has two electrophysiology labs.
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Published on 1/27/2020
A second chance after suffering a heart attack
After suffering a heart attack at age 37, Angel Vazquez got moving and completely revamped his diet.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Collier County's Blue Zones Project sees rate of heart disease deaths drop
Collier County has seen the rate of heart disease deaths plummet.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Florida heart disease data
Heart disease deaths are rising among middle-aged Floridians. A close look at the data shows where - and why.
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Published on 1/27/2020
Organic, non-GMO stevia supplier Pyure Brands has sweet success
Pyure supplies organic stevia to some of the largest brands in the U.S.
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Published on 1/27/2020
