April 19, 2024
Manufacturing/Distribution
Wind Boom
SPOTLIGHT
GE’s wind energy plant in Pensacola is busy ramping up its assembly line as a result of a massive wind turbine order announced by the company in January.
GE...
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Published on 3/29/2024
Bottling Boost
The food and beverage company Danone is expected to complete the addition of a $65-million bottle production line at its Jacksonville plant by the end of this year that will add an estimated 40 jobs for the company.
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Published on 3/20/2024
Outfitting Firewomen
Women make up 9% of firefighters in the U.S. One challenge they face is finding clothing that fits well and is affordable. Shirts or pants made of Nomex, a fire- and heat-resistant material, can cost a couple of hundred dollars each and women's gear is often pricier, in effect creating a “pink tax” for female firefighters.
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Published on 8/24/2023
Jacksonville small-craft distillery among first in Florida to enter canned cocktail market
Manifest Distilling of Jacksonville is now selling a line of canned cocktails, making it among the first of Florida's small craft distilleries to do so.
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Published on 12/30/2022
ChemTech opens plant in Fort Pierce to showcase environmentally friendly wood treatments
Lumber treatment company ChemTech opened an eight-employee plant in Fort Pierce to showcase to sawmills, lumber dealers and others its “environmentally friendly” protective treatments for soft woods, plywood and engineered wood.
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Published on 12/15/2022
Building designers create panels that resemble stone, brick or marble with a versatile lightweight concrete
INNOVATION
Versatile Concrete
In the last few years, Jacksonville-based prefabricated concrete company Gate Precast has experimented with a versatile lightweight architectural concrete layer.
Designers can create concrete panels that resemble...
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Published on 4/19/2022
Infrastructure: Critical strategies Florida can implement as it grows
Florida is projected to gain 2.5 million new residents by 2030. Here's what that means for schools, roads, homes and other infrastructure needs
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Published on 3/8/2022
One-time ballerina takes unlikely path to lead the Florida Trucking Association
Four years ago, when Alix Miller interviewed for a job as vice president of the Florida Trucking Association...
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Published on 11/30/2021
S2A Modular plans to build its first Florida “mega-factory” in Macclenny
The factory, to be built on 51 acres in the Enterprise East Industrial Park, will include 13 buildings, totaling more than 240,000 square feet...
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Published on 10/27/2021
The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition has been awarded a research grant from DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is responsible for developing emerging technologies for use by the U.S. military.
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Published on 7/30/2021
Is recycling in Florida a waste?
Since China stopped buying America's trash, the economics of recycling don't add up for many Florida communities.
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Published on 6/29/2021
Daytona Beach startup Modularity Space hoping to redefine satellite industry
During Scott Weintraub's first semester at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University a few years back, a professor put a picture of space debris on the board. The image struck a nerve.
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Published on 6/29/2021
At 29, he's built an order fulfillment business that employs 1,000
Jan Bednar grew up mostly in the Czech Republic, in a village of 5,000 people called Bakov nad Jizerou...
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Published on 5/26/2021
United Technologies Announces Intention to Separate Into Three Independent Companies
United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and the company's intention to separate its commercial businesses, Otis and Carrier (formerly CCS), into independent entities. The separation will result in three global, industry-leading companies:
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Published on 11/28/2018
Boeing Completes Acquisition of Leading Aerospace Parts Distributor KLX Inc. to Enhance Growing Services Business
Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has completed its acquisition of KLX Aerospace Solutions to enhance its growing services business and deliver greater value to its customers. The acquisition positions Boeing to compete and win in the $2.8 trillion, 10-year aerospace services market.
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Published on 10/11/2018
Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees, Including Full-Time, Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal
New $15 minimum wage is effective beginning this November 1; New $15 minimum wage includes associates employed by temp agencies; More than 250,000 Amazon employees, as well as more than 100,000 seasonal holiday employees, and their families will benefit from the new, higher pay
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Published on 10/3/2018
Publix to Create 700 New Jobs by Expanding Lakeland Corporate Office
Governor Rick Scott and Publix CEO & President Todd Jones announced today that Publix will expand its headquarters in Lakeland and add 700 additional jobs by the end of 2027.
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Published on 9/27/2018
Surterra's Beau Wrigley, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville team to create a new medical marijuana brand: Coral Reefer
Initial launch planned in spring 2019 in Florida
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Published on 9/12/2018
WebstaurantStore to Create 300 New Jobs in Tampa
Ecommerce restaurant supply company WebstaurantStore, Inc. has chosen to expand in Tampa with a new office that will create more than 300 new jobs and include $1 million in capital investment.
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Published on 8/23/2018
PGTI Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2018 Results
Second Quarter Net Income Per Diluted Share increased 115 Percent Year-over-Year | Strong Second Quarter Net Sales of $169 million Driven Primarily by Repair and Remodeling Sector Growth
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Published on 7/31/2018
VOXX Automotive Forms Strategic Partnership with UniKey
Collaboration to Bring Easier, Smarter, More Secure Phone-as-a-Key Capabilities to Global Automakers, Fleet Operators and Consumers
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Published on 7/13/2018
Perry Ellis International Enters into a $437 Million Transaction to Become a Private Company
Perry Ellis Shareholders to Receive $27.50 per Share in Cash
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Published on 6/18/2018
NFL Partners with Fanatics on Ground-Breaking Merchandise Model
Innovative approach to servicing real-time demands of fans is future model of licensed sports merchandise.
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Published on 5/29/2018
Mosaic to Move Corporate Headquarters to Hillsborough County, Florida
The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) today announced that it intends to move its corporate headquarters, including senior executives and related functions, to Hillsborough County, Florida. Details of the move, including timing, the exact location of the corporate office and the number of employees to be relocated, remain under consideration.
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Published on 5/15/2018
Finalists selected for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards
Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes revealed the finalists. Winners will be announced at June 1st Sterling Awards Banquet in Orlando.
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Published on 5/1/2018
