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Incentives arms race isn't good business
Florida's elected officials can be generous to a fault – at least with your money. They're particularly gracious handing out incentives and tax breaks to companies and organizations dangling the prospect of jobs. Even if the company plans to add...
Tags: Politics, Orange County (Florida), Theme Park Vacations, Government, Business
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Developer gives $45M for heart center
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Scripps Health announced Wednesday a $45 million donation from area developer and philanthropist Conrad Prebys to fund construction of its cardiovascular center at the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus.
The donation is the...Tags: Human Interest, University of California, Philosophy, Hospitals and Clinics, Qualcomm Inc.
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Is Burnham the next Disney?
The arrival of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the surrounding "medical city" in Lake Nona has been repeatedly compared to the advent of Walt Disney World. That's not a comparison to be taken lightly. Disney is nothing short of the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Diabetes, University of Florida, Orange County (Florida), Lotteries
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Delays aren't medical city's biggest challenge in Lake Nona
The medical city sprouting in southeast Orlando is behind schedule. So what?
The delays mean that the University of Central Florida medical school, UCF's Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the M.D....Tags: Chemical Industry, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Vaccines, Biotechnology, Research
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> Photos: Sink, McCollum, et al break ground on UF facility
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelDemocratic gubernatorial nominee/Florida CFO Alex Sink joined former Republican gubernatorial candidate/Florida attorney general Bill McCollum –and a high-profile roster of other local and state officials, academicians and medical executives–... -
Scott “Get to Work” tour will end in Orlando on Friday
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov.-elect Rick Scott announced he'll embark on a five-day “Let's Get to Work” jobs tour that will take him to “the major industries that contribute to Florida's economy,” including the Burnham Institute in Orlando next Friday. “... -
New Florida Hospital program tackles childhood obesity with unique approach
In Central Florida, where one out of every three kids is overweight, obesity is a hot, and deadly, topic.
Today, Florida Hospital for Children will announce the opening of a one-of-a-kind initiative to treat obese children — and those in danger...Tags: Diabetes, Overweight, Obesity, Family, Children
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Talking with ... Burnham Institute's new research director Dr. Timothy Osborne
![<em class="b">Dr. Timothy Osborne, 54, is the new director of the Metabolic Signaling and Disease Program in the Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at Burnham Institute for Medical Research in Orlando. Osborne spoke with Sentinel staff writer Fernando Quintero.</em>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-05/47858729-28212654.jpg "<em class="b\">Dr. Timothy Osborne, 54, is the new director of the Metabolic Signaling and Disease Program in the Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at Burnham Institute for Medical Research in Orlando. Osborne spoke with Sentinel staff writer Fernando Quintero.</em>")
Sentinel Staff WriterDr. Timothy Osborne, 54, is the new director of the Metabolic Signaling and Disease Program in the Diabetes and Obesity Research Center at Burnham Institute for Medical Research in Orlando. Osborne spoke with Sentinel staff writer Fernando Quintero. CFB:...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Research, Medical Research, Health, Education
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UCF medical school's debut is just the beginning
Sentinel Staff WriterJust off State Road 417 in south Orlando, a meandering boulevard lined with saplings offers a rare glimpse of hope amid an otherwise cloudy Central Florida economy. After a mile's drive, the building blocks of a new Medical City are falling into place,...Tags: Florida, Research, Birmingham , Medical Research, Companies and Corporations
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Matt Falconer’s small business problem
Orlando Opinionators» Orlando Sentinel – Orlando OpinionatorsOrange County mayor candidate Matt Falconer has made several things clear during his campaign. He doesn't like spending public money on SunRail, the new arena or the Burnham Institute. Falconer says the money spent there is better spent lowe... -
Shrinking Florida faces tough choices as residents flee, jobs vanish
Sentinel Staff WriterRick Desrochers is leaving. And he's not coming back. He and his wife are moving in with her parents in Michigan after the couple lost their jobs, their Hunter's Creek home to foreclosure, and everything else to bankruptcy. The trauma of going broke in...Tags: California, Virginia Tech, Rivers, Career and Workplace, Building Material
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Will Florida's growth-a-holic tendencies change with new reality?
In a state hooked on development, Flagler County became a junkie.
Explosive growth was its crystal meth – a potent and relatively cheap path to revenue, plentiful jobs and a brief sense of economic euphoria.
When the drug flowed freely, the county...Tags: Research, Health, State Budgets, Biotechnology Industry, Republican Party
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