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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: Orange County (Florida), Executive Branch, Business, Scripps Research Institute, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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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: Orange County (Florida), Jeb Bush, Companies and Corporations, Research, Orlando
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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: Research, Orlando, Science, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Cancer
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Lots of land left to fill at Lake Nona
Stand in front of the Burnham Institute for Medical Research's new building and you can't help but think, "Boy, there sure is a lot of land out here — empty land." The completion of Burnham's 175,000-square-foot building is certainly a milestone....Tags: Science and Technology, Genes and Chromosomes, Red Lobster, Technology, Joe Lewis
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Do Lake Nona cows add up to tax break?
For years now, we've been hearing about all the development planned for Lake Nona's "medical city." What we haven't heard about is that its developers intend to maintain much of it as farmland. Just to the east and west of the central corridor that links...Tags: Raytheon Company, Companies and Corporations, T. Rowe Price, Amusement and Theme Parks, Economy, Business and Finance
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Burnham donors hard to come by
In this cash-strapped economy, the Burnham Institute for Medical Research has joined the likes of sports stadiums and performing arts centers: It is struggling to sell naming rights to pieces and parts of its new building. Walt Disney World mouse cages,...Tags: Orange County (Florida), Satellite and Cable Service, Medical Research, Charity, Diabetes
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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, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Qualcomm Inc., Philosophy
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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: Annika Sorenstam, Obesity, Overweight, Diabetes, Florida Hospital
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2007 Most Powerful People in Central Florida
As we have worked our way up the year's list of "The 25 Most Powerful People in Central Florida," we passed CEOs, philanthropists, political players and rising stars. But now we've reached the top and find five people who have control over the roads on...Tags: John Hitt, Clarence Otis, Orlando, Al Weiss, Darden Concepts, Inc.
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2006 Most Powerful People in Central Florida
Who makes things happen here in Central Florida? Today, Taking Names columnist Scott Maxwell concludes the list of the 25 most powerful people. We are down to five -- three politicians, the head of the region's largest work force and the leader of one of...Tags: John Hitt, Richard DeVos, George W. Bush, Clarence Otis, Cinderella Castle
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