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Merck & Co.’s deal with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa is already one of the biggest economic development stories for the area this year, and now the numbers are beginning to show us just how much it means to Merck. Merck & Co. Inc. has pledged nearly $100 million, including $65 million […]

After proposing pie-in-the-sky transportation ideas like a passenger rail system linking the downtowns of Tampa and St. Petersburg and Clearwater to Tampa International Airport, microchips in cars that track mileage, so that motorists are taxed on the number of miles they drive, not the amount of gas they consume, and more toll roads, including stretches […]

In Manatee-Sarasota, the combined economic impact of higher education is conservatively estimated at $500 million a year, based on information supplied by the colleges and universities.
Schools like University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, New College of Florida, Manatee Community College, Ringling School of the Arts, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Keiser University are producing graduates […]

Business Activity in Florida is looking good, according to Enterprise Florida. Gross State Product is up 4.1% to $742.5 billion over 2006, Total Personal Income is at $655.9 billion, up 6.9% from it’s 2005 number, and the state’s Sales Tax Receipts were up 12% in January.
Other positive numbers were found in consumer confidence, and total […]