Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa ...(borns in order to track 8000babies -- ev...)

Date:11/28/2007

borns in order to track 8,000 babies -- eventually analyzing more than 100,000 lab tests. The study will seek to explain why some children get juvenile diabetes and why the incidence has doubled since the 1980s. Known as TEDDY, it is "The Environmental Determinants of Diabetes in the Young." (Contact: Anne DeLotto Baier, USF Public Health, 813-974-3300, abaier@hsc.usf.edu.)

$3 Million Grant Awarded to Tampa Bay to Build Connected Healthcare Community

The Tampa Bay area was selected from among 90 other communities to win a $3 million grant for leading health care technology from the Center for Community Health Leadership. The grant of electronic health record software will enable caregivers to share information in a secure and appropriate way, leading to reduced costs, enhanced healthcare information adoption and more efficient and effective patient care. The Center said it selected the Tampa Bay area because of its reputation for health care excellence and its commitment to make the idea of community data sharing a reality. (Contact: Michelle Bauer, 727-510-2524, mbauer@smgflorida.com.)

Financial Services Firm Breaks Ground For New Corporate HQ in Tampa Bay

The Independent Savings Plan Company (ISPC) broke ground recently on their new corporate headquarters to be located in Pasco County to accommodate current and future growth of their expanding company. The new 41,000-square- foot facility, scheduled to be completed in the February/March 2008 timeframe, currently employs 25 with plans to grow to 40-50 employees over the next few years. ISPC provides consumer financing to select dealers and merchants for a variety of products including residential heating and air-conditioning (HVAC), water conditioning/drinking systems, solar water heating systems, and solar pool heating systems. (Contact: Bryan Kamm, Pasco Economic Development Council, 813-920-6480, '/>"/>

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