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Tampa Bay Restaurants Grow Their Own Herbs, Veggies

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Restaurants seeking the freshest produce possible increasingly turn to growing their own herbs and veggies in a new technique called vertical farming.

The idea is to use space along walls to plant the seeds and grow the vines necessary to deliver the freshest food possilbe to your table.

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Tampa Bay Stakes A Claim For Disruptive Innovation In Healthcare

Forbes Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Dave Chase, CEO of Avada and one of the speakers at MediFuture 2023 in Tampa, blogs about why Tampa Bay's pursuit of disruptive innovation in the delivery of healthcare matters.

Chases says staking a claim will go a long way toward success.

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Medical Device Manufacturers Arrive In Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Medical device manufacturers gather for a conference in St. Petersburg just a week before MediFuture 2023 in Tampa.

The medical device industry is a major economic engine in much of Tampa Bay, including the fostering of new startups by places like CAMLS and Tampa Bay WaVE in downtown Tampa.

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Bicycle Trail To Link Florida's East, West Coasts

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, April 30, 2013

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Tampa Bay Likes To Eat Out, Chefs Know

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Three new restaurants by three established restaurants in the Tampa Bay region reflect growing interest in reinvesting in the region's emerging new economy.

The dining out spots are among many to pop up in 2013, indicating a rebound in the local economy.

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Tampa Bay Times Wins Pulitzer For Commentary

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Editorial Page Editor Tim Nickens and Columnist Dan Ruth shared the Tampa Bay Times' ninth Pulitzer Prize, awarded for commentaries on flouride being removed from the Pinellas County water system.

The commentaries called for flouride to be returned to the public water system and county commssioners to be ousted.

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New Leader At Tampa General Hospital

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Tampa General's new CEO sits down with a Tampa Tribune reporter to talk about priorities for the Tampa Bay region's top hospital and what he sees in its future.

Improving and increasing TGH's relationship with USF is key.

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CAMLS Goes Global To Train Physicians

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, December 04, 2012

The new Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) in downtown Tampa is designed to attract physicians and other medical personnel from across the globe for specialized training.

Rooms inside can simulate every condition from a baby's nursery to the front lines of war.

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3 Companies Bid On Bike-Sharing Program In Tampa

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Three companies that operate bike-sharing programs in cities around the nation are bidding on a chance to provide a similar service in downtown Tampa.

Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn has been exploring the addition to transportation.

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Patel Family Compound Grows In Tampa

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Dr. Kiran Patel talks with the Tampa Bay Times about growth of his family's new family residential compound and his work ethic.

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Tampa Bay Hospitals Top Picks For Consumers

National Research Corporation Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Tampa General Hospital, Sarasota Memorial Healthcare System and Lakeland Regional Medical Center are winners in the annual Consumer Choice Awards conducted by the National Research Corporation.

The NRC surveys more than 250,000 households representing over 450,000 consumers in the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia to pick the winners.

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West Tampa Armory Morphs Into Event, Health Center

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation says it is working to create an events center fit for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, private parties, banquets and corporate gatherings inside the historic Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in West Tampa.

Planners are also working with USF Health and Tampa General to provide health services at a clinic inside the Armory.

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USF Health Innovates, Forges New Partnerships

Tampa Bay Times Tuesday, September 25, 2012

A recent partnership agreement with Lakeland Regional Medical Center is among many innovations being led by Dr. Steve Klasko as he leads USF Health into uncharted territory for med schools.

Klasko is also credited with USF Health's growing research and academic reputation.

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Kayak Sharing? Why Not For Tampa Commuters?

The Tampa Tribune Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Ken Cowart, best known for championing the reopening of the old Gandy Bridge and the winner of Awesome Tampa Bay's grant for "Bomb the Medians,'' a flower seeding project, has another creative idea for making the Tampa Bay region more attractive.

How about sharing kayaks? Just as many cities, including St. Petersburg and Tampa, are considering bicycling sharing programs to provide free or reduced price transportation for the fit and fun, Cowart suggests leaving a few kayaks along Tampa Bay waters for commuters to use as needed.

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Tampa General Ranks Best Hospital In Florida, Among Top In Nation

U.S. News & World Report Tuesday, July 24, 2012

U.S. News & World Report says Tampa General Hospital is the top rated hospital in Florida.

The rating is based in part on TGH being ranked among the nation's Top 50 Hospitals in nine medical specialties including: Cardiology & Heart Surgery (38th), Diabetes & Endocrinology (22nd), Ear, Nose & Throat (28th), Geriatrics (41st), Nephrology (14th), Neurology & Neurosurgery (47th), Orthopedics (14th), Pulmonology (43rd) and Urology (16th).

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