Intellon Corporation Raises $24.5 Million in Financing: "OCALA, Fla., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Intellon Corporation, the leading provider of HomePlug-compatible IC's for home networking, networked entertainment and connected powerline applications, today announced it has raised $24.5 million in new equity financing." Intel and Motorola both have invested in this company, which produces BPL and home automation chips.
CopperCom Wins at Rural IOC: "BOCA RATON, Fla. -- CopperCom today announced the deployment of its Converged Switching eXchange (CSX(R)) next-generation switch at Border to Border Communications, an independent telephone company based in Zapata, Texas."
EarthLink buys Lake Mary software maker : "Lake Mary-based Aluria Software LLC, maker of a product that helps computer users control an Internet-based threat known as spyware, was acquired Monday by EarthLink... "
Scripps to receive first corporate funding: "A West Coast biotechnology firm says it will pour $2.5 million into research at Scripps Florida over the next 26 months to develop new anti-cancer and other drugs."
SurePayroll: Florida leads small business growth : "...Florida small businesses have experienced the highest average increase in hiring at 12.1 percent growth, year-to-date."
Law makes state more business-friendly: "...is the ability it grants most Florida business entities to convert seamlessly into other Florida or non-Florida business entities. For example, a Florida limited liability company (LLC) will now be able to convert into a Florida corporation..."
Lambda Rail up and running : "While the highest-speed broadband networks have usually been reserved for non-commercial uses, with the new lambda network, Florida universities have allowed businesses to play, too"
Tallahassee Democrat | 06/21/2005 | Bill fights 'Delaware flight': "...can change their corporate structure quickly to take advantage of changing economic factors and new investors or to merge with other companies to take advantage of natural business alliances, Klein said, something not always possible under current Florida law."
The future is hatching: "Viragen, the small Plantation company with links to Dolly the cloned sheep, has made what it calls ''a dramatic breakthrough'' in its complex plan to use chicken eggs to create biotech drugs."
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