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News and Events
January 28, 2010
Dunwoody, Veolia Win Prestigious Award
The State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) for Hazardous materials has awarded Linda Dunwoody, operations manager for Veolia Technical Solutions Electronic Recycling Division in Tallahassee, The Thomas Yatabe State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) Award. The award is in recognition of outstanding achievement in implementation and support of the Emergency Planning and… ...more
January 28, 2010
Three Researchers Receive $125,000 in University ‘GAP’ Awards
For the past five years, the Florida State University Research Foundation has funded a highly competitive grant program designed to support Florida State researchers as they seek to transfer their technology out of the laboratory and into the marketplace.
The winners of these Grant Assistance Program (GAP) awards, selected… ...more
January 28, 2010
FSU Researchers Eyeing New Way to Measure Elusive Zinc
A team of Florida State University researchers will use a five-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a way to measure levels of the trace metal zinc in the human body.
Scientists have long known that zinc plays a critical role in numerous biochemical… ...more
| Economic Indicator | MSA |
|---|---|
| Population, 2008 | 357,259 |
| Gross Domestic Product ($millions), 2006 | $12,152 |
| Labor Force, March 2009 | 170,503 |
| Total Employment, 2008 | 181,666 |
| Unemployment Rate (%), March 2009 | 7.93% |
| Personal Income ($billions), 2007 | $11.4 |
| Median Home Price, 2008 | $184,500 |
| Per Capita Personal Income, 2007 | $32,185 |
| Utility Rates, April 2009 | 10.7% Elec 17.5% Gas |
| Quality of Life | |
|---|---|
| July Average Daily Temp. | High: 92 Low: 72 |
| January Average Daily Temp. | High: 63 Low: 38 |
| Rainfall in Inches | 63.21 |
| Number of Days Sunny or Partly Sunny | 231 |
| Local Tax Rate | 6% State 1.5% Local |