Osceola pushes for health care jobs

Osceola County sees potential for health-related fields for a simple reason: close proximity to Lake Nona in neighboring Orange County, where the Sanford-Burnham Institute for Medical Research built a new 175,000 square foot scientific facility that marked the opening of Orlando's Medical City as a life science center. Burnham is widely expected to become a research anchor for new development in southeast Orange County, one that will lead to spinoff jobs that are medically focused and knowledge-based. Complete story here.