HMA makes Fortune list

   ST. CLOUD -- Health Management Associates, parent company of St. Cloud Regional Medical Center, has been named by Fortune magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired companies in Health Care.
   “We are very proud to be a member of the Health Management family,” said Kim Bassett, CEO of St. Cloud Regional Medical Center. “This award is powerful evidence of the excellent support Health Management provides to enable St. Cloud Regional to deliver great healthcare to our community. It is also a testament to the dedication to patient care of the Associates and physicians at our hospital and other Health Management hospitals around the country.”
   Within the category of Health Care: Medical Facilities, Health Management was named the No. 1 company in Quality of Products/Services and in Social Responsibility.
   Fortune compiles the ratings each year based on a survey of businesspeople in each industry who are asked to vote for the companies they admire most. Apple was named this year’s most admired company across all industries. The list will be published in the magazine’s March 19 issue.

Where Angels Tread

 Where and how do angel groups invest? Silicon Valley Bank wanted to know, so it partnered with the Angel Resource Group and CB Insights to develop the Halo Report, intended to help entrepreneurs approach the right investors. Good info. See the full story here.

Bids sought for hospital subcontractors and suppliers

   Robins & Morton is currently seeking bids from qualified Subcontractors and Suppliers for the Poinciana Medical Center hospital construction project. Poinciana, Orlando and other surrounding area businesses are invited to attend a Pre-bid Meet & Greet Monday to learn more about procurement opportunities associated with the upcoming project.

   Robins & Morton and HCA are strongly committed to the development and implementation of initiatives which promote the inclusion of minority and women-owned businesses.

   What: Bid Access and Pre-bid Meet & Greet Robins & Morton, General Contractor, will be accepting bids from Subcontractors and Suppliers for the project, which consists of approximately 12,000 square feet of Emergency Room and 94,000 square feet of New Hospital. Earthwork, utilities, and concrete foundations have already been procured for this project.

     See Bid Package list below or all other remaining bid packages bidding at this time.

     When: Monday, March 12, 2012,      2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

     Where: Springhill Suites Marriott

                  Hazeltine Ballroom

                  5828 Hazeltine National Drive

                  Orlando, Florida 32822

 Remaining Bid Packages include: Paving,  Landscape, Concrete Slabs & Misc., Masonry,  Steel,

Waterproofing/Dampproofing, Spray Fireproofing,  EFIS,  Doors/Frames/Hardware,  Glass & Glazing,  Drywall, Acoustical Ceilings, Flooring , Hard Tile, Paint and Wall coverings, Specialties, Signage, Blinds,  Radiation Protection , Unistrut, Elevators, Fire Protection, Mechanical & Plumbing, Electrical,  Communications/IT Cabling 

 IMPORTANT NOTE: Bids shall be received in Robins & Morton’s Nashville office no later than Thursday, March 15, 2012; by 2:00 p.m.(Central time) / 3 p.m. (Eastern time). Bid documents are available for your immediate use. Please contact Lance Cobb at Lcobb@robinsmorton.com or (615) 377-3666 for access to the project site prior to the Meet & Greet.

   To RSVP for the upcoming Meet & Greet, contact:

Rhea Kinnard, Diversity Consultant at (615) 941-8396

Email: meetandgreetus@aol.com

Please be sure to contact Lance Cobb (as noted above) for immediate access to bid documents.

Yahoo! Small Business Advisor

Yahoo! Small Business has launched Yahoo! Small Business Advisor, the newest online destination for personalized entrepreneurial news, advice, and tools. In addition to these features, Yahoo! Small Business Advisor launches with exclusive, personal small-business tips from world-renowned chef Ming Tsai with additional posts from various celebrity entrepreneurs to follow.

UF Innovation Showcase

    Anyone interested in licensing, commercializing, investing or otherwise taking new discoveries to the market won't want to miss the University of Florida's Celebration of Innovation March 27 in Gainesville. It's an exciting year for UF with the opening of the Florida Innovation Hub and developments at Innovation Square. Agenda includes presentations from 14 startups, and a panel, "Building an Innovation Community."

    Register here: http://conferences.dce.ufl.edu/innovationshowcase/

National study says iPad use by small business quadrupled

On the expected eve of Apple's launch of the iPad 3, a new national study among small and mid-sized business (SMB) owners reveals how critical the iPad and other mobile devices have become to this business segment. According to the findings from a study by Charlotte, NC – based The Business Journals, iPad usage has nearly quadrupled among the SMB market over the past year, growing from nine percent in 2010 to 34 percent in 2011, indicating that the iPad is the fastest growing technology among the SMB market. Read the full TechJournal report here.

Construction Job Fair March 9

The ABC's of Exporting

 
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