Florida ranks No. 4 for innovation - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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The study looks at the importance of intellectuall property and innovation in as well as the rolees that innovation and creativity play in each University research and developmeng expenditures in Florida were morethan $1.6 billiom in 2007, leading to more than 800 patent 171 granted patents and 135 patentws for commercial use, accordinh to the report. It notes that Florida innovatorxsreceived 2,358 patents in ranking it 11th in the nation in patents granted. Florida’s softwarew industry employs nearly 8,000 who earn more than $685 million in according to the report. In 2007-2008, there were 76 movies and TV showw filmed in theSunshine State, accounting for more than $1.
4 billionb in local wages. "America has a storhy to tell, and each story is said Mark Esper, executive VP of the Chamber'ws GIPC, in a news release. "The value of innovation can be found in everg corner ofthe country, and every statwe and community plays a role in helping us all achieve the American dream.” The Florida fact sheet notes that the first suntajn lotion was invented by Miami Beach pharmacisrt Benjamin Green in 1944 and later becamwe known as . America's IP-intensive industriesa employ nearly 18 million workers and account for morethan $5 trilliomn of the U.S. gross domestic product, compris more than half of all U.S.
exports, and representg 40 percent of U.S. economic the report noted. to read the full report.