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The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 8, 2008

BUSINESS NOTES

HOSPITAL PLANS HIGH-TECH UNITS: Several high-tech medical units are under construction and set to open soon at Brandon Regional Hospital. Chief Executive Officer Mike Fencel said a 40-bed Neuroscience Center will be ready to serve patients by the end of this year. People with brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy and spinal disorders will be treated in the fourth-floor unit. In early 2009, noninvasive cancer treatments will be offered in the hospital's CyberKnife Cancer Center, currently under construction. Work on the new BrainLab, where neurosurgeons will perform high-tech brain surgery using state-of-the-art equipment, also is under way. Among those staffing the new neurosurgical unit will be Phillip Henkin, former director of the Spine and Brain Institute at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville, who recently was hired at Brandon Regional.

TRADE GROUP ELECTS CHAIRWOMAN: The Florida Health Care Association, a statewide trade group that represents more than 500 Florida nursing homes, recently elected Deborah Franklin as chairwoman of its board of directors. Franklin, director of operations for Florida Living Options in Brandon, which manages five long-term care facilities in central Florida, is a member of the Hillsborough County Health Care Advisory Board and the Florida Department of Elder Affairs Advisory Council. Franklin said in a statement she looks forward to helping the association change the perception many Floridians have about nursing homes and working to facilitate funding to provide quality services to the state's elderly population.

SMALL BUSINESS WORKSHOPS: The Hillsborough County Small Business Information Center is hosting a series of free workshops at the following locations:

•Business Kit Seminar, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 18 - 78th Street Community Library, 7625 Palm River Road, Tampa

•Tax Awareness and Your Business, 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 21 - Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce, 330 Pauls Drive, Suite 100, Brandon

•Marketing Series Part 1, 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 23 - 78th Street Community Library, 7625 Palm River Road, Tampa

•Marketing Series Part 2, 10 a.m.-noon Oct. 30 - 78th Street Community Library, 7625 Palm River Road, Tampa

Call (813) 914-4028 and press 4 for information and to register, or go to http://sbic.hillsboroughcounty.org.

CHRISTIAN MEN MEET: Connecting Businessmen to Christ meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Village Inn Restaurant, 1995 Lumsden Road, Brandon. Call Wade Elliott at (813) 287-2148, ext. 52387, or Rich Bradford at (813) 413-2402.

MILITARY DISCOUNTS: The Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Council has posted a list of chamber members offering a variety of military discounts. The discounts and their restrictions can be found under the 'Membership' tab on the chamber's Web site, www.brandonchamber.com. Chamber members interested in being included on the list can contact Jamie Reid at (813) 689-1221, ext. 43, or jreid@brandonchamber.com.

Send Business Notes at least two weeks before desired publication date to Laura Frazier at The Tampa Tribune, 505 W. Robertson St., Brandon FL 33511 or lfrazier@tampatrib.com, or send a fax to (813) 643-6844. Items must include the time, date and place of the event and a contact phone number. Photos are welcome.

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