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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Apple Spice box lunches opens in Jacksonville
MayoDaily adding carbonRecord ion therapy JACKSONVILLE
It sells sandwiches, wraps and hot buffetstyle meals for catering.
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BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
JACKSONVILLE
Photo by Katie Garwood
Kent Thielen, CEO of Mayo Clinic Florida, announced the carbon ion therapy facility Tuesday at the hospital’s Jacksonville campus. Mayo is partnering with Hitachi on the treatment that is similar to proton beam therapy.
The cancer treatment, which has yet to be approved by the FDA, will be part of Mayo’s $233 million integrated oncology facility. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
Mayo Clinic announced Tuesday it would be the first facility in North America to incorporate carbon ion therapy into its cancer treatment offerings. Mayo Clinic will partner with Hitachi Ltd. to bring the carbon ion technology to the Mayo Clinic’s Jacksonville campus.
The technology is not yet Food and Drug Administration approved, but Mayo and Hitachi are working toward that. Carbon ion therapy is used to treat cancers that may be resistant to proton beam therapy. It’s a similar technology in that it can destroy cancer cells without damaging surrounding healthy tissue. Carbon ions are 12 times the weight and size of proton ions, making them more destructive to cancer cells. The treatment will be part of Mayo’s recently announced $233 integrated oncology facility, to be complete in 2022, and ready for patients in 2023. Proton therapy will be available by 2025. CarSEE MAYO, PAGE 2
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Carbon ion therapy will be part of Mayo’s $233 integrated oncology facility planned for completion by late 2022 in Jacksonville.
Apple Spice, a box lunch and meal catering chain, is open in Jacksonville. Its storefront is at 3061 Philips Highway, No. 102, a 2,308-square-foot space. Because it was mostly a warehouse before, owner Jim O’Leary said a $157,680 build-out added kitchen, office and pickup space. Orders can be placed online or by phone for delivery or pickup. Apple Spice has no dining space. Apple Spice is open 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday with catering available on weekends. O’Leary said he is planning a grand opening in the coming months. The store opened last Tuesday. He said he has been meeting with companies in the Philips Highway and Southbank areas, and so far the concept has been well received. For sandwich and wrap box lunches, Apple Spice offers three sizes, ranging from $10.99 to $13.99. Each include at least a sandwich/wrap, dill pickle, cookie and mint. The deluxe box adds potato chips, and the executive box includes carrot chips and cheesecake for $13.99. Its 16 sandwiches include a strawberry grilled chicken, ham and havarti, cashew chicken, egg salad and albacore tuna. It offers four wraps: turkey bacon ranch, Southwest chicken, chicken caesar and apple harvest turkey. Signature salads are $10.99 and are served with bread. Choices include apple walnut, pear and goat cheese, classic Cobb, SouthSEE APPLE SPICE, PAGE 2
Offerpad to launch in Jacksonville in January Arizona-based Offerpad announced Tuesday it will buy and sell homes in Jacksonville starting in January. Offerpad is an iBuyer company that buys and sells homes directly. It says homesellers can get a cash offer in 24 hours. Similar companies operating in Jacksonville include Opendoor and Zillow Offers. Offerpad operates in Orlando and Tampa in Florida and in Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina. Offerpad also says it is hiring in Jacksonville and seeking vendors for home renovation work. For more information, visit Offerpad.com.
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