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Kenneth Griffin gifts $50M to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to help fund cancer research building

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Kenneth C. Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel and founder of Griffin Catalyst, gifted $50 million to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center to help fund a 12-story, 244,000-square-foot cancer research building.

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