‘Florida: The future is here’ unveiled as slogan of state’s new business branding campaign
lorida unveiled its new state business brand — Florida: The Future Is Here — in an extensive campaign presentation Friday that shows a sleek, 21st-century theme for a state that very much wants...
Team Orlando, high-paying jobs need future investment, experts say
A long-term effort to ensure the future of Orlando’s simulation and training tech industry has finally paid off, but the work isn’t over to maintain that future.
The cluster of military and...
Michael H. Morris: Entrepreneurship can reduce poverty in Gainesville
The cycle of poverty remains a vexing community challenge across our nation, and Gainesville is no exception. The overall poverty rate in the United States is about 13.5 percent, representing 43.1...
EA Tiburon, Lockheed Martin and more talk about the growth of virtual reality industry...
Virtual reality may be a deeper entrance into a computerized environment, but the money and business behind the technology is very real.
Estimates show that consumers will spend $5.1 billion on virtual...
VR labs countersues against Lee County
Lee County faces a new twist to its legal battle to recover $4.7 million it gave to a high-tech health drink startup.
VR Labs Inc. filed a counterclaim against Lee County on...
Tech Data HQ expansion is a first for Largo’s new economic development tool
Tech Data Corp. is the first company to take advantage of a new economic development initiative by the city of Largo.
Tech Data (NASDAQ: TECD) will get a property tax break each year...
Stay and fight! Orlando entreprenuers talk tech scene growth
Improving Orlando's tech scene is a hot topic as city and business leaders often review strategies to attract more talent and major companies.
While small startups have more than a few rough...
Florida’s life sciences industry is on the map
One measure of Florida’s struggle to stimulate the development of a life sciences industry is the money that went into the state’s Innovation Incentive Program.
Established a decade ago under former Gov....
Space Coast job growth surges as aerospace and rocket firms take off
Florida’s Space Coast is beginning to see big benefits from business diversification as more jobs crop up to support the growing aerospace industry.
In fact, the Brevard County region reported just a...
Gainesville Delegation of Leaders Travels to Silicon Valley
Fourteen Greater Gainesville leaders in business, education, government and economic development recently traveled to Silicon Valley to educate site selectors, business decision makers and venture capitalists on the opportunities available in Greater Gainesville. This year,...
