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The University of Central Florida is preparing to launch a new program that will be among the first for a public university. UCF will start its two-year master’s degree program in themed experiences this fall. It will teach the design of environments to tell a story in places such as theme parks, zoos, aquariums, themed […]

Leasecake Inc. has closed a $3 million investment round that will expand its commercial real estate software, the company announced Feb. 16. The Winter Park-based firm was founded in 2017 at entrepreneurship competition Startup Weekend Orlando as a property management platform. Leasecake since has expanded to offer “location management” software, which allows businesses to manage services related […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/02/12/ucf-tech-firm-and-vc-fund-launch-central-florida.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90550511&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RoaU5HUmxZelprWkdJMyIsInQiOiJWTGVnWEY5VkxOVWdiaEFTbTJYTW42dU9UK3lITzJ5ZEFYZUlHdHo1MzVDandRd2dIYkxQdVM1bkx2c2lVZW5XRWRjTlg1Z0FCd3JoUU5USlI2TCtqZ1pjbTM5U0dLSURTVU5sc3pZU3p3WnJ4WFhDck1jNUVNbnFRaWpodHc1RCJ9 Central Florida blockchain businesses will have more opportunities to grow thanks to a new nonprofit lab that has millions of dollars in venture capital behind it. The launch of the Blockchain Innovation Lab was announced Feb. 12 by the lab’s three Central Florida organizers: the University of Central Florida, business development firm Neoware Studios […]

Tony McGee, CEO, HNM Global Logistics  “I would say the obvious as it relates to opportunities is our hidden gem, Research Park. With [U.S. Army simulation center] PEO STRI over there, you have $3.5 billion in contracts coming out of that small geographic area. We would like to increase our opportunities with the federal government. […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/02/10/business-accelerator-burnout-to-triple-its-video-g.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90550116&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTVRRMk16ZGlNRGd4TVRJeiIsInQiOiJuYU1wck5QcU9FWVdpODJud2pXRnhPb0NpNDZLbUw3XC9lUG9maVlIUjhhcFREVEZ5bnBjTHRBTWR0SWpJZ0N3dEM5MHo3NTZzbUdhVWx0RXkyQlRCSlJ2RTBRc2VkekZFMWd3RVJ1RHVoQm9SaXpoZFJvUlYzNEdnK09zR3RMZ1UifQ%3D%3D Burnout Game Ventures LLC doubled its projects in 2020, and it aims to triple that number this year. The Winter Park-based video game accelerator hit a growth spurt in 2020, adding 50 members and four staff employees. Burnout already has added another 25 people this year, with expectations to add a hundred in the […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/02/02/ea-sports-to-revive-college-football-video-games.html?ana=e_me_set1&j=90549004&t=Morning&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpVMk16aGxaR0V4T0RReSIsInQiOiJBNlRwXC9ZUzRXdmZwUys4dFN4a1IwaGJNZVY5S2ppeG1iaHB4V2NSTk5wU05TdVQ1OFc0MHVpSWlyNDV2SERKbUFpd2UrMlhBRnVPdlhSY09HelN1Ym5XMlYzbVJLZktCY202MlRORmMzSEpsOEhyQ3VMN2pvanNWaHF0NjA5dTEifQ%3D%3D Gaming is a massive industry that spawns high-wage jobs. The U.S. video game industry in 2019 generated $90.3 billion in economic output and supported 429,000 jobs, including 16,270 jobs in Florida, according to the Entertainment Software Association.

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/02/02/spirit-airlines-to-move-conrol-center-orlando-jobs.html?ana=e_me_set1&j=90549004&t=Morning&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpVMk16aGxaR0V4T0RReSIsInQiOiJBNlRwXC9ZUzRXdmZwUys4dFN4a1IwaGJNZVY5S2ppeG1iaHB4V2NSTk5wU05TdVQ1OFc0MHVpSWlyNDV2SERKbUFpd2UrMlhBRnVPdlhSY09HelN1Ym5XMlYzbVJLZktCY202MlRORmMzSEpsOEhyQ3VMN2pvanNWaHF0NjA5dTEifQ%3D%3D Spirit Airlines plans to increase its operations at Orlando International Airport and create more local jobs. The airport announced that the Miramar-based airliner will to move part of its operational control center — which helps it track flights — from South Florida to Orlando starting in June. That means 75 positions, or 40% of […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/02/01/orlando-among-best-metros-for-stem-workers.html?ana=e_ae_prem&j=90548777&t=Afternoon&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpFMk1EUmhaak5tT0dRMiIsInQiOiJ6cUxkN3RHaVVYUDRZWVIxa3dkQ2E0MkdIR3FYeTUrVFwvdHp5NmlqSHptd2xcL0lSUEw2QkJvd3duUVZMbmhzNVJDXC9COVlPNmg5UmlDTVlkNkRrMzk5VGhKSm1BaUxKMFBTclYydHc1eTJcL1ZGY0RZaVZwSnRiN0I3MkpyUWZVakwifQ%3D%3D Metro Orlando, along with two other Central Florida metros, are among the best areas for STEM professionals, according to a new report. WalletHub evaluated the nation’s 100 largest metro areas to find the best metros for science, technology, engineering and math workers. Each metro was graded on key areas including STEM opportunities, STEM friendliness and […]

https://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2484504/statement-by-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-tackling-the-climate-cr/ I fully support the President’s direction today to include climate considerations as an essential element of our national security and to assess the impacts of climate change on our security strategies, operations, and infrastructure. Since 2010, the Department of Defense has acknowledged that the planet’s changing climate has a dramatic effect on our missions, […]

https://warontherocks.com/2021/01/its-time-to-move-the-army-ladder/ For 20 years, the U.S. Army has fought militarily inferior enemies in Afghanistan and Iraq. The wars have been inconclusive. Now, the Army is embarking on an effort to compete with China and Russia — two advanced nuclear powers with the potential to compete toe to toe with the United States in almost every […]

https://goldskysecurity.com/a-quick-recap-of-cybersecurity-in-2020/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=2020-cybesecurity-recap The year 2020 will go down in history for many reasons, such as some of the most intrusive security incidents. We saw an innovative focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence, leveraged for both defensive and offensive campaigns. Additionally, the cybersecurity industry experienced unprecedented ransomware and supply chain compromises, targeting critical industries. In 2021, […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/01/25/semiconductor-maker-skywater-osceola-create-jobs.html?ana=e_orl_bn_breakingnews_breakingnews&j=90547751&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRSbFpXTTRNRFZrTTJZeCIsInQiOiI3eUZ1eWg3THdBUjlvMjlxQ2J1emI1VTA4TkxIWHRoZVZ4U3VSVmZGZzNLaDFES2dicklDYVFGTFgyVFk0M2lwSlNRK0pRN29VWDd0N0lBNWtHTXNDN3hLYUFLXC82QVU0Wjc2NmhKNGswbzZuMytqb3REOHRGWk5yMDM0WUpINGMifQ%3D%3D Osceola County’s fledgling NeoCity district has a new high-tech tenant set to create hundreds of local high-wage jobs. SkyWater Technology Foundry Inc. will take over the University of Central Florida’s lease of the 109,000-square-foot Center for Neovation in Kissimmee. The firm will operate the semiconductor research and development facility until 2044 and create 220 […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/01/22/luminar-and-more-powered-orlando-vc-activity-to-a.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90547347&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTW1NMk16WXpaV1ppTURVMCIsInQiOiJNb1ZyWG1RVTY1RUg0XC8rY21TMFwvTm14TkVVTFNMMCtJditPWW1Pb0pTaHZ4aEM2M0hUWFZ0eVg4QlRJcTRtVHY1ZFVSbTlSNzRNejRaQkl2Z1ZTNk1TenVDSjVNSVU5MEFGYWF0SjZwdWNPV05CS04rMUNBbTdyREk1UmpJSEJGIn0%3D ‘Momentum to continue’ That strong fourth-quarter performance powered 2020 to one of the best recent years for local venture capital activity. More than half of the $325 million raised last year came from $184 million that investors injected into Luminar Technologies Inc. as part of its merger with Gores Metropoulos Inc. Luminar, an Orlando-based maker of […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/01/20/tavistock-eyes-another-orlando-site-for-air-taxi-v.html?ana=e_me_prem&j=90547096&t=Morning&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpjNU9UWTVNVEZpT0RjNSIsInQiOiI0dER2ZitKTUxGQjZoblN6aXZ0VVJwejIzdGk1NEdFUDhUVXg3dUY3ZGZPNXo2dEpaNkV4TWY3aXZqNGt0NVc2V1NucjJSU29FeWpDelVDTWJMczN0WWJpVUc1bVwvaWR2RW5rVXJnNE1LZEhsQXJIamxYTnB4SHpKcHA0Qm5kYjkifQ%3D%3D   Tavistock Development Co. LLC is mulling a new alternate spot in southeastern Orlando as the potential location of the nation’s first air taxi hub. The final site is where Tavistock will lead the development of a 56,000-square-foot air taxi landing and takeoff facility. The vertiport, which will enable travel in a small passenger […]

https://www.i4biz.com/business-leaders-of-the-year/bev-seay/ Bev Seay has always been curious about how things work. As a child, she wanted to explore space. By eighth grade, she wanted to be a computer programmer. With a father who worked at IBM, she loved math and science and knew more about technology than most girls her age — traits she passed […]

https://www.al.com/news/huntsville/2021/01/us-space-command-headquarters-coming-to-huntsville-alabama-sources.html The Air Force has selected the Army’s Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., as its preferred location for the headquarters of its new Space Command, Gov. Kay Ivey and U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby said today. “Alabama has been selected for the United States Space Command Headquarters,” Ivey’s office said. “In late December, Gov. Ivey joined […]

HUNSTVILLE, Ala., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — AEgis Technologies Group (“AEgis”) today announced it’s joining the formation of BlueHalo (the “Company”), a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community. BlueHalo, an Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, was formed through the combination of AEgis Technologies including its previously integrated acquisitions Excivity and […]

https://ufinnovate.medium.com/uavs-and-ai-are-the-newest-tools-growers-can-use-for-crop-management-787a92b3f9eb They say knowledge is power. That philosophy is what drives Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis, an assistant professor at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, where he leads the precision agriculture engineering program. With a background in agricultural engineering, Ampatzidis both intimately understands grower priorities and has the technical know-how to build new tools to […]

Certain situations are almost impossible to train for. What do you do, say, when you nick an artery during surgery? Or spot a leak on an oil rig? In 2018, trauma surgeon Dr. Alex Young launched Virti, a training platform that drops workers into high-stress augmented and virtual reality scenarios, where they can practice responding and receive […]

With sparse few shopping days left in 2020, Lockheed Martin Corp. made a big purchase of the year, acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. in a deal worth $4.4 billion.  The move, unveiled on Dec. 20, provides the Bethesda, Maryland-based defense contracting giant (NYSE: LMT) an established player in the solid rocket propulsion market, which is […]