NCS News Desk

A Space Coast defense firm and tech giant has added to its local facilities as it takes on “experimental” satellite programs. L3Harris Technologies Inc. is building out additional square footage at its existing Palm Bay satellite production facility to accommodate new satellite programs, L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems spokeswoman Kristin Jones told Orlando Business Journal. This will enable […]

WINTER PARK, Fla. – August 25, 2021 – Full Sail University is proud to announce that the Program Director of its Game Design Master of Science and Simulation and Visualization Bachelor of Science degree programs, Robert L. Catto, has been selected as an inductee to the prestigious 2021 National Center for Simulation (NCS) Modeling & Simulation […]

Mortgage artificial intelligence startup Candor Technology Inc. will expand after snagging more than $12.5 million in a recent venture capital round. The company, based in The Villages, raised $12.5 million in a Series A round that will enable the company’s patent-pending platform to analyze more types of loans, founder and CEO Thomas Showalter told Orlando […]

U.S. Army Awards DiSTI $5.4M Delivery Order for Stryker Virtual Trainer The DiSTI Corporation has been awarded a $5.4M delivery order from the United States Army to upgrade the Stryker Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Trainer (DTT). DiSTI, the world’s leading provider of virtual training solutions, will upgrade the Stryker DTT virtual trainers to the latest FMT […]

An out-of-state tech firm will open a new office in Orlando with 630 jobs after being approved on Aug. 23 for economic incentives. City of Orlando commissioners approved up to $1.1 million in incentives to coax background check software company Checkr Inc. to the region. Checkr, with dual headquarters in Denver and San Francisco, plans to […]

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The Velis Electro is Florida Tech’s new electric plane. It is the first university to fly and operate an electric aircraft in the U.S. The tiny two-seater is waiting for U.S. certification, so Florida Tech is flying it experimentally to help the Federal Aviation Administration learn more about the plane by providing data […]

UCF is one of seven universities to receive a $500,000 grant to support NASA’s Artemis program. NASA’s Artemis program wants to send people back to the moon and “create a robust presence there over the next decade,” according to a university press release.   https://www.orlandosentinel.com/space/os-bz-ucf-receives-five-hundred-thousand-dollars-support-nasa-artemis-program-20210816-ghjr32glbzbtdnk7tgvgquxtvu-story.html?utm_source=Florida+High+Tech+Corridor+Council&utm_campaign=0eeda3b6de-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_03_23_05_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4ef4711ee1-0eeda3b6de-438577146&mc_cid=0eeda3b6de&mc_eid=7dc591ba61

The DiSTI Corporation, the world’s leading provider of virtual maintenance training solutions, has been selected by the United States Air Force for three 5-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) contract awards for both Commercial and non-Commercial Research & Development for Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training Environments, as well as Big Data Analytics. “DiSTI is proud to […]

Now, a year into his tenure as president, Cartwright wants to establish UCF as one of the nation’s top 50 public research universities. The college currently is tied for No. 77 in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings for top U.S. public universities, which includes considerations for research dollars spent per student. Public research universities are […]

Indeed, a pair of high-tech defense firms based in and relocating to Central Florida demonstrate the rising interest in the sector among startup investors. For example, Santa Monica, California-based Red 6 Inc., which will open a technology hub in Orlando, raised $30 million in a Series A round earlier this year. Likewise, Melbourne-based Tomahawk Robotics Inc. in […]

A Melbourne-based robotics company landed the biggest venture capital deal on the Space Coast this year, a testament to its experienced team and a sign of growing venture capital interest in the region, according to a local investor. Tomahawk Robotics Inc. closed a $10 million venture capital round in April, according to data released in […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries, the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, is gearing up to construct new robotic vessels for the Navy, but it also sees major business opportunities in sustaining the platforms, according to company officials. The Navy’s most recent update to its long-term shipbuilding plan, released in June, envisioned as many as 140 unmanned surface vessels […]

Desoto Group works directly with energy companies in the Southeast, such as Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and Florida Power & Light. Its services include project management and engineering, as well as emergency storm response. The company has grown its headcount from six to 12 in Orlando, and hopes to double that again to roughly 24 […]

The realization struck Pranam Ben as he walked through a hospital parking lot. Ben was returning to his car after a bout of stomach pain put him in the emergency room of an Orlando hospital before he was discharged with no diagnosis — but plenty of bills. That walk 13 years ago was when Ben realized the […]

The opportunity to change the message has arrived in the Great Reshuffling, a term coined by Zillow to define the rise in cross-country relocations during the pandemic. Powerful tech magnets like Boston, New York, Seattle and Silicon Valley have lost some of their pull amid the rising cost of living and more remote work, said Information Technology […]

An uptick in video game play and sales in 2020 triggered rapid growth at Iron Galaxy, which has hired more than 100 people between its Orlando office and Chicago headquarters since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Blasko said. The company is not done growing, with nearly 20 openings and 20-25 hires a year anticipated […]

Here is more on the region’s investment deals of $5 million or greater last quarter: Kore.ai: The Orlando-based artificial intelligence company landed $30.8 million. Beep: The Orlando-based autonomous shuttle operator got $23 million in a Series A round led by Intel Capital, part of Santa Clara, California-based Intel, and Sunrise, Florida-based Blue Lagoon Capital. ThreatLocker: The cybersecurity […]

Rajib Das and Alok Prasad have spent decades successfully working in the financial industry, but they saw many consumers get left behind by traditional banks or unable to access them at all. The founders launched the company in Orlando because of their familiarity with the market, anticipated local demand for Cash Republic’s services and the […]

The University of Florida’s HiPerGator AI supercomputer has been named one of the most powerful worldwide, according to rankings just released by TOP500, the most referenced global ranking of high-performance computing systems. The rankings mean UF is home to the most powerful university-owned supercomputer in the nation. UF ranked No. 1 in the U.S. on the Green500 […]

ObvioHealth USA Inc. raised $31 million in its latest fundraising round, with $18.5 million originating from a partial Series B round, the company announced July 1. The investment allows ObvioHealth to invest further in its virtual clinical trial platform. It also will enable dozens of new hires this year, founder and CEO Ivan Jarry told Orlando Business […]