Private companies licensing technology from the University of Florida infused nearly $2.3 billion into the state of Florida economy last year and accounted for the employment of more than 10,600 people, according to a newly released study of UF’s statewide economic impact. ..
Read More ⇒Industry Leaders Demonstrate Importance of Second-Stage Companies to the Vitality and Sustainability of Florida’s Economy ..
Read More ⇒Four organizations were named winners of SSTI’s 2015 Excellence in TBED award, serving as national models for states and regions investing in science, technology and innovation to grow their economies and create high-paying jobs. ..
Read More ⇒The Institute for Commercialization of Public Research announced today results of a new study conducted by The Washington Economics Group, Inc. that measured economic impacts of the Institute between 2011 and 2015. ..
Read More ⇒The report, prepared by Policom Corporation, also forecasts the Institute’s future economic impact and the potential for the City and County to develop a dynamic life science cluster in the region. ..
Read More ⇒Tom O’Neal, Ph.D., associate vice president of research & commercialization at the University of Central Florida (UCF), was one of eight Central Florida leaders recognized for the forward-thinking vision and transformative impact they have on the area, nation and world. i4 Business magazine’s first annual “Entrepreneurs of the Year Awards” were celebrated by nearly 200 of Central Florida business' “Who’s Who” on December 4th at the Citrus Club. ..
Read More ⇒Small businesses are making a significant impact on the Central Florida economy generated by the tools, training and infrastructure provided to local entrepreneurs by the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program. A recent study reveals that more than 3,350 jobs and an estimated $620 million in economic output are the result of companies assisted directly and indirectly, by the non-profit community resource. ..
Read More ⇒University officials joined by community leaders who champion the region’s push toward an innovation economy formally launched USF’s new Student Innovation Incubator Tuesday as a unique place for student inventors and entrepreneurs to learn, collaborate and launch their new businesses. ..
Read More ⇒Forty years ago, the city of Alachua was largely a one-company town. Nearly 500 people worked at Copeland Sausage. The small town was devastated when the sausage plant closed in 1978, said Mayor Gib Coerper, who moved to Alachua in 1974. Copeland Sausage accounted for more than 40 percent of the town's utility revenues and half of the tax revenue, he said. Downtown buildings were boarded up in the years after Copeland closed. ..
Read More ⇒Which cities are on the up-and-up? The answer might surprise you. We sifted through the data from over 475 cities to find cities that were growing in three categories—population, employment and income—and ranked them according to growth rates. ..
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