ORLANDO, Fla. – The long awaited wet lab¹ space at the UCF Business Incubator at Research Park opened earlier this year and four client start-up companies moved in almost immediately. Carol Ann Dykes, site manager for the Research Park incubator, said the wet lab space allows the innovative companies to expand their R&D operations. The […]
Winter Springs, Fla. — Program Works, a home-grown technology company that got a big boost from the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Winter Springs, has signed a major U.S. contract that could go global and involve more than 50 companies on two continents. Rob Catron, CEO of Program Works, said the firm’s contract was […]
Orlando, Fla. — Covian Consulting was recently awarded a year-long contract with the University of Maryland to support Wraparound Programs across the country. Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and supported by the University, a Wraparound Program is an intensive, individualized, holistic […]
Orlando, Fla. – Redcon Solutions Group (REDCON) recently announced that the multifaceted service-based company has been awarded a five-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Orlando-based Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business has the potential to earn up to $2.5 million from the Blanket Service Agreement (BPA), in which […]
Orlando, Fla. — Alpha Proto boasts an asset that has engineers buzzing: a four-axis CNC gantry-style vertical mill that can carve virtually anything out of wood, plastics, aluminum, or mild steels. Used for fabricating prototypes of technology tools, parts and equipment from engineering and design specifications, Alpha Proto’s four-axis vertical mill can carve objects up to […]
Orlando, Fla. — Serious Simulations LLC in Orlando was recently selected to present their business before 100+ investors in the “Veterans Business Battle” in Houston. Sponsored by the Entrepreneur’s Organization of Houston (EO Houston), Rice University, local banks and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Veterans Business Battle screened more than 130 veteran-owned startup companies […]
ORLANDO, Fla. — Semplastics, LLC, a graduate company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program, recently earned a $750,000 U.S. Small Business Research and Innovation (SBIR) grant to develop lightweight, highly durable and highly precise mirrors for use in space exploration. Semplastics CEO Bill Easter said the new mirrors represent the next generation of space […]
ORLANDO – The Board of SMI Corporation recently announced that Marlin Hutchens has joined its management team as chief executive officer to lead their Intelligent Solutions On-Demand™ Subsidiary, iSOD™ Corporation. During a 40-year career with Walgreens Drug Stores, Hutchens continuously advanced into supervising multiple store operations in the Midwest and the Southeast including Florida and […]
