NCS News Desk

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 […]

An Orlando-based tech manufacturer Ocean Optics Inc., which does business as Ocean Insight, will hire 100 local workers by 2023, the Orlando Economic Partnership announced Dec. 16. The optical sensor manufacturer’s growth spurt follows a move into a new headquarters in Central Florida Research Park.

Written by Jackson BarnettDEC 9, 2020 | FEDSCOOP The passage of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would enact several military policy changes regarding military cybersecurity and artificial intelligence — most notably elevating the Department of Defense’s Joint AI Center. Nearing passage, the NDAA is full of AI and cyber policy changes

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(Orlando, Fla.) — i4 Business magazine will recognize 11 innovative and influential individuals in Central Florida on Thursday, December 10, at the virtual 2020 Business Leaders of the Year Awards and in a special edition published in December. The honorees were selected from more than 85 community nominations. 

  Verata Health, a Minnesota-based health care tech startup with an Orlando office that uses artificial intelligence to reduce the burden of prior authorization, has been acquired by Ohio-based AI startup Olive. https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2020/12/08/ai-startup-verata-orlando-office-olive.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90541102&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTXpNelptVm1Oakk1WXpWaCIsInQiOiJVSWNhUjhWZ3lDenNEeG05V3VTZURQVUxLS3A4ejF3Zm1UNmk1R2YraW1HUExcL3pRdFlpQVwvRWt4MXVsdG9mWk51V3diU2xiY3ZUamFJNElUbGt4T1NxRXpVakFJSG93VmtlanphMEtPR3VDZTR0dFFiZ0hLU253aUdXcEZoTzl5In0%3D  

Orlando, Fla. – Lilium, a German-based startup developing a revolutionary on-demand air taxi service, is locating its flagship U.S. vertiport (vertical take-off and landing facility) as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and pilot headquarters in Orlando. The company’s fully electric vehicle is completely emissions-free, and its innovative, intrinsically simple design enables connections from city center […]

The Orlando Technology Community Support Grant Program (the Program) expands the City of Orlando’s continued commitment to creating an environment for entrepreneurship as a critical component of the region’s innovation ecosystem. In collaboration with the Orlando Economic Partnership’s Orlando Tech Council (OTC), the grant program provides funding support for Orlando technology focused activities and programs. Four […]

TEAM AVT INCLUDING AVT SIMULATION, ST. MORITZ ENTERPRISES, AND ENGENIX INC. HAVE BEEN SELECTED BY BELL TO DEVELOP THE TSRA FOR THE V-280 VALOR

Mark Tester was excited about starting his new job as executive director at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). His plan for the first 60 days was to immerse himself in the operation and determine how the facility operated, how the team provided service to customers, and what improvements he might be able to make at the […]

Okraski’s honor will be recognized this year at the virtual Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), but will be presented at next year’s I/ITSEC, which is expected to be in person in November 2021. A founder of NCS, Okraski served as the chairman of the board from 1993 to 2003 and helped build a […]

Northrop Grumman Corp. — which employs roughly 4,000 people in Central Florida — plans to consolidate several of its local offices into one location near the University of Central Florida.