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Osceola County in Negotiations to Replace UCF in NeoCity

Today, the Osceola County Board of Commissioners released a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Osceola County and a potential partner, which if agreed to at the upcoming County Commission meeting on Monday, would replace the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) role with BRIDG and NeoCity, while renewing the original vision for NeoCity.

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County working with company to develop hotels at OHP, NeoCity

Plans to develop four hotels on about 200 acres of county-owned land at Osceola Heritage Park and NeoCity are now underway. The Osceola County Commission last month voted to work with Riviera Point Development Limited, out of Miramar, Fla. on the project. Riviera Point will lease the land from the county for anywhere from 20...

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Osceola’s NeoCity Sees First Major Federal Defense Investment

The Department of Defense has awarded the first, of potentially many, contracts to NeoCity’s BRIDG to develop advanced microelectronics. The Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) program awarded BRIDG a contract worth more than $20 million to create a new process to develop the next generation of microelectronic chips that will help...

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Osceola County Chairwoman Praises Tokyo Electron/BRIDG Partnership

A partnership between Tokyo Electron (TEL) with BRIDG announced this week to develop tool and process technology needed to further enable collaborative approaches for development-to-commercialization of technologies and applications that accelerate commercialization of emerging technologies drew praise for Osceola County officials.

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Scott OKs $5.8 Million Grant for NeoCity Infrastructure

NeoCity will use $5.8 million from a key infrastructure grant awarded by Gov. Rick Scott today to complete a high-profile gateway road for the 500-acre technology district that is integral to enhancing the project’s connectivity and encouraging new partnerships. “I’m glad that Governor Scott recognizes the significance that NeoCity will have in creating jobs and...

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Osceola Receives “AA” Rating for NeoCity Office Building

Global rating agency Fitch assigned an “AA-” rating to a $26.3 million bond issue that will be used to build and equip a 100,000 square foot office building at NeoCity, the County’s 500-acre technology district.

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What's Ahead for Osceola's Smart Sensor Hub

As he walks through what is now a large empty building made up of thick, explosion-proof concrete walls, Eamonn Hassett uses one word to describe a massive Osceola County project: Courage

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Global player in nanotech boosts Osceola high-tech effort

Osceola County’s growing effort to become a hub for high-tech jobs is getting a big boost, with a global player in micro-electronics and nanotechnology opening a new office near Kissimmee with potentially more than 100 jobs. Belgium’s Imec is set to announce Friday plans to have 100 scientists and personnel working at the fledgling Florida...

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Manatees migrate to Kissimmee

Osceola County officials and members of the Brevard County Manatees’ ownership and management announced the Class A Florida State League team will move to Kissimmee, starting with the 2017 season.

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ICAMR-led group finalist for $70M federal funding award

2nd MMI Grant Possible A group formed within the Kissimmee-based International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research is closer to snagging federal funding for smart-sensor development.

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