Brevard County Is A Resilient Economy
August 20, 2020 — Brevard County may be one of the best areas in Florida to deal with current challenges, says the Orlando Business Journal.
Category: Economic Development
Named in the TOP 10 BEST PERFORMING MSAs
March 2 2020 – What does our area have in common with Seattle, Austin and San Francisco? The Space Coast has been ranked #10 in the nation by the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities 2020.
BORROWS WEST — New Gateway to Central Viera
February 7, 2020 – The Viera Company, developer of the master planned community of Viera, announces its newest commercial, residential, and retail development in central Viera, Borrows West.
SOLAR ORBITER Begins Deep Space Mission
February 10, 2020 – The SOLAR ORBITER mission successfully launched last night from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral AFB on an Atlas V for a multi-year mission to study the Sun.
Port Canaveral: INVESTMENT IN 2020
December 19, 2019 – The Port is constantly growing and improving, with $300 million in investment slated for 2020, which is also a healthy indicator for our local economy.
Diverging Diamond Interchange IS A GEM
December 10. 2019 – Viera is home to the Space Coast’s first interstate 95 diverging diamond interchange at Viera Boulevard. These types of interchanges are catching on around the country.
Port Canaveral STATE OF THE PORT
November 18, 2019 – Port Canaveral announced 2019 overall revenues and gave exciting updates on cruise traveler upgrades and other infrastructure projects.
Airport Expansion to Create 500 JOBS
November 13, 2019 — The $3.9 million infrastructure grant for OMA on Florida’s Space Coast could result in 500 new jobs.
Viera, FL RANKED AMONG TOP 25 Top-Selling Master-Planned Communities
July 31, 2019 – Viera, Florida ranked as the 5th top-selling Master Planned Community in the state of Florida and 25th in the nation.
$90 M to IMPROVE SPACE COAST Infrastructure
July 29, 2019 — Space Florida will receive $90 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant program.
Boeing Space HQ MOVING to Florida’s Space Coast
June 19, 2019 – To strengthen collaboration and integration across its portfolio, Boeing is relocating the headquarters of its Space and Launch division to Titusville, on Florida’s revitalized Space Coast.
Blue Origin EXPANDS FOOTPRINT on the Space Coast
June 13, 2019 — Blue Origin is investing more than a billion dollars into the region to transform infrastructure into gateways for its upcoming New Glenn rocket, which will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station no earlier than 2021.
USSSA Economic IMPACT
May 20, 2019 — The Space Coast Tourism Development Office estimates the economic impact from USSSA events (January through September 2018) as conservatively $12.4 million, with more than 40 team events accounting for more than 52,000 room nights.
More BIG CONTRACTS Announced
May 6, 2019—Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded a one-year, $38.7 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide software support for its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. Most of the work will be performed in Melbourne, where Northrop Grumman has more than 3,000 workers.
TALENT PIPELINE
March 15, 2019—New STEM degree programs to help boost employment are coming to Florida Tech and UCF. In 2019, the University of Central Florida and Florida Institute of Technology are launching two new STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programs to help boost talent production.