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Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Announces Strategic Partnership with FloridaMakes
Posted July 07, 2020
The Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County (“EDC”) announced today that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with FloridaMakes which will add immediate value to the EDC’s long-standing Technology Coast Manufacturing & Engineering Network (TeCMEN).
UF Innovation Station Comes to Northwest Florida
Posted April 23, 2020
The University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has announced the establishment of its second Innovation Station, UFIS at the REEF. Located in northwest Florida near Eglin Air Force Base (EAFB), the new engineering extension program will leverage the infrastructure and resources afforded by the UF Research and Engineering Education Facility (REEF) while providing further expansion of community outreach and workforce development opportunities to EAFB and the surrounding community.
German Automotive Performance Tuning Company Selects Fort Walton Beach for US Headquarters
Posted November 22, 2019
RaceChip, the market leader for electronic high pehigh-performancerformance automobile chip tuning, has selected Fort Walton Beach for the company’s new US headquarters. The Fort Walton Beach facility, to be located at 50 Hill Ave in the Fort Walton Beach Commerce & Technology Park, replaces the company’s previous US headquarters in Orange County, California.
DS2 Team Pledges to Create New Technology Jobs in Okaloosa County
Posted May 31, 2019
Dynamic Software Solutions (DS2), located in Niceville, Fla., and prime contractor partner, Tapestry Solutions, Inc., a Boeing company, were awarded a Weapon Planning Software (WPS) contract by the Air Force Materiel Command, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Armament Directorate - Eglin Air Force Base.
MAG Aerospace Opens New Fort Walton Beach Technology Center
Posted January 11, 2019
MAG Aerospace announced that it will officially dedicate a new facility at 2pm today at 634 Anchors Street in the Fort Walton Beach Commerce & Technology Park. The ceremony will be attended by local, state and military partners and dignitaries.
Two Okaloosa Companies Among the 2018 50 Florida Companies to Watch
Posted September 21, 2018
The EDC of Okaloosa County and GrowFL are pleased to announce that Beast Code LLC and G.S. Gelato & Desserts, Inc. are among 50 statewide honorees selected for the 2018 Florida Companies to Watch. These companies were selected from more than 500 nominees for the award, hosted by GrowFL, a statewide economic development organization, in association with the Edward Lowe Foundation.