Florida State University and five Northwest Florida state colleges are joining forces to provide educational support for projected growth in high-tech industries including aerospace, additive and advanced manufacturing, and health care. Each of the six institutions are working in these areas to meet the educational needs of students in Northwest Florida.
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University and Boeing announced a new partnership that will bring 400 high-paying jobs to Volusia County through 2026. New employees at this state-of-the-art center of excellence will perform engineering work for Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security aircraft programs and advanced technology capabilities.
Boeing will lease the new Cici and Hyatt Brown Center at Embry‑Riddle.
Leading aviation companies such as ST Engineering have began to develop new facilities in Northwest Florida, attracted by the region’s outstanding aviation workforce, welcoming business climate, exceptional quality of life, and unprecedented financial resources.
Haskell, a leading architecture, engineering, construction and consulting firm, has been chosen to lead in a collaborative effort to design and build the Space Prep Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Complex.
Chennault International Airport is advancing its infrastructure to stimulate regional and state economic growth and generate new jobs. This year, the airport is launching a series of projects with a combined value exceeding $20 million, dedicating $5 million to immediate improvements.
NASA will roll out the fully assembled core stage for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the first crewed Artemis mission out of NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans in mid-July.
The core stage is the backbone of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will help power NASA’s Artemis II mission to send a crew of four astronauts around the Moon in 2025.
Shreveport Regional Airport is preparing to launch a major enhancement with the introduction of a new facility by Signature Aviation, its fixed-base operator. This modern terminal, representing an investment exceeding $10 million, will cater to general aviation and private charter flights.
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is investing $10 billion to establish multiple data center complexes in two Madison County industrial parks. The project is a planned $10 billion corporate investment, the largest capital investment in the state’s history, and will create at least 1,000 high-paying, high-tech jobs.
State and federal officials joined together at Stennis International Airport in Hancock County for the opening of Skydweller Aero’s flight test and aircraft modification facility. Skydweller is the nation’s only large unmanned solar-powered aircraft capable of perpetual flight.
The aircrafts have a wingspan greater than a 747 and can stay aloft for months at time with zero carbon footprint.
A joint venture between Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins Inc., Daimler Trucks & Buses and PACCAR, is locating advanced battery cell production operations in Marshall County. The project represents a corporate investment of at least $1.9 billion and will create 2,000 jobs with an average annual salary of approximately $66,000.
