Economic Development
18th Best Place to Live In U.S.? Not bad!
July 14, 2021--Our area jumped 10 spots this year to rank in 18th place of the Best Places to Live in the U.S in 2021-2022, ranked by U.S. News & World Report. This puts us one spot ahead of Seattle, which we hear is also very nice. “What makes a place an ideal hometown?” According to... [Continue Reading]
Titusville Playhouse Major Expansion
June 30, 2021 - That's entertainment! The Titusville Playhouse has acquired the former site of Shuler's Auction house and storage yard, as well as two other adjacent parcels and are moving ahead on creating an outdoor venue with 200 seats. This increases the footprint of the Emma Parrish Theater from a quarter-acre to a total... [Continue Reading]
Environmental Solutions Provider A-C-T Opens New Facility in Titusville
June 24, 2021 – A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure, a Florida-based environmental solutions provider, has announced the official opening of its Space Coast region office at 1855 Shepard Drive in Titusville. The new facility is 10,000 square feet on 5 acres. The company helps fulfill the environmental regulatory compliance needs of clients for remediation, emergency response,… [Continue Reading]
Dark Storm Industries to Move to Titusville
June 24, 2021 – Dark Storm Industries LLC, a federally-licensed firearms manufacturer currently located in New York, will relocate to Titusville, FL and expand its advanced manufacturing facility. The project is expected to create 50 new jobs with an average annual salary of $50,000 and a capital investment of approximately $3.2 million. Products manufactured by… [Continue Reading]
Technician Boot Camps Now at EFSC
June 22, 2021 – Technician Boot Camps, a new hands-on training curriculum, have launched. The new training courses were designed specifically for the requirements of the Space Coast manufacturing industry by the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast (EDC) in partnership with FloridaMakes. This 32-week intensive training course will begin this fall at Eastern... [Continue Reading]
Bob Cabana Tapped as NASA Associate Administrator
May 11, 2021 – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana will become NASA’s next associate administrator. Newly appointed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson confirmed the appointment. “When Bill asked me, I couldn’t say no. I’m really looking forward to working with him in this new position along with Pam Melroy,” Cabana told FLORIDA TODAY, referring to… [Continue Reading]
Space Florida Lands Sierra Nevada Corporation
May 4, 2021 – The space industry is a dynamic business, and starting in 2022 we will have yet another spacecraft that will come back to Earth at Cape Canaveral Spaceport’s Launch and Landing Facility (LLF). The LLF’s proximity to Kennedy Space Center and formal recognition as a designated return site for rapid recovery of… [Continue Reading]
Boeing Delivers SLS Core Stage to KSC
April 29, 2021 – As part of NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon, the tallest flight component to ever launch from KSC has arrived in Florida. Boeing Space has delivered the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket cryogenic core stage to NASA in preparation for launch of the Artemis I mission, the first moon mission… [Continue Reading]
Pre-dawn Skies Light Up With Crewed Launch
April 23, 2021 – The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 4 astronauts on a NASA mission to the International Space Station, becoming the first crew ever propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous spaceflight. The U.S. returned to launching astronauts from American soil last May, nine years after the space shuttle program… [Continue Reading]