ORLANDO - A new $1.5 million seed grant from the Florida Legislature will help the University of Central Florida take its “economic gardening” concept to the next level---accelerating job creation and regional economic growth by helping promising second-stage companies expand at a faster pace.
Dr. Tom O’Neal, associate vice president for Research and Commercialization at the University of Central Florida and founder and executive director of the UCF Business Incubation Program, said UCF, along with the Edward Lowe Foundation, the Central Florida High Tech Corridor Council and CEO Nexus, a public-private initiative that works with second-stage companies to foster accelerated growth, has formed the Economic Gardening Institute and launched a new web site, GrowFL.com, to help organize the initiative.
Original Article: $1.5 Million State Grant Will Help University of Central Florida Take Economic Gardening Concept to the Next Level - Top News - Zimbio
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