To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council

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Title

To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council

Alternative Title

History of Florida High Tech Corridor Council

Subject

High technology industries--United States
Orlando (Fla.)
Tampa (Fla.)
University of Central Florida
University of South Florida
Colleges
Universities and colleges
Hitt, John C.
Castor, Betty, 1941-
Education--Florida

Description

"To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council" is a paper by Dr. Connie L. Lester and Dr. James C. Clark of the University of Central Florida (UCF). Dr. Lester is an Associate Professor of History concentrating in the Modern South, as well as agricultural, environmental, and economic history. She is also the Program Director of RICHES of Central Florida and Editor of Florida Historical Quarterly. A Lecturer of History, Dr. Clark's concentration is on Florida history, the American South, and presidential history. "To Attract, Retain and Grow" focuses on the history of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC), which an economic development initiative whose mission is to foster the high technology industry in Florida's High Tech Corridor, spanning 23 counties with rich industries in aerospace engineering, modeling and simulation, optics and photonics, digital media, and medical technologies. The council consists of the UCF in Orlando, the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa, and the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville. In 1966, the Florida Legislature passed an act founding the FHTCC to support the 21-county service areas of UCF and USF. Its original mission was to expand research and educational partnerships in order to retain the Cirent Semiconductor water fabrication facility located in Orlando, Florida. In 1997, the development of all technology industries across Central Florida was added to the FHTCC's mission. UF joined the partnership in 2005.

Abstract

This scientific study, conducted by the University of Central Florida’s history department, looks at the factors that contributed to the growth of the innovative technology clusters of Florida’s High Tech Corridor.

Creator

Lester, Connie L.
Clark, James C.

Source

Original 44-page paper: Lester, Connie L. and James C. Clark. "To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council."

Date Created

ca. 2103

Date Copyrighted

ca. 2103

Date Submitted

ca. 2103

Date Issued

ca. 2103

Is Part Of

General Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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application/pdf

Extent

447 KB

Medium

44-page paper

Language

eng

Type

Text

Coverage

University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Science Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Dr. Connie L. Lester and James C. Clark, and published by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Contributing Project

Florida High Tech Corridor Council

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

RICHES MI

External Reference

"ABOUT." Florida High Tech Corridor. http://www.floridahightech.com/about/.
Burnett, Richard. "Technology: Local council's grant program wins award." The Orlando Sentinel, September 19, 2010. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-09-19/business/os-cfb-tech-corridor-092010-20100919_1_grant-program-florida-high-tech-corridor-council-advocacy-group.
Florida High Tech Corridor Council. "florida.HIGH.TECH 2014: The Guide to Florida's High Tech Corridor." Florida High Tech Corridor Council. http://www.floridahightech.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Press-Kit-florida.HIGH_.TECH-2014.pdf.
Manning, Margie. "High Tech Corridor matching grants create billion-dollar economic engine." Tampa Bay Business Journal, September 30, 2010. http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/print-edition/2011/09/30/high-tech-corridor-matching-grants.html?page=all.

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44-page paper

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Citation

Lester, Connie L. and Clark, James C., “To Attract, Retain and Grow: The History of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council,” RICHES, accessed April 27, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/6348.

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