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Lockheed Martin lands $1 billion deal for hypersonic missile

Lockheed Martin lands $1 billion deal for hypersonic missile

Lockheed Martin landed a nearly $1 billion deal with the U.S. Air Force to develop a hypersonic cruise missile that can travel five times the speed of sound – that’s more than 3,800 miles per hour – fending off competing bids by defense giants Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon.

The $928 million…

Orlando coworking spaces rally around new organization

Orlando coworking spaces rally around new organization

A cluster of coworking spaces in Central Florida that provide services to new businesses have joined to create an organization that will unify several groups that had been on opposite sides of a city funding plan last year.

The Orlando Coworking Alliance forms during the same week the city approved…

Nemours among Orlando hospitals turning to video games for help

Nemours among Orlando hospitals turning to video games for help

The usually conservative healthcare industry in Central Florida has turned to local video game makers to discover new ways to teach patients about disease and other health-related issues, potentially saving lives in the process.

It’s an effort to reach young people where they spend a good portion…

Orlando workforce, footprint double for Silicon Valley-based driverless car firm

Orlando workforce, footprint double for Silicon Valley-based driverless car firm

A company that produces technology used in driverless cars in Orlando has more than doubled its workforce and footprint during the last year.

Luminar Technologies employs 225 people at a 136,000-square-foot production facility at University of Central Florida’s Research Park.

The company emerged…