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Innovation Park Receives U.S. Economic Development Administration “Build to Scale” Grant

$725K Grant Funds Technology Accelerator Positions at North Florida Innovation Labs Innovation Park of Tallahassee was selected as a recipient for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) “Build to Scale” grant program. The Park will receive nearly $725K to fund several staff positions for North Florida Innovation Labs, the technology incubator in Innovation Park that is…

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Executive Director of Innovation Park of Tallahassee Retires

After a decade of service to the community, Ron Miller steps down The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the managing entity for Innovation Park of Tallahassee announces the retirement of its Executive Director, Ron Miller, effective October 14, 2022. “Ron’s impact on our vibrant and growing entrepreneurial ecosystem cannot be overstated. Through his…

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FSU Pledges $5.6M for North Florida Innovation Labs Incubator

Florida State University Makes Commitment to Enhance Existing Operations, Build New Partnerships and Create Jobs. On February 22, 2022, Florida State University announced its commitment of $5.6M to help build the North Florida Innovation Labs (NFIL) incubator in Innovation Park. FSU President Richard McCullough remarked, “It is our intention to make a substantial investment in…

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Manser Edbrooke Technology and Moye Consultants Win TechGrant Pitch Night

Local Companies Manser Edbrooke Technology and Moye Consultants Win Grants at Innovation Park TechGrant Pitch Night Five local, early-stage companies competed for a chance to win up to $15,000 at Innovation Park’s Annual TechGrant Pitch Night   Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce that Manser Edbrooke Technology (MET) and Moye Consultants have been declared…

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Senior U.S. Department of Commerce Official Visits Innovation Park

Announces $10.2 Million Award for Technology Commercialization Incubator   United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced today that Innovation Park has been awarded a $10.2 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to build the first mixed-use business incubator/ accelerator of its kind in the region. The North Florida Innovation Labs will be a new…

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North Florida Innovation Labs Announces New Educational Accelerator Program

NORTH FLORIDA INNOVATION LABS ANNOUNCES NEW EDUCATIONAL ACCELERATOR PROGRAM FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO HELP BRING RESEARCH DOLLARS TO THE BIG BEND REGION   Tallahassee, Florida – March 2, 2020 – North Florida Innovation Labs at Innovation Park of Tallahassee announces that they are a recipient of a Tallahassee-Leon County Office of Economic Vitality’s (OEV) 2020…

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Applications Are Now Available for Innovation Park’s 2020 TechGrant Competition

~Start-Ups Welcome to Apply to win an up to $15,000 Commercialization Grant in TechGrant Competition~   Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce the annual TechGrant Program is now open and accepting applications. This prestigious competition awards two start-up companies in Leon County a total of $25,000 to aid in the commercialization of their…

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Innovation Park of Tallahassee to Host Grand Opening Event for Central Pond Trail

Innovation Park Invites all park residents, and the public, to join them in a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed walking trail Innovation Park of Tallahassee, North Florida’s university research park is celebrating the grand opening of its central pond walking trail on Wednesday, December 11. The Park invites Innovation…

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Local Companies NeuroJungle and Footy Training Win Grants at Innovation Park TechGrant Pitch Night

Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win a portion of $25,000 awarded at Innovation Park’s Annual TechGrant Pitch Night   Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce NeuroJungle and Footy Training have been declared the 2019 winners of the Innovation Park TechGrant Program. NeuroJungle took home the first-place prize of…

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Innovation Park’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Program Begins New Era With Director of Entrepreneurship

EEP Class 15 begin October 2nd with New Program Director   Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce the upcoming Entrepreneurial Excellence Program will begin on Tuesday, October 2nd, and will be the first class facilitated by the organization’ Director of Entrepreneurship, Michael Tentnowski. Michael joined the Innovation Park team in January to help…

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Local Companies DiaTech Diabetic Technologies and NeuroJungle Win $25,000 At Innovation Park TechGrant Pitch Night

~Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win one of two technology commercialization grants~ Innovation Park of Tallahassee is pleased to announce that DiaTech Diabetic Technologies and NeuroJungle have been named the 2018 winners of the Innovation Park TechGrant Program. DiaTech has developed a sensor technology that actively monitors the viability of…

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In the News: Tallahassee’s vibrant startup community started here

Tallahassee’s vibrant startup community started here Kim B. Williams is president of Marpan Supply and Recycling and is the Vice Chair of the Leon County Research & Development Authority, the governing body of Innovation Park of Tallahassee. “Tallahassee is known for welcoming hospitality. It has fostered the thriving business startup community we have today. The Entrepreneurial…

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Innovation Park Takes Next Steps with Creating Future Technology Incubator

Research Park hires Director of Entrepreneurship to lead development of high tech incubator     The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, is pleased to announce that Michael Tentnowski has become the organization’s Director of Entrepreneurship. Tentnowski began his duties on January 29th, 2018. “I am…

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The Entrepreneurial Excellence Program Helps Local Companies Succeed

EEP Class One Graduate Gulf Coast Tung Oil Company Expanding Business Through Partnerships Established in 2011, the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program is Tallahassee’s first startup training program aimed at entrepreneurs to help guide them through the early stages of business development. Since the beginning over 140 participants have graduated from the program and gone on to…

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Danfoss to Expand in Tallahassee

New Research and Development Center To Be Added On To Current Facility and Will Add 120 New Jobs Innovation Park of Tallahassee and its governing entity- the Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), are pleased to announce that research park resident, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors Inc.  is expanding its local operations by adding a new…

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In the news: New Business Startup? You need this program

New Business Startup? You need this program Kim Williams, Leon County R&D Authority Board of Governor wrote an article regarding the importance of the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program in the Tallahassee community. “Innovation Park’s Entrepreneurial Excellence Program is our area’s only mentor-driven, real world entrepreneurial training resource. It provides dynamic, highly interactive training with an unmatched…

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Local Companies KynderMed and Sensatek Propulsion Technology Inc., Named Winners of Innovation Park’s 2017 TechGrant Program

Five local early stage companies competed for a chance to win one of two technology commercialization grants worth up to $15,000 at Innovation Park’s Annual Elevator Pitch Night   The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, is pleased to announce that KynderMed and Sensatek Propulsion Technology…

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Five Start-ups Selected to Compete for Up to $15,000 in Technology Commercialization Grants

Annual Innovation Park competition, presented by Hancock Bank and Danfoss Turbocor, gives local early-stage companies access to critical funding and networks.   The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee, announced five finalists have been selected to compete for up to $15,000 in grant funding at the…

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In the news: Programs like EEP keep Tallahassee moving forward

Innovation Park’s Director of Programs and Communications, Denise Bilbow wrote a MyView in the Tallahassee Democrat.  The MyView promotes the Entrepreneurial Excellence Program and programs geared towards helping local entrepreneurs be successful in Tallahassee. “The EEP is a bedrock of local entrepreneurship and has been a key entry point into the entrepreneurial ecosystem for the…

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Applications Are Now Available for Innovation Park’s 2017 TechGrant Competition

~Prestigious Program Provides up to $15,000 to Two Different Companies Each Year with the Mission to Promote Tech Commercialization, Start-ups and Job Growth in Leon County~   (Tallahassee, FL)– The Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), the entity that governs Innovation Park of Tallahassee is now accepting applications for its prestigious TechGrant Competition. Each…

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Innovation Park Now Accepting Applications for Entrepreneurial Excellence Program Class 12

Innovation Park Now Accepting Applications for Entrepreneurial Excellence Program Class 12 ~October Class Registration Open for those Looking to Gain Valuable Insight and Advice regarding Entrepreneurship~   (Tallahassee, Fla.)- The Leon County Research and Development Authority (the Authority), the organization who oversees Innovation Park announced it is now accepting enrollment for the upcoming Entrepreneurial Excellence…

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Innovation Park Restructuring Finalized

Great Opportunities, Exciting Changes for Innovation Park! Over the past 18 months, the Board of Governors of the Leon County Research and Development Authority (LCRDA), chaired by Leon County Commissioner Kristin Dozier, has been hard at work restructuring ownership of land and buildings within Innovation Park. Their steadfast work has come to fruition with acceptance…

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