The Center for NeoVation already does advanced packaging, photonics, and smart sensors. The new lab is the next hiring wave for technicians and suppliers.
This is the counterweight to the visitor economy. If tourism slows, chips and defense work do not. Small manufacturers in Kissimmee, St. Cloud, and south Orange can sell into that stack if they are findable.
The play
Manufacturing and technology firms should sit on the NeoCity corridor page with a current Business Tax Receipt. Featured listings here are cheap compared with a trade-show booth.
Sources: NeoCity, Orlando Economic Partnership