Study Predicts Florida Photonics Boom
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 14 -- Florida's laser and optics companies can look forward to a bright future, according to a report issued by the University of Central Florida (UCF). The industry-sponsored study expects the state's photonics-based firms to add 2900 new jobs as their revenues increase by 25 percent over the next five years. With 106 laser and optics companies in Florida's 13-county high-tech corridor, the study found the state to be among the top regions in the country to attract photonics companies, following California, Arizona and the Northeast.
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Published: September 1999