Incubator hatches success stories

Big numbers coming out of the UCF Technology Incubator.

The center’s companies and its grads have revenue of nearly $131 million annually. The businesses employ 630 people with average wages of nearly $61,000.

The outfits range from laser makers to security businesses.

That’s impressive stuff.

The stats come from a study done by a UCF economist of incubators across the state. It’s a work in progress, but the numbers have none of those multipliers that inflate results.

I’m confident the economic impact of the incubator will surprise people.

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