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Osceola County Wins the Build Back Better Regional Challenge
The funding received from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Build Back Better Regional Challenge will have compounding ripple effects throughout the economy and positions the region to lead the nation in semiconductor reshoring.
- The decision by the EDA to invest in Osceola County’s vision for semiconductor manufacturing at NeoCity is a landmark moment for the Orlando Region.
- Among the first-ever major federal investment in the reshoring of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, the Orlando region has emerged as a national leader in innovation and advanced manufacturing.
- As the Partnership continues to advocate for semiconductor manufacturing funding, through opportunities like Congress’s CHIPS Act, the Orlando region is now at the center of federal leaders’ strategy to invest boldly in the shoring up of our nation’s supply chains and the upgrading lagging infrastructure.
NeoCity is a 500 acre master-planned campus just 20 minutes from Orlando International Airport that will serve as a global center of advanced research.
- Located with one of the world’s most advanced sensor development and research fabrication facilities and 100,000 square feet of Class A office space
- Strategically positioned for university + industry collaboration through the not-for-profit consortium, BRIDG
- Located within one of the five areas designated as Opportunity Zones in Osceola County
- 179 undeveloped plots of land, including pad-ready sites
perfectly positioned
Land to Expand
With 500 acres of developable land, NeoCity provides excellent access to an international airport and strong connections to highway networks, regional and commuter rail and local mobility services. The site is located only 20 minutes from the Orlando International Airport and less than a mile from the Florida Turnpike, with close proximity to Kissimmee Gateway Airport and the SunRail commuter line station in downtown Kissimee. It is also only 30 minutes from the largest university in the country, University of Central Florida (UCF).
- Highway: Florida Turnpike access is less than one mile (6 minutes); Access to SR-417 (11 minutes), I-4 (23 minutes) and U.S. Highway 441 (7 minutes)
- Airport: Orlando International Airport (20 minute drive); Kissimmee Gateway Airport (14 minute drive); Orlando Sanford International Airport (50 minute drive)
- Rail: SunRail/Amtrak Kissimmee Station (5 minute drive); SunRail/Amtrak Tupperware station (15 minute drive).
- Port: Deep-water seaport access at Port Canaveral to the east (60 minute drive) and Port Tampa Bay to the west (90 minute drive).
Ideate + create + innovate
What is NeoCity?
NeoCity is a technology district is Osceola County, Florida, inspired by an ethos of collaboration and designed to transform the way we ideate, create, and innovate. Here, burgeoning concepts will gestate into mature technologies, from smart sensors and photonics to software applications and process improvements in science and engineering.
Quick Facts
| SIZE | 500 ACRES |
| ADDRESS | NeoCity, Osceola County, Florida 34741 |
| PRICE | County owns land with no debt; available with favorable terms |
| TOTAL AVAILABLE SQUARE FEET (CLASS A OFFICE BUILDING) | 20,000 square feet |
| ZONING | Employment Commercial (EC) |
| TAX ADVANTAGES | Opportunity Zone |
| ELECTRIC | 200 megawatts (MW) currently available |
| WATER CAPACITY | 1.9 million gallons per day (MGD) |
| WASTEWATER CAPACITY | 1.6 MGD |
| TELECOM/ FIBER | High bandwidth, low latency 10 Gbps+ fiber optic network |
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Key Distances and Demographics
NeoCity’s location and transportation connections ease commutes for the region’s talent pipeline and allow collaboration among the region’s business leaders in research and development.
Data source: JobsEQ
| 50-Mile Radius | 100-Mile Radius | 200-Mile Radius | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,575,419 | 10,054,741 | 19,482,552 |
| Households | 2,848,612 | 4,640,123 | 8,761,777 |
| Median Household Income | $56,091 | $55,059 | $56,439 |
| Businesses | 197,838 | 310,589 | 669,982 |
| Employees | 2,910,982 | 4,228,258 | 8,506,434 |
Robust STEM Talent Pipeline
NeoCity is located in one of the fastest growing metros for STEM talent with proximity to the Space Coast and nation’s largest and top-ranked technical university, University of Central Florida (UCF).
UpSkill Osceola is a regional, skills-based talent strategy driving a pathway to Broad-based Prosperity®. UpSkill Osceola works to create upward mobility opportunities by working with local employers and educators together to create skills-based career pathways designed to support the semiconductor industry.
- The Orlando region has access to over 550,000+ students enrolled in higher education within 2 driving hours, greater than metro Atlanta, Austin and Phoenix.
- In close proximity to NeoCity is direct access to Valencia College, Florida Polytechnic University and Florida Tech, all with major STEM related programs.
- Valencia College’s Osceola campus, which features a number of accelerated skills training programs, is less than five minutes away.
- Valencia College’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Center is also working to fill the skills gap for manufacturing occupations, from CNC machinists to welders.
POISED FOR ADVANCES IN IOT TECHNOLOGY
Center for NeoVation
The Center for NeoVation is one of the most technologically advanced manufacturing research centers in the western hemisphere. The Center is currently being utilized by imec, an international research & development organization active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies, as well as U.S. based foundry Skywater Technologies, which is the current operator of the fabrication facility.
Facility Operator:
SkyWater Technology
SkyWater Technology is a one of the country’s only pure-play foundries that combine agile development and quality volume manufacturing with trusted IP security to enable customers efficient development of highly differentiated technologies and rapidly deliver them to market. SkyWater’s contributions and agreement with Osceola County will run through October 2044, and include:
"The Florida fab offers a complementary service model and technology platform to our Minnesota fab. We are very excited about the potential to extend SkyWater’s capabilities and to grow operations at both facilities."
– Thomas Sonderman, President and Chief Executive Officer at SkyWater Technology
NEXT-GEN CITY
Futuristic Vision
The NeoCity Master Plan brings the design, economic development, and job creation efforts of Osceola County into sharp focus. It galvanizes planning efforts of County-owned land between Kissimmee and St. Cloud, on the edge of Lake Toho. NeoCity is anticipated to be a leader in sustainable development, integrated into an increasingly interconnected network of growing population centers south of Orlando, Florida.
master planned district
Positioned for Strategic, Large Scale Development
Diverse amenities surround the NeoCity site, including bucolic landscape features around Lake Toho, bars and restaurants in downtown Kissimmee, sports and event space at Osceola County Heritage Park, education and workforce training at Valencia College, and a multitude of developable land opportunities.
NeoCity’s assets poise the district to be a future hotbed of IoT and sensor-related technologies including a sustainable water management system with an urban farm, recreational parks, a central plaza, a magnet STEM high school, NeoCity Academy, and complete infrastructure elements.
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