Corridor briefs
Spurring
Space Coast Revival
The revival along Florida’s Space Coast Now, a Denver aerospace and software engineering firm has committed to
continues as an impressive reminder of the spearhead a rejuvenation project for Historic Downtown Titusville. Red Canyon
power and potential of high tech industry. Software, Inc. has pledged to bring 20 jobs with an average annual wage of
Launches from the Space Coast have $55,000 to a revitalized Walker Bank and Apartment building as its first regional
become almost commonplace again with office outside of Colorado.
SpaceX, Blue Origin and United Launch
Alliance busy delivering payloads to the The combination of their revitalization efforts, job creation initiatives, and
International Space Station and pushing unique talent attraction approach, has been dubbed the Launch Now
commercial and military satellites into orbit. project. The revitalization plans include 20-24 boutique-style apartments, which
will provide housing for the company’s employees, as well as a collaborative
workspace for the development of new software and other technologies for
the aerospace industry.
“We believe Titusville is uniquely positioned to become the Silicon Valley of
Space 2.0. We are exhilarated with the opportunity to revitalize a historic
building of this grandeur into vibrant spaces fueled by innovative technology,”
stated Barry Hamilton, founder and CEO of Red Canyon. “Ultimately, though,
buildings are about the people who live in them, work in them, and partake in
their greater community. Red Canyon’s Launch Now project seeks to become
a catalyst for the whole community of Titusville, one that will stimulate exciting
dialog about our future and ways in which we all unite.”
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