Donation to Fund New Center of Excellence
for Florida HighTech Corridor Research
USF Research Foundation Receives $50,000
From Technology Research Consultants

ORLANDO (March 22, 2005) – Technology Research Consultants (TRC), a company that provides turn-key design, manufacturing and integration solutions for the aviation industry, presented the University of South Florida (USF) Research Foundation with a $50,000 donation at the Central Florida Development Council Board Meeting on Monday, March 21.

The purpose of the gift is to help establish a Florida High Tech Corridor Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Obsolescence Mitigation, as well as other related initiatives.

In the project’s early stages, a study will be conducted to help determine the size of the manufacturing market and the Corridor’s capacity to respond to contracting opportunities that might be generated by the discontinuation of obsolete military equipment.

“On behalf of the Central Florida Development Council, I’d like to acknowledge TRC’s generous commitment of $50,000 to establish the Florida High Tech Corridor Manufacturing Center of Excellence for Obsolescence,” said Tom Patton executive director of the Central Florida Development Council. “This donation will indefinitely increase Central Florida’s national technology standing while helping to identify area technology companies that are able to support the manufacture of obsolete military products.”

Randy Berridge, president of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council (FHTCC), was also on hand at the meeting to thank TRC President, January Dennison, for the donation and for enabling Central Florida to implement strategies that will help increase its status in the technology marketplace – one of the main aims for the Corridor.