BusinessWednesday, November 4
St. Joe donates 23 acres near the airport for FSU's aerospace research hub
The Daily Panama City team
The St. Joe Company has donated 23 acres to Florida State University for a new aerospace research and advanced manufacturing facility. The land is at St. Joe's Venture Crossing Enterprise Center, near Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport.
St. Joe's donated land for FSU is 23 acres
Area of the donated FSU site, beside places you know
17 football fields would fit inside the donated FSU site
Source: mypanhandle.com
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| Area | |
|---|---|
| The donated FSU site | 23 acres |
| A football field | 1.3 acres (end zones included) |
| A Walmart Supercenter | about 4.1 acres |
The facility is part of FSU's INSPIRE program. Future phases will add a hypersonic wind tunnel for research into high-speed flight technologies with national defense applications.
- Phase 1: construction began Monday
- Phase 1 includes: advanced manufacturing, aerospace testing, offices
- Later phases: a hypersonic wind tunnel
$98.5 millionTriumph Gulf Coast grant that helped set up INSPIRE
INSPIRE is short for Institute for Strategic Partnerships, Innovation, Research, and Education.
Source: mypanhandle.com
Separately, the Bay County high school football season ends Wednesday as five teams play their final regular-season games.
Sources: mypanhandle.com, Panama City News Herald