Tech companies surge in region

The tech region in a large chunk of Florida, from Orlando through Sarasota and parts of the east coast, is on a growth surge.

For starters, the 23 counties that make up the Florida High Tech Corridor, a regional economic development initiative, reports more than 1,000 new science and technology establishments opened for business in 2017. That’s up 4.8% from the previous year, and the largest proportional increase in a decade, according to Florida.high.tech 2018, a new report from the Florida High Tech Corridor Council.