Drew Wilson
Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday that a business technology company will move its regional headquarters to downtown Orlando, adding 30 jobs and making $768,000 in capital investments in the area.
“Orion Technology Services is a great small business and I am proud of their creation of 30 new jobs in Orlando,” Scott said in an announcement. “Florida has a highly skilled workforce and we are excited more technology companies like Orion are expanding in our state.”
Orion is an Atlanta-based company that sells information technology services, such as cloud computing and data security, to other businesses. Orion President Matthew Singley said, “Orlando is an ideal location” for the company’s expansion.
The new office will be located in downtown Orlando’s IT hub, which Orlando Economic Development Commission President Rick Weddle said has seen a recent spike of interest from tech companies.
“Orion is one of those companies that are aligning with the innovative growth here in Orlando and we’re happy to welcome them to the region,” Weddle said.
The 30 jobs and capital outlay are part of an incentives deal with state and local governments though exact details of what Orion will receive for the expansion were not listed in the announcement.
The tech company has brokered an incentives deal with the state before, though. Department of Economic Opportunity records shows a 2014 deal that would give Orion $63,000 in state money for adding 21 jobs in Orlando, with the local government covering 20 percent of the incentives package.
That deal uses the Qualified Target Industry Fund, which gives companies tax rebates for adding jobs that pay more than the average wage in the area. In the case of the 2014 deal, the agreement specifies an average annual wage of $55,000 for the new jobs, and it’s likely the deal announced Monday was using the same tax rebate plan. Is will is is the sanctuary or in the three
