ACE Elevate Incubator Unveiled at Lakeland

Coworking and collaboration space set to open in June at the Sun ’n Fun grounds.

Wednesday, April 06, 2022 at 01:46 PM ET

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Aerospace Center of Excellence board chairman Rick Garcia kicks off the soft launch of the Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) in Florida. [Photo: Stephen Yeates]

Key Takeaways:

The Aerospace Center of Excellence (ACE) at Lakeland Linder International Airport is launching the Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator.
Elevate is designed to support young innovators (ages 16+) in aviation by providing a collaborative coworking space for idea sharing, brainstorming, mentorship, and business plan development.
The incubator offers a unique environment with features like dry-erase walls for open collaboration, various meeting spaces, and different membership tiers, with scholarships available for students.

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Where do you go when you’re a young innovator just getting started in your career—and you have a great idea that will surely change aviation for the better? You go where you can get support—and funding, if you’re lucky.

The Aerospace Center of Excellence (ACE) at the Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL) fosters innovation and education through a number of programs and outreach. Latest among those programs is the Elevate Aerospace & Logistics Incubator opening in Hangar A on the grounds of the Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo.