Orlando, Fla. / Buffalo, N.Y. — Geocove, Inc., a leading provider of GIS-based technology that helps disaster management teams assess the magnitude of storm destruction and plan damage control and recovery operations, is opening new offices in Orlando and Buffalo.
Karyn Tareen, chief executive officer of Geocove and a graduate of the University of Buffalo (UB), said the company recently graduated from the University of Central Florida (UCF) Business Incubator at the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County and moved into offices just down the street at 12001 Research Parkway.
Geocove was recently accepted into START-UP NY, a new initiative by the State of New York to provide tax incentives to business expanding to New York. Geocove will open a new office next month at the University of Buffalo’s Technology Incubator located in Amherst, New York.
For Tareen, the Buffalo office offers a wealth of opportunities and local expertise. A graduate of the UB’s prestigious Geography Department, Tareen said she is looking forward to reestablishing her relationships with the university.
“I am looking forward to a continuing relationship with the university and its students,” Tareen said.
Tareen said Geocove’s new UB office is already a success. “We are looking forward to the first round of UB interns starting this summer,” Tareen said.
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About Geocove
Geocove, Inc. provides scalable assessment solutions built using the power of GIS across a multitude of industries. The Geocove team has extensive experience in providing assessment, reporting and mapping tools for emergency management, building officials, public health and other government agencies as well as utilities and other private industries. Geocove, Inc., a privately held corporation located in central Florida, is an authorized partner of Esri, the world’s leading GIS software provider. Please visit www.geocove.com or www.facebook.com/geocove.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program:
The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high growth / impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has helped hundreds of local startup companies reach their potential faster by providing vital business development resources.
With seven facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between theUniversity of Central Florida, the Corridor, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, and the cities of Apopka, Kissimmee, Orlandoand Winter Springs. Participating companies sustain more than 3,600 local jobs and have had a total impact of $1.518 on regional sales and $2.488 on regional economic output. During the last fiscal year, the program has returned $7.95 for every $1.00 invested in the program.
For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.