• TheBusiness Development Board of Palm Beach County (BDB)has been awarded $1,031,000 in federal funding to facilitate regional coordination and workforce development in quantum technologies. • RepresentativeLois Frankel, the investment is designed to align business, education, and economic development strategies to support a growing cluster of high-tech industries. • Simultaneously,Palm BeachStateCollege (PBSC)received more than $2 million in federal funding to support the creation of a Quantum Innovation Center in West Palm Beach, which will serve as a regional hub for research and specialized training in quantum computing and artificial intelligence. • The Quantum Innovation Center at PBSC will be located in the college’s Historic Building and is intended to foster collaboration between researchers and private industry. • This federal support follows arecent $4.95 million award from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, further expanding the infrastructure for high-tech workforce development in the region. • These combined investments are part of a broader programming initiative to prepare students for technical careers while strengthening the local innovation economy through structured academic and regional partnerships.

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  • Palm Beach County has secured over $1 million in federal funds to strengthen its quantum technology sector. The Business Development Board (BDB) received $1,031,000 to coordinate regional efforts and develop a skilled workforce, while Palm Beach State College (PBSC) was awarded more than $2 million to build a Quantum Innovation Center in West Palm Beach. The center will host research and training in quantum computing and AI, and will be housed in the college’s historic building. Additional $4.95 million from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund will further support high‑tech workforce development. These investments come as D‑Wave Quantum Inc. moves its headquarters to Boca Raton and Florida Atlantic University acquires a D‑Wave quantum computer, positioning the county as a growing quantum hub.

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