By Chelsea Moore

Public Relations

KeyBridge Technologies, Inc., with the help of the emerging Technology entrepreneurial center (eTec) business incubator, enjoyed tremendous growth throughout the past three years and expanded out of the Norman Economic Development Coalition’s (NEDC) incubator last December to a base of over 200 personnel in 12 locations and 6 states.

KeyBridge Technologies, Inc. services include information technology, technical training, training development, and train logistics support for national training centers for various customers.

eTec provided KeyBridge with opportunities to work with other high-tech companies within the incubator. In 2006, KeyBridge teamed up with Nanolight, another sensor technology company in eTec and were awarded an OCAST grant for a new sensor technology project. As a result, KeyBridge was able to expand into new high-tech business areas.

eTec and NEDC provided KeyBridge with the resources to advance their business. Simon Hsu, President of KeyBridge Technology, Inc., believes “eTec was very helpful in our early state of growth.”

Hsu adds that the flexibility of the office space really helped KeyBridge in their infancy stage. Some of the benefits of eTec include affordable space, flexible leases, tax exemption opportunities, and paid utilities. In addition to the partnership opportunities, the proximity to the University of Oklahoma benefited KeyBridge. “The eTec location allowed us to attract highly qualified OU students to work as interns in our company,” explains Simon Hsu.

From a 20-person company with three locations in 2005, KeyBridge now has over 200 personnel and 12 locations. KeyBridge now serves a wide range of customers, from commercial high tech companies to federal government agencies including FEMA, ATF, TSA, US Army, US Air Force and the FAA.

For more information about KeyBridge Technology, Inc., visit www.keybridgeti.com.

For more information about eTec, call the Norman Economic Development Coalition at 573-1900.