ALTAMONTE SPRINGS — Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University plans to open a campus in January at Cranes Roost in Altamonte Springs.

BREVARD COUNTY — Brevard County is selling more million-dollar homes this year than any other part of central Florida, according to an analysis by Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty in Orlando. The count was 25 through Sept. 30.

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DAYTONA BEACH — Simulation training company Raydon has broken ground on its new headquarters in Port Orange.

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Florida Power & Light’s new Space Coast Next Generation Solar Energy Center is under construction at Kennedy Space Center. When work is completed in mid-2010, the $79-million plant will combine with new facilities in DeSoto and Martin counties to produce 110 megawatts of power and help bring Florida in line with solar power-producing leaders California and Nevada.

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MELBOURNE — Harris Corp. (NYSE-HRS) is launching an international business development team in the United Arab Emirates. Also: The international communications and IT company with headquarters in Melbourne has been awarded a three-year contract potentially worth $7.5 million to service command and control systems for the Air Force’s Mobility Command; the new Harris Center for Science and Engineering and the Harris Institute for Assured Information opened in October with a $5-million donation from Harris, which pledged another $2 million for research. The center will specialize in cybersecurity.

» The U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Command has awarded a $730,000 contract to Melbourne technology firm Modus Operandi to develop tools that analyze text and language to allow military intelligence officers to predict how enemies will behave.

» BAE Systems has expanded from Satellite Beach to Melbourne and plans to add 40 high-tech jobs in the next year to its existing workforce of 80. The London-based global defense, security and aerospace company has 105,000 employees worldwide.

» Securboration in Melbourne has won a $32-million extension contract for its work with the Air Force on security and collaboration technology. The firm is a client of the Technological Research and Development Authority’s Business Innovation Center.

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ORLANDO/ORANGE COUNTY — A foreign buyer purchased 640 condo units in bulk worth $37.6 million at Belmont at Park Central, Charles Towne at Park Central and Manor Row at Park Central, representing 60% of the total condo inventory. The purchase averages out to $58,750 a unit.

» The University of Central Florida Center for Emerging Media in downtown Orlando has been expanding, bringing in key partners: University of Florida’s Citylab-Orlando, a research and teaching center from the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning; and UCF’s fine arts press. The center already housed UCF’s Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, which is a graduate-level video-gaming school, and Vicon Entertainment’s House of Moves, a studio that captures human movement for creating movies or video games.

» Jacksonville-based SunWorks Solar has signed a letter of intent to develop a $12-million solar electric/photovoltaic “solar farm” in central Florida that can supply enough power for 300 homes.

» The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded the joint venture of engineering firms PBS&J and URS Corp. a five-year contract with a maximum value of $375 million to help provide temporary housing and care for disaster victims.

» Martinair returned to Orlando International Airport in October, bringing flights to nearly 100 worldwide destinations.

» Raytheon has partnered with Walt Disney World on a new attraction at Epcot that lets park visitors design and then ride their own roller coaster on a robotic simulator. Called the Sum of All Thrills, it’s designed to inspire children to appreciate math and science.

» The Big Ten Conference has extended its contract for four years with the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium to host the Capital One Bowl through 2013.

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PALM BAY — Globe Wireless, which provides maritime communications systems and services, plans to add 20 to its workforce of 100.