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› Small Orlando defense firms get tips from Lockheed exec on landing subcontracts
Small businesses aren't an afterthought to behemoth contractors like Lockheed Martin Corp. In fact, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) seeks them out. One reason is because the U.S. government requires Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed and others to use small businesses as subcontractors for certain contract opportunities.
› Philadelphia company plans $101 million cold-storage project in North Jacksonville
BG Capital, a Philadelphia-based real estate investment and development company, intends to build an almost $101.2 million industrial cold-storage project near JaxPort in North Jacksonville. BGCap.com says the company will buy 20.5 acres at 8730 Somers Road to build the 272,400-square-foot facility called Jacksonville Cold Storage on its portfolio list.
› Legoland hosts Lunar Launch Camp this weekend
Legoland Florida is holding a two-day event built around outer-space transportation. Its Lego City Lunar Launch Camp is set for Saturday and Sunday at the Winter Haven theme park. Activities, held beneath the shade structure at the attraction’s Miniland USA, will include building an giant operational Lego telescope, assembling a moon mosaic, a visit to a spaceport to launch a rocket, galactic face painting and a moon-mission photo booth. Badges will be awarded at each station.
› Big Olaf ice cream being tested for listeria amid outbreak, Florida agriculture bureau says
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has collected ice cream samples from Big Olaf Creamery and is currently testing them for listeria. The state bureau that monitors food safety told the Herald-Tribune late Wednesday that frozen dessert samples were collected from the production facility of the Sarasota creamery on Tuesday, and that a full health inspection was done the following day.
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