May 25, 2013
Central
Making an Impact
The Rollins College Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership Center has partnered with www.OpportunityKnocks.org, a national job listings website.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Hitting Its Stride
When John Hitt became president of the University of Central Florida in 1992, the school had 20,200 students and was mostly a local resource for community college transfers.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Central Florida Players - Feb. 2006
Byron Brooks, Rebecca Sutton, Mark McHugh, Dennis Jones, Paul McKitrick, The Rev. Fred Maxwell, Bob Larson, Fred H. Pryor Jr.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Central Florida Business Briefs - Feb. 2006
Apopka, Eatonville, Orange County, Orlando, Poinciana, Port Canaveral, Volusia County, Winter Park.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Staying Put
Despite multiple hurricanes in 2004, residents still grew complacent when it came time to evacuate, according to a University of Central Florida survey of county emergency managers.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Anthrax Vaccine
Using only one acre of tobacco plants, the U.S. could safely and inexpensively create enough anthrax vaccine to inoculate every resident.
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Published on 2/1/2006
A Tourism Complex
Along Osceola Parkway near Shingle Creek, construction gets under way this year on 1,000 acres that will become home to Legacy Resort.
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Published on 2/1/2006
Central Florida Business Briefs - Jan. 2006
Apopka, Kissimmee, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Orlando, Oviedo, St. Cloud, Sanford, Volusia County.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Pounding the Pavement
In its first transportation summit in October, the Lake-Sumter Metropolitan Planning Organization laid out a road improvement program that will take the region through 2010.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Central Florida Players - Jan. 2006
Al Weiss, Yvonne Scarlett-Golden, Yulita Osuba, Bruce and Medea Harris, Bill Frederick.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Women and Children
Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies opens; Arnold Palmer Hospital expands.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Girls and Gaming
Full Sail Real World Education and the Orlando Science Center have teamed up to encourage more girls to study math and science.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Flight Plan
Orlando International Airport rebounded in 2005 from the hurricane season of 2004.
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Published on 1/1/2006
In the Game
As the inaugural class hits its second semester at the University of Central Florida's graduate school for video game developers, the city is carving out a "digital media village" to surround the downtown Orlando campus.
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Published on 1/1/2006
Travel Briefs - Dec. 2005
Florida Restaurant Association, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, business travel.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Central Florida Business Briefs - Dec. 2005
Daytona Beach, DeBary, De Leon Springs, Lake Mary, Orlando, Ormond Beach, Sanford, Winter Park.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Class Project
While central Florida can boast of having NASA and a host of high-tech companies in its back yard, the faculties at its local schools mirror those nationwide in having too few qualified math and science instructors.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Room Service
Even before the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center opened in Kissimmee, its creators were planning a technological tool they said would revolutionize the hotel experience for meetings and conventions.
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Published on 12/1/2005
Village of Imagine
Vancouver-based Intrawest Corp. is building a 1,000-unit resort community on Universal Boulevard across from the Orange County Convention Center.
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Published on 11/1/2005
Central Florida In the News - Nov. 2005
News from Brevard County, Daytona Beach Shores, Deland, Melbourne, Ocoee, Orlando, Palm Coast, Sanford, Volusia County, Winter Park.
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Published on 11/1/2005
