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Final Frontier
Growth is coming to Florida's heartland. Who gets to say where it goes and how?
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Published on 7/1/2006
1-Million Mark
Orange County's population has topped 1 million, according to U.S. Census figures released in March.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Central Florida Players - June 2006
Jim Lewis, George Livingston, James Dinneen, Alan Rowe, David Bailey, Robert Brown.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Central Florida Business Briefs - June 2006
Daytona Beach, Melbourne, Orlando, Sanford, Volusia County, Winter Park.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Million-Dollar Homes
In metropolitan Orlando -- which includes Orange, Seminole, Osceola and Lake counties -- sales of existing single-family homes worth $1 million or more have risen 270% since 2003.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Road Work
Orlando-based Ascenda Inc. has developed free-standing kiosks that allow drivers to give transportation officials feedback on expressway expansions, system improvements and customer service.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Universal Appeal
Convention planners have been calling for more luxury hotels along International Drive since the Orange County Convention Center expanded in 2003 to become the second biggest in the nation.
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Published on 6/1/2006
Central Florida Players - May 2006
Robert L. Johnson, John Bultema III, John Caparella, Kemp Gallineau, Frank Billingsley.
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Published on 5/1/2006
Central Florida Business Briefs - May 2006
Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach Shores, Kissimmee, Melbourne, Orlando, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, Winter Park.
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Published on 5/1/2006
New Heights
Miami-based CMA Cos. has announced plans for an $850-million luxury condominium and resort near the convention center called The Blue Rose, which is expected to be the tallest residential structure in central Florida when it opens in phases beginning in l
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Published on 5/1/2006
Med School OK
Construction on a new medical school at the University of Central Florida, which received approval in March by the state Board of Governors, could start this year and begin training students in 2008.
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Published on 5/1/2006
$1.5-Million Gift
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida is building a permanent facility for its Eatonville branch with a $1.5-million donation from Darden Restaurants.
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Published on 5/1/2006
A Cultural Showcase
In Eatonville, the Orange County community best known as home of the Zora Neale Hurston Festival, former Miss Eatonville Debra Williams and business partner Sharon Fletcher Jones are creating the non-profit Heritage Village to showcase the nation's oldest
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Published on 5/1/2006
This Court Means Business
The success of Orlando's high-tech, no-nonsense business court has others looking to follow suit.
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Published on 5/1/2006
Hispanic Influence
Growing Spanish-speaking population becoming key economic driver in four-county Central Florida region anchored by Orlando.
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Published on 4/1/2006
Central Florida Business Briefs - March 2006
Daytona Beach, Lake Mary. Orange County, Orlando, Winter Park.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Lakefront Luxury
Rock Equities has started construction on Baldwin Harbor, a lakefront luxury residential development of two eight-story complexes in Baldwin Park near downtown Orlando.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Hydrogen Help
The University of Central Florida has secured $7.4 million from NASA for another year of research into ways to use hydrogen as fuel.
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Published on 3/1/2006
Central Florida Players - March 2006
Thomas Connolly, Bill Jennings, Steve Gardner, Beverly Pindling, Maurice "Mike" Callinan, Frank W. Herring Jr., Tom Goodson.
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Published on 3/1/2006
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
