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| 12/14/2018

Four Corners offers possible glimpse of Florida's congested future

Four Corners — where Orange, Osceola, Polk and Lake counties meet at the center of the state, is home to Interstate 4, Florida’s busiest cross-state highway, and to Walt Disney World, the world’s most popular tourist attraction. This area of unbridled growth and development offers a possible glimpse at Florida’s future. More from WUSF News and the Miami Herald.

In 2018, SeaWorld rises from its financial funk

Six years after the “Blackfish” documentary blasted the company over its captive whales and started SeaWorld’s financial slide, the public uproar has quieted down. Attendance has rebounded. Theme park junkies buzz about new roller coasters on social media. Pass holders say they are fans of the busy event calendar with festivals and concerts. More from the Orlando Sentinel.

Tampa Bay way behind other cities when it comes to talent

Oh, the power of talented workforces. They attract companies and turn entrepreneurs’ dreams into realities. They pump life into cities and smooth over economic deficiencies. Unfortunately, talent hasn’t been Tampa Bay’s strong suit. More from the Tampa Bay Times.

Myakka City sea lion preserve opens to the public

A sea lion preserve outside Myakka City sequestered from the public eye for about 20 years has opened to the public. Sarasota Sea Lion Preserve, a reservation-only, for-profit conservation center, was born Dec. 1 to create personal interactions with residential animals and promote the conservation of marine mammals in the wild. More from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

Efforts underway to bring space tourism to Central Florida

It's the next generation of the space race, and on Thursday, a major victory came from the other side of the country. Virgin Galactic did in the desert what a couple of companies are trying to do in Brevard County. More from WESH.

Out of the Box
Santas taking to the sky, jumping out of planes at Cocoa Beach

 While most people look to the sky on Christmas Eve to catch a glimpse of Santa and his reindeer, visitors to Cocoa Beach might see Santa flying through the air more than a week sooner. Perhaps that’s Santas plural. More than 100 people dressed in holiday attire are taking to the skies for the third Skydiving Santas event at Cocoa Beach Pier on Dec. 15.

» More from the Orlando Sentinel.

 

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Fabiola Brumley

floridaWhen she was 13, Fabiola Brumley worked in the office of her father, a CPA and CFO of a company in Broward County, and found that “accounting was something I enjoyed.” At Bank of America, she oversees the Palm Beach County market and also business banking in a nine-state area.

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