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› SeaWorld’s bid to buy Cedar Fair theme park company is rejected
SeaWorld Entertainment will not acquire Ohio-based regional theme park operator Cedar Fair after its offer for the company was rejected. SeaWorld, which has its headquarters in Orlando, announced the companies could not reach an agreement in a statement Tuesday evening. “In response to inquiries from various stakeholders, we confirm that our offer to acquire Cedar Fair was rejected,” it read. “Unfortunately, we do not see a path to a transaction.”
› Upgrades are in the works at Jacksonville Transportation and Aviation authorities
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority will provide some additions to its regional transportation center. An interior buildout has been approved for the second floor of the Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center at 100 Lavilla Center Drive. It will add about 3,946 square feet to the center and cost $625,200. Auld & White Constructors LLC is the contractor.
› Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival brings sounds, culture of Scotland to Central Florida
The rolling hills of Lake County will soon resemble the landscape of Scotland, complete with the sounds of bagpipes floating through the air, as the annual Mount Dora Scottish Highland Festival returns. The celebration of Scottish, Irish and Celtic culture takes place Feb. 19-20 in and around the city’s Donnelly Park. Guests can explore clans and heritage, browse vendors, see Highland athletics and get a taste of Scotland through food and sound.
› Apartment project to bring workforce housing to North Bay Village
Workforce housing is coming for the first time to a village surrounded by Biscayne Bay. North Bay Village is slated for a 21-story apartment rental community called Shoma Bay with 327 apartments at the corner of 79th Street Causeway and East Treasure Drive. Seventeen of those apartments, or 5% of the building, will be reserved for discounted workforce housing. The rest of the units will have pricing, which has yet to be determined, to compete with other apartment rental buildings.
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