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Orlando envisions a sports-theme plan under an I-4 overpass

I-4 cuts an unsightly gash through downtown Orlando, creating an elevated obstacle that separates the central business and nightlife district from the city's sports venues, leaving space beneath the roadway that is relegated mostly to surface parking. Read more »
Published on 11/28/2017

Rising tide: Cruise revenue pushes Port Canaveral toward $100 million

A new generation of leviathan-like cruise ships and a small but fast-growing cargo business has put Port Canaveral on the cusp of a significant milestone: $100 million in revenue. Read more »
Published on 10/26/2017

Hot water: SeaWorld faces class-action lawsuits and investigations

In June, Orlando-based Sea-World Entertainment disclosed that it has received subpoenas from both the DOJ and the SEC. Read more »
Published on 9/28/2017

Disc golf gives Lake County a sporting chance

Shortly after Alan Jones and his family established a potato farm in northern Manatee County in the late 1980s... Read more »
Published on 8/28/2017

Central Florida Business Briefs - August 2017

Roundup of Central Florida business in the news and people on the move. Read more »
Published on 8/21/2017

Shipping and handling: Harris technology tracks cargo in real time

On Jan. 14, SpaceX launced a rocket that carried satellites equipped with the first four antennae... Read more »
Published on 7/26/2017

Card games: Fattmerchant chips away at credit card fees

Suneera Madhani is a 30-year-old millennial, a new mom — and the founder of a 3-year-old Orlando company that aims to be the Netflix or Uber of the credit-card processing. Read more »
Published on 6/28/2017

Hop to it: UF professor's project leads to Florida-produced hops

Brian Pearson was in England five or six years ago, vacationing with family after finishing his Ph.D... Read more »
Published on 5/24/2017

Life or death issue in Florida

When Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton ordered Markeith Loyd to stop, police say he shot and killed her. And when the newly elected state attorney Aramis Ayala announced her office would not seek the death penalty for Loyd – or for any future criminal defendants - the announcement enraged everyone from Mina to Gov. Rick Scott. Read more »
Published on 4/26/2017

Central Florida: I-4 and more

Work continues on Orlando's I-4 Ultimate road improvement plan; the SunRail expands; Orlando International Airport expects to complete its people-moving complex as part of a $1-billion expansion. Read more »
Published on 3/28/2017

Two big development projects coming to Lake Nona

The USTA opens its tennis academy, and KPMG announces big plans. Read more »
Published on 2/27/2017

Dr. P. Barry Butler named new president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Board of Trustees has named Dr. P. Barry Butler, Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Iowa, as the sixth president of the world's leading institution of higher education focusing on aviation, aerospace and research. Read more »
Published on 2/17/2017

Butting heads: Orange County's property appraiser clashes with big business

It's not much of an exaggeration to say that Rick Singh, the elected property appraiser in Orange County, came out of nowhere. Read more »
Published on 1/26/2017

KPMG to Build State-of-the-Art Learning, Development, and Innovation Facility in Orlando, Fla.

KPMG LLP has unveiled plans to build a state-of-the art learning, development, and innovation facility to further enhance the world-class training capabilities it offers to its partners and professionals. The 55-acre campus will be built in the 14-square-mile community of Lake Nona in the City of Orlando, Florida, with construction scheduled to begin in spring 2017. Read more »
Published on 1/10/2017

The science of rebuilding Orlando's science museum

In February 1997, the Orlando Science Center moved into a striking new home, a $48.7-million building overlooking a park. Read more »
Published on 12/28/2016

Following the business: The largest theme park association moves to Orlando

The largest theme park association moves its headquarters to Orlando. Read more »
Published on 11/28/2016

Orange County launches a tech offensive

Orange County this summer announced that it distributed nearly 75,000 computers to students. Read more »
Published on 10/26/2016

Anthony Catanese's legacy at FIT

During Anthony J. Catanese's 14-year tenure as president of the Florida Institute of Technology, the university's endowment more than doubled to $66 million, annual revenue more than tripled to $73 million and student enrollment more than quadrupled to about 16,000. Read more »
Published on 9/28/2016

Boundless? Orlando extends its growth eastward

In mid-July, a divided Orange County Commission voted to rewrite the county's growth plan to accommodate two developments east of the Econlockhatchee River Read more »
Published on 8/26/2016

Orlando labor market matures at mid-year

Orlando's run as the country's leading job engine continues, as area employers add more technical positions at higher wage levels. Read more »
Published on 8/2/2016

Coming together after tragedy

The mass murder in Orlando highlights the region's multicultural makeup. Read more »
Published on 7/27/2016

SunRail stimulus

The site of an almost 80-year-old lumber yard north of Orlando will be home to a SunRail station and a $50-million, 293-unit apartment community called Maitland Station. Read more »
Published on 6/28/2016

Windfall: A tug-of-war begins over bed tax receipts

The home of Hogwarts, Cinderella's Castle and a convention center the size of the Pentagon, Orange County raised more than $226 million by taxing hotel stays during its last fiscal year. Read more »
Published on 5/25/2016

Room to grow: Universal buys back a 475-acre parcel

Universal has been nibbling into Walt Disney World's market share ever since by investing hundreds of millions of dollars in new attractions, hotels and a water park. Read more »
Published on 4/27/2016

Central Florida: $2 billion in projects

Work on I-4 — including through downtown Orlando — will continue for at least the next decade. Read more »
Published on 3/28/2016

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Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices
Bitter-to-swallow cocoa costs force chocolate shops to raise prices

Central Floirda chocolate shops are left with a bitter taste as cocoa prices hit an all-time high earlier this week.

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