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Residents Are Invited to View Future Design Plans for Oakland Avenue

The second ‘Complete Streets’ project meeting will be held on Sept. 30 OAKLAND, FL — Residents are invited to provide input during the second of two planned public meetings to envision the future character of Oakland Avenue and Tubb Street. The Oakland Avenue Complete Streets Project meeting will be…

Florida Tax Revenues Soar by 24% Past Expectations in July

Jim Turner | News Service of Florida | 9/14/2021 Bolstered in part by people continuing to spend down savings amassed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida general-revenue collections exceeded expectations by 24 percent in July. Collections of revenue such as sales taxes were $619.8 million above what state economists projected in…

AdventHealth Community COVID Bulletin – September 10, 2021

This week, AdventHealth’s Central Florida division transitioned to “Yellow Status,” which will allow for additional deferred surgical procedures to move forward. AdventHealth has about 1,120 COVID-19 inpatients across the Central Florida Division, which includes Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Polk, Volusia and Flagler counties. The census reflects a gradual decrease…

Construction County Road 438 Bridge Over Florida’s TurnpikeTo Close for Reconstruction Through Fall 2022

Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise (FTE) is closing the County Road (CR) 438/Oakland Avenue bridge over Florida’s Turnpike/State Road (SR) 91 in Orange County on September 26, 2021, for demolition and reconstruction. The bridge is anticipated to be closed for 12 months. CR 438/Oakland Avenue Bridge over Florida’s Turnpike/SR 91Long-term full…

Taking Central Florida Lifestyle Publications to the Next Level & Beyond

Orlando, Fla. – Karst Media Group, a local, multi-media publishing, events, and public relations firm will officially mark the 19th birthday of their 8 hyper-local, affluent lifestyle publications by introducing 8 new Facebook groups and 8 new Facebook pages to compliment centralfloridalifestyle.com and take their hyper/local community demand to the…

As Return-to-Work Plans Evolve, Workers are Getting Anxious… Many Are Eyeing the Exits.

By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Business Journals Workers are anxious and exhausted by their employers’ constantly shifting return-to-work plans — and many are considering finding a new job, according to a new poll by job search company Monster. The survey of nearly 4,000 workers…

HHS Announces the Availability of $25.5 Billion in COVID-19 Provider Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 10, 2021Contact: HHS Press Office202-690-6343media@hhs.gov Combined application for American Rescue Plan rural funding and Provider Relief Fund Phase 4 will open on September 29 The Biden-Harris Administration announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),…

Weathering an Employer’s Duties During the Storm

September 08, 2021 By: Rachel D. Gebaide, Morey Raiskin & Abood Shebib Hurricane season is only half over, with Hurricane Ida leaving a trail of damage across Louisiana and beyond, and Hurricane Larry swirling in the Atlantic Ocean, although the storm is not expected to make landfall in…

Key Takeaways: Orange County Government News Conference 9/9/2021

Orange County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update | September 9, 2021 COVID-19 BY THE NUMBERS As of Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the Florida Department of Health (DOH) is reporting that Orange County’s 14-day rolling positivity rate is 14.32 percent. Additional County statistics include: CDC level of community transmission: HIGHEligible residents (12+) who…

Large Employers Must Mandate Vaccine or Weekly COVID-19 Testing

Large employers will be required to mandate the vaccine or require weekly testing. By Ty West – Editor-in-Chief, The Business Journals, Sep 9, 2021 The Biden administration on Thursday said it will order large employers to mandate the Covid-19 vaccine or require weekly testing for unvaccinated workers. The requirement,…

Healthy West Orange Arts & Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with New Exhibition

Running Sept. 1 through Oct. 30, the Hispanic HeritageMonth Exhibition Features Central Florida Artists OAKLAND, FL – The Town of Oakland is celebrating Hispanic HeritageMonth by showcasing artists who have found ways to bring Hispanicheritage alive in their works on display at the Healthy West Orange Artsand Heritage Center…

Universal Orlando Hosts Job Fair Next Week

The theme park will be hosting a food and beverage job fair to fill Halloween Horror Nights positions.by: Annabelle Sikes Staff Writer Universal Orlando recently announced it will be hosting a food and beverage job fair next week to fill positions for the annual Halloween Horror Nights event. HHN is set…