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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…

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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…

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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…

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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),…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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How to Improve Your LinkedIn Organic Reach

LISA D. JENKINS / AUGUST 28, 2021 Want more people to see your LinkedIn content? Have you tried the Boost feature? In this article, you’ll discover how to identify the most beneficial organic content on your LinkedIn company page and a step-by-step guide for how to boost it. Why Organic Content…

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IRS Expands ARPA Paid-Leave Tax Credit to Incentivize More Vaccination

Written by Bretton Chatham – Bretton is a member of the Marketing Team at Bernard Health. He writes about HR, employment, and healthcare solutions. As Delta variant cases continue to rise, many employers are already considering policies to encourage COVID vaccination among their employees. Recently, the IRS…

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New Hamlin Apartment Project Nears Construction Start After Land Sale

By Jack Witthaus  –  Staff Writer, Orlando Business Journal A third apartment complex may rise soon in Hamlin — a 1,000-acre, mixed-use village in west Orange County’s Horizon West community — as demand for residential remains hot in Central Florida. The 373-unit project, called Homestead at Hamlin Lakes, may start construction in…

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