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Healthy West Orange Arts and Heritage Center at the Town of Oakland Seeks Artists For New Exhibition Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

OAKLAND, FL – The Town of Oakland is seeking works of art by localartists for an upcoming exhibition to honor Hispanic Heritage in CentralFlorida. The new exhibition will be held in conjunction with HispanicHeritage month and will run from Sept. 1 to Oct. 27 at the…

AdventHealth Central Florida Division COVID-19 Update: Visitation Policy

Effective Monday, Aug. 2, updates are being made to the visitation policy at all facilities in AdventHealth’s Central Florida division to help our teams providing care to our patients. We have made the decision to move from in-person visits to virtual visits for COVID-19 positive patients.

Central Florida Pharmacy Council Releases 9th Edition African American Health Resource Directory

Orlando, Fla. (July 27, 2021) – The Central Florida Pharmacy Council (CFPC) is pleased to announce the release of its 9th edition of the African American Health Resource Directory. The directory is an important tool to help address health challenges and disparities by providing access to…

Federal Grant Opportunities in August

Recently Awarded in District 10 Airport Taxiway and Lighting Rehabilitation Funding – Department of Transportation Recipient: Orlando International AirportAward: $8,385,160Description: This grant funding rehabilitates the existing Taxiway E lighting system to extend its useful life and enhance safe airfield operations during low visibility conditions and rehabilitates…

Florida Blue Recognized as “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for 7th Year

– Health insurer earns a score of 100 on Disability Equality Index – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – July 26, 2021 – Florida Blue, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan of Florida, is pleased to announce it has received a top score on the 2021 Disability Equality…

Orange County Mayor Issues State of Emergency as New COVID-19 Case Count Shatters Record

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has signed a State of Local Emergency urging all residents and visitors to wear masks when in an indoor space with others whether they are vaccinated or unvaccinated. At a press conference on Wednesday, Demings said he wants residents and visitors…

AdventHealth To Defer Scheduling New Elective Surgeries That Involve Overnight Stays, Require Masks in All Areas and Limit Visitors

AdventHealth doctors say surge driven by Delta and nearly all hospitalized patients are unvaccinated ORLANDO, Fla., July 22, 2021 – AdventHealth returned to “yellow” status in response to the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, the health system announced on today’s AdventHealth Morning Briefing. The move means that new elective surgeries…

Leadership Orange Program is Back!

Orange County Public Schools invites you to see and hear what it takes to educate our 206,000 children every school day, as well as study the support operations that go on behind the scenes of our front-line teachers. We are now accepting applications for Class XI of our Leadership Orange…

CenturyLink Fiber Transforming into Quantum Fiber

Winter Garden, Florida | July 21st, 2021 – Quantum Fiber | We’re proud to announce that CenturyLink Fiber is transforming into Quantum Fiber—an internet service built for what’s now and what’s next. Quantum Fiber gives builders, developers, and owners a game-changing amenity that opens possibilities for their properties and…

Applications Now Being Accepted for the 2022 WOCC Board of Directors

Winter Garden, Florida | July 19th, 2021 – 2021 has been a year of change and new challenges. We have seen people come together like never before to make communities across the nation stronger. As new changes come forward, new plans for the future get made and that’s why The…

Solar Bears, Lightning Extend Affiliation Agreement

SOLAR BEARS, LIGHTNING EXTEND AFFILIATION AGREEMENT Defending Stanley Cup champs to play preseason game at Amway Center on October 5 TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have extended its ECHL affiliation agreement with the Orlando Solar Bears, vice president and general manager Julien BriseBois announced today. The…

Florida Blue Hiring 1,200 Remote Agents

Florida Blue hiring 1,200 remote seasonal positions in preparation for enrollment season Florida Blue, the state’s leading health insurer serving more than 5 million members, is currently hiring 1,200 licensed health insurance agents as part of the local Blue Cross Blue Shield plans’ preparations for the upcoming fall enrollment season.