ORLANDO – If you’ve been delaying your travel plans, now is the time to start preparing, so you can take the trip you’ve been putting off. The Orange County Clerk’s Office is extending hours at three of our branch locations during March to make it easier for you and your…
Read MoreThe Small Business Administration has some key changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) which will be available for a limited amount of time to ensure America’s smallest businesses get exclusive access. If you are a small business owner with fewer than 20 employees, or are self-employed; there is new…
Read MoreKeeping You Safe – COVID-19 Update Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized by U.S. FDA For Emergency Use – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third available COVID-19 vaccine to Americans. The FDA…
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. (March 3, 2021) – Work is resuming on Universal Orlando Resort’s Epic Universe – the widely anticipated theme park that will create an entirely new level of theme park entertainment. Work on Epic Universe paused in July 2020, as the company adjusted plans in the midst of the…
Read MoreORLANDO, FL – March 1, 2021 – FAIRWINDS Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as the philanthropic arm of FAIRWINDS Credit Union, recently announced the recipients of its 2021 grants at an event held at the Citrus Club in Downtown Orlando. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings welcomed guests and City of Orlando…
Read MoreThe Collage Companies (Collage) has been the catalyst behind some of Central Florida’s most iconic structures for nearly 40 years, providing Design Build, General Contracting and Construction Management service with an emphasis on community-centric projects in the hospitality, religious, transportation and park sectors. Since 1982, Collage projects have provided thousands…
Read MoreThe Florida Office of Broadband within the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) is conducting a survey on the availability and accessibility of broadband internet service. Broadband, or high-speed internet access, is becoming increasingly vital to businesses and residents in the state of Florida as being online has become an important…
Read MorePre-COVID-19, Florida employers told us a skilled workforce was the top priority for 2020…then COVID happened. While vaccines are on the way, a return to some sense of normality will take time, and we anticipate Florida’s workforce needs will continue to be a top issue. A high-quality workforce is Florida’s best long-term economic…
Read MoreST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Duke Energy Florida named Sharon Arroyo vice president of government and community relations, effective Feb. 16. Arroyo succeeds Melissa Seixas, who recently became the Florida state president. Arroyo will report to Seixas in this new role. Arroyo will lead the Florida government and community relations team…
Read More2021 is off to the races and our members are rightfully focused on recalibrating their new normal. Reduced workforces, new hires, different customer service protocols, and new revenue goals are all demanding fresh effort and innovative thinking. The West Orange Chamber of Commerce Staff and Board of Directors join…
Read MoreRENEWED MEMBERS COMMUNITY TRUSTEE Computer Business Consultants SUPPORTING TRUSTEE Florida Blue Heichel Plumbing Lynn Walker Wright, P.A. Manheim Orlando Mark’s Floors, LLC…
Read MoreOCOEE, Fla. – Applications for the Ocoee Neighborhood Matching Grant Program are available. The neighborhood grant program is open to homeowner associations (HOA) and to neighborhoods that do not have a structured HOA. The goal of the grant program is to assist residents with making improvements to their neighborhoods. There…
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