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| The
Hottest News on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry (January
2008) |
A
compilation of major business news from the past three months. |
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| Orlando
Companies Voice & Touch Their Way to Top of Trendy 'Human Factors'
Tech Innovations |
Our
voice and hands are doing much more these days than chit-chatting with
friends and typing on the computer. |
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The
Contender: Metro Orlando Is A Top Spot For Black Entrepreneurs. |
Today
in the U.S. more African Americans own businesses than ever before. |
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Healthy
Living: Orlando Has Become The Specialty Pharmaceutical Distribution
Capital Of The Nation |
The
process is a little different for people who depend on their medications
to keep them alive or preserve their quality of life. |
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The
Greening of Central Florida: Eco-Friendly Practices May Help The Earth,
But For Local Businesses, They Also Help The Bottom Line. |
Going
"green" brings in the green. As gas prices spiral out of control and
global warming moves from a conspiracy theory to confirmed science, business
is booming for enterprises that promise to tread lightly on the Earth. |
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Living
Science |
Here's
a glimpse inside the latest happenings in Metro Orlando's thriving business
community. |
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| News
on Metro Orlando’s Growing Business & Industry (October
2007) |
You
could say the latter half of this summer is when Orlando really soared
as major business developments
landed in this ‘sky’s the limit’ metropolitan community. |
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| School Bell Rings for Workers, Too |
Kids
aren’t the only ones heading back
for another year of schooling. As the bell rings this year, companies,
too, are sending their employees to class to acquire new technical skills,
obtain industry certifications and simply to make the business more competitive. |
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| News
on Metro Orlando’s Growing
Business & Industry (May 2007) |
What’s
happened in Orlando over the past few months that is driving economic
growth and national business trends? |
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| bioOrlando: Accelerating Life Science
in Central Florida |
When
visitors land at the Orlando International Airport in 2009, there will
be a new ‘attraction’ located not far away from baggage claim:
Orlando’s budding ‘medical city’ – which will
be anchored by The Burnham Institute for Medical Research – a premier
non-profit medical research facility focused on therapies for cancer,
Alzheimer’s and other diseases. |
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| Metro
Orlando’s Digital
Media Industry |
What
most people know about Metro Orlando starts and stops at the region’s
world-class entertainment industry. |
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| Orlando is one of the ‘Power
Cities’ Fueling Green Technologies & Alternative Energy Initiatives |
While Congress continues to wrestle with a comprehensive
energy policy and direction, states and regions across the U.S. are fueling
major and meaningful solutions. |
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| Why
Metro Orlando Matters To The Nation |
From exploring alternative
energy solutions, to providing the most advanced simulation training tools
to our nation's warfighters, to raising the bar in our childrens' math
and science career pursuit, to leading advancements in the biotech arena,
Metro Orlando is a region on the move ... a place where critical issues
and priorities of our nation are being addressed. |
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| News
on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry (February 2007) |
Companies
are coming; companies are growing. 600 jobs are being created. And the
high
tech industry is at the heart of this recent economic development in Orlando. |
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| Major
Diversity Trends, Happenings & People in Metro Orlando |
Minority
leaders are on the rise in a region that is consistently recognized as one
of the top economic regions in the U.S. Here are just some of those leaders: |
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| Quick
Read on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry From July-September
2006 |
From
landing a leading bioscience research institute, to being home to the corporation
that will develop the next lunar spacecraft, to being ranked tops in major
economic rankings, to experiencing thousands of new jobs through the growth
and expansion of numerous local companies, Metro Orlando has it going on
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| Disney’s
Promotion of Meg Crofton to President of Walt Disney World Illustrates the
Growing Number of Women-Led and Owned Businesses in Metro Orlando |
The
announcement last week that a woman was named to lead Walt Disney World
sheds light on a perhaps quietly growing trend – Metro Orlando has
become a hotbed for women-led and owned organizations. |
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| As
Alternative Energy Becomes New Source of U.S. Economic Growth, Metro Orlando
Becomes Top Market for This Fueled-Up Sector |
It’s
official. The wind and sun are taking over the jobs of oil and natural gas
– and experts stress that this unseating continues to opens the doors
to greater affordability and efficiency and less air pollution. |
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| Quick
Read on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry From March-June 2006 |
From
banks to airlines to manufacturers to warehouse and distribution centers,
major expansions have been announced in Metro Orlando in the past three
months. |
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Bank
On It: Central Florida Is Becoming A Global Financial Center As Clusters
Of Financial Software And Accounting Operations Firms Have Swarmed In. |
Whether
or not you believe that money makes the world go around, it's a fact
that financial services companies – banks, insurance companies,
credit card issuers and the technology firms that support them – do
make the money go around for all of us. |
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| Downtown
Orlando Undergoing Transformation of Thrill-Riding Proportions; Among the
Largest of Dozens of Downtown Revitalizations Across the Country |
If
a theme park still costs an average of $1 billion to build, Orlando has
what amounts to three parks going up – only it’s not thrill rides that are
being erected here, it’s new office towers, retail, restaurants and residential
units that are completely transforming downtown Orlando and its skyline. |
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| News
on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry (March 2006) |
The
University of Central Florida won approval from the Florida Board of Governors
for a new medical college that will fire up Metro Orlando’s economy,
help the region become a hub for biomedical activity, address the growing
physician shortage in Florida and generate thousands of high-paying jobs. |
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| News
on Metro Orlando's Growing Business & Industry (January 2006) |
With
Metro Orlando experiencing some of the fastest job growth rates in the country,
there have been quite a few recent expansion and growth stories coming out
of the region’s business sector. |
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| Orlando’s
Swelling Base of 'Idea People’ Brings on Mighty Entrepreneurial Growth |
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patented biometric software for forensic fingerprinting; laser radar systems
and simulation training devices for the military; optical crystals used
in PET scanners for cancer detection; the latest in interactive electronic
games; a propeller-free propulsion system for boats; noise-reducing window
shutters; medical devices for spinal implants; an anthrax vaccine produced
through genetically engineered tobacco plants; and patented plant and vegetable
extraction processes for medical and nutraceutical applications. |
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Piloting
The Airways—Aviation
Simulation Training is Taking Off in Orlando |
Forget
what might immediately come to mind when you think about the airline industry
business. Despite factors such as higher gas prices and mixed earnings,
there’s a silver lining in this cloud. Some positive news coming out
of the industry could nurture a blossoming niche and bolster the economy. |
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| Orlando
Keeps Conjuring Up Simulation Industry Growth |
Metro
Orlando, already renowned as a world leader for the simulation industry,
is like a proud mother watching her children grow. Two major simulation
companies that call Orlando home have announced plans to expand in the region. |
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| Orlando
Companies Dig Up Multi-Million Dollar Military Contracts for Mines and Mine
Detectors |
Two
Orlando area companies focusing on what is underground and in the sea to
fight terror and build security have collectively received more than $30
million in new contracts from the U.S. Army and Navy. |
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Orlando Becoming MVP for Sports Technology |
Play
a sports video game. Go to an NBA game. Head to an NFL football stadium.
Watch an Olympic swimmer on TV. Do any of these and chances are you’ll
be touched by Orlando, Florida. That’s because Orlando has become
the new star of a growing base of sports technology companies and world-renowned
sports training facilities. |
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| Orlando
Offers Right Rx for Medical Technology Field |
Pick
up the paper. Talk to a friend or relative. Every day, Americans either
become award of, or themselves directly experience, new medical advances
and breakthroughs in areas ranging from cancer treatment to birth control.
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| ED
Industry: More Sophisticated; Manning Economic Growth |
Q:
What’s not listed on the stock market, but pays big dividends? Hint:
governments have them, chambers of commerce have them, even utilities and
universities have them … and there are thousands of them out there
in the form of public-private corporations. |
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| Metro
Orlando Mixes the Right Formula for the Biotech Industry |
From
groundbreaking research to clinical trials to advanced agrotechnology development
and innovative medical applications, Metro Orlando’s biotechnology
and life sciences industry continues to grow, gaining ground throughout
the U.S. as a ‘place to be’ for the industry. |
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| E-Commerce
& Web Development Clicking in Central Florida |
Fact:
Online shopping, searching, newsgathering and chatting are at an all-time
high. From e-commerce to weblogs, more people are turning to the Web for
everything from buying and selling products to expressing opinions. |
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| Aviation
& Aerospace Industries Head South for Growth – Industries Take
Off in Orlando |
Like
birds flocking south for the winter, the aviation and aerospace industries
have been congregating in Metro Orlando for some time now. While building
their homes and spreading their wings for growth opportunities an industry
hub has emerged and is ready to soar. |
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Women
Engineers Sprouting in Orlando, Already a Top Market for Women-Owned Businesses
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In
football terms, Lisa Beeson, Pamela McCauley-Bell and Mansooreh Mollaghasemi
are the star quarterback, receiver and lineman for a promising new league
– women entrepreneurs who are taking the engineering industry by storm. |
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| Orlando
Firms Arm Military for Battle with Smarter Defense Tools |
Close
to Cinderella’s Castle in Orlando, Florida – a hallmark of the
region’s renowned tourism industry – another landmark has taken
shape. It’s a site spanning thousands of acres where some of the nation’s
leading battle testing, simulation and R&D work is being done. |
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Defense
Work Lights the Way for Laser and Simulation Companies
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Despite
impending BRAC decisions, military/defense work continues to fuel tech company
growth; laser and simulation industries lead growth; Metro Orlando fares
well due to large industry concentrations in region. |
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| Universities
Will Be Key to Fueling New Business Opportunities |
The
University of Central Florida plays a significant role in the economic development
of Metro Orlando. In fact, the university’s impact includes annual
direct and indirect spending of more than $1.2 billion and a regional employment
impact of more than 19,000 jobs. Beyond these numbers, R&D capabilities
at the University of Central Florida are also fueling growth in areas such
as space exploration and new medical treatments. Here are a few examples. |
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| Agrotechnology
Industry Blossoms Throughout the U.S. |
Crushing
plants and vegetables in a high tech extraction process for their juices.
Cloning soil-less plants in a clean room environment. Such innovations are
part of a hot new industry, dubbed agro-technology, that is fast taking
root in Metro Orlando. In fact, out of the three states in the U.S. recognized
as major agrotech industry contenders – Florida, Texas and California
– Florida is emerging as the place to be. |
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| The
Convergence of Orlando’s Entertainment and Technology Industries |
Ask
almost anyone, anywhere in the world, if they’ve heard of Orlando.
Most likely they’ll reply “yes.” But, what most people
know about Metro Orlando starts and stops at the region’s world-class
entertainment industry. This isn’t surprising considering that Orlando’s
travel sector accounts for approximately $25 billion in sales. What is surprising
is that Orlando’s technology industry – the region’s second
largest economic engine – adds up to almost $15 billion. |
