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Scott PowersJanuary 23, 2018

After watching the county’s biggest tax incentives package turn into its biggest economic development bust, Orange County on Tuesday began in-depth deliberations with at least two and possibly more players offering to salvage a heavily-subsidized Lake Nona biomedical research laboratory that is soon to be departed by Sanford Burnham Prebys. On Tuesday the Orange County […]

Scott PowersJanuary 22, 2018

Don’t count out Teresa Jacobs quite yet in the 2018 elections cycle. It’s January, which is getting late, but it’s only January, so it’s not too late in Jacobs’ view of things. Watch for a decision by her soon on whether she’s ready to settle into the private sector and private life again, or whether […]

Scott PowersJanuary 19, 2018

Florida’s and Orange County’s economies are projected to grow and wages and salaries are likely to start finally climbing, but now the growing pains will start emerging more as well with tighter labor pools and housing shortages. That was one of the primary messages of Sean Snaith, director of the University of Central Florida Institute […]

Scott PowersJanuary 12, 2018

A sometimes angry, defiant and determined Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló accused Washington D.C. Friday of “turning its back on” Americans on the island since Hurricane Maria Rosselló called on Puerto Ricans in Florida and others to respond in elections. Speaking to a packed room of about 500 people at the Kissimmee Civic Center, Rosselló unleashed a […]

Scott PowersJanuary 4, 2018

Having largely tackled many of the education and jobs challenges arising from the mass migration of Puerto Ricans seeking a place to live in Florida after Hurricane Maria largely shut down their lives on the island, state and local officials gathered in Orlando told Gov. Rick Scott that housing remains a major problem. Scott met […]

Scott PowersDecember 12, 2017

Orange County mayoral candidate Rob Panepinto has hired seasoned Republican campaign grassroots organizer Brooke Renney to be his campaign manager. Renney has led field operations for a number of campaigns including Gov. Rick Scott‘s re-election campaign in 2014, Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera‘s U.S. Senate campaign in 2016, and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry‘s campaign. She’s also […]

Scott PowersNovember 16, 2017

Don’t count Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs out quite yet, she told the International Drive Resort Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday, pledging to push ahead in her last year on long-term planning for the district and support for Orange County Convention Center expansion. Jacobs, whose term limits expire at the end of 2018, was honored […]

Scott PowersNovember 14, 2017

Medical marijuana dispensaries will be allowed anywhere in unincorporated Orange County that pharmacies might go, thanks to a unanimous vote Tuesday evening by the Orange County Commission. After hearing scores of people testify in favor of allowing the dispensaries Tuesday and at a previous commission public hearing on Oct. 31, the board of commissioners decided […]

Scott PowersNovember 7, 2017

Orange County and Visit Orlando are working on new rules to open the convention and visitors bureau’s business to more public scrutiny, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs told Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran in a letter sent Monday. “We believe that the additional transparency measures we plan to implement will greatly enhance the transparency and […]

Scott PowersNovember 1, 2017

Confusion and concern are mounting as Central Florida governments working with Puerto Rican and Virgin Island evacuees await direction from state and federal officials, leaders of Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties warned Wednesday. In a letter Wednesday to Florida Division of Emergency Management Interim Director Wesley Maul and copied to FEMA Administrator William Long and […]

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Orange County opens to proposals to salvage from Sanford Burnham center

Teresa Jacobs still undecided on what’s next

Growth, growing pains, projected for Central Florida economy

Ricardo Rosselló accuses Washington of turning its back on Puerto Rico

Rick Scott’s Puerto Rico roundtable reaches same concern as others: housing

Brooke Renney to run Rob Panepinto’s Orange County mayoral campaign

Teresa Jacobs not done with I-Drive, convention center plans

Orange County approves medical marijuana dispensaries

Teresa Jacobs tells Richard Corcoran Orange County, Visit Orlando working on transparency

Orange, Osceola, Seminole leaders urge Florida, FEMA to plan better for Puerto Rican refugees