Lincoln Property’s decision to reposition the 110,000-square-foot office building in downtown Orlando it acquired in 2014 as a mixed-use structure with 143 residential units, a ground level occupied by Wahlburgers, a second floor dedicated to…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RETAIL EVOLUTION
It is not surprising that JCPenney, among other traditional retailers, is shuttering some 154 stores, including its store at Orlando Fashion Square. Nor is it terribly surprising that Amazon has captured 49% of all e-commerce…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELECTION CENTRAL
The upcoming political free-for-all may put Florida as ground zero for the 2020 election. On the Republican side, it has been announced that Florida will host the GOP convention. And, on the Democratic side, it…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Dawn in America
It may not be morning in America. But it’s probably not mourning either. George Floyd could be described as the face that launched a thousand ships. 158 years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ECONOMIC PARALLEL
As Hertz, JCPenney, Neiman Marcus, and Tuesday Morning head into bankruptcy, ostensibly as a result of COVID-19, an interesting parallel emerges between biology and economics. COVID-19 has laid a swath of devastation as it focused…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: STARTUP PRIME TIME: Entrepreneurship
Square and Twitter have one thing in common. They emerged out of economic crisis at a time in which traditional solutions weren’t solving problems. For each of them, headed up by a charismatic entrepreneur with…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: STAY HUMBLE
Humility. Mom was born and raised in an aristocratic and wealthy family in Bari, Italy, educated by Montessori nuns in Rome and spending summers on the family’s almond farm in Puglia. Her life took a…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: KINDER, GENTLER
Falling somewhat under the category of “regularly scheduled programming,” John Krasinski’s Some Good News, a YouTube by-product of the pandemic, is a reflection of what is likely to emerge as the next generation of programming…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: INCHING FORWARD
In the midst of an impasse between some political leaders anxious to get the economy back to work and a wary public striving to stay safe, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is striking the right…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: TRUMP’S WWE
The irony is so surreal it almost belongs in the Dali Museum. As Gov. Ron DeSantis dawdles in protecting Florida’s residents, he nonetheless designated WWE as essential business, despite the fact that wrestling while social…