According to the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Florida’s economy is expected to hit the $1 trillion mark in 2018, which will make it the 16th-largest economy in the world, and it will outpace the entire…;
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: POWER OF VISION
The planned launch of the closely guarded Zuma payload by SpaceX and the much-awaited launch later this month of the Falcon Heavy rocket capable of carrying into orbit over 54 metric tons of cargo at…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: VICTIMS OR BENEFICIARIES?
“Big Tech” had a break-out year. Amazon swallowed Whole Foods whole, built a subservient Central Florida Distribution Center rivaling legacy frenemy UPS, and swooped in as the “Grinch Who Stole Christmas” from retailers worldwide. In its local…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AIRBNB ON THE MARCH
A development deal between Airbnb and a Miami developer scheduled to open in Osceola County during the first quarter 2018 is the first of breed permitting tenants in the complex to lease out their apartments up to…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AMAZON HQ2
Big game hunting for Amazon’s HQ2 by economic development interests in Central Florida is not without value and should obviously be vigorously pursued. However, what we want to recognize is that the means-end relationship begins…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Zillow Targets Real Estate
Zillow’s move to disintermediate the real estate brokerage industry may be somewhat moderate with its limited testing in Orlando and Phoenix, but it is nonetheless a quiet first step towards disrupting the industry. Having established…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Driverless in Motion
The low key announcement by Google parent Alphabet that it has penned an agreement with Avis Rental Car to operate as the on-the-ground servicing partner for its Waymo Driverless Car unit is shedding light on…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Amazon in Central Florida
AMAZON IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. Looking ahead: Amazon’s expansion, not only in locating a massive distribution center in South Orlando, but in acquiring Whole Foods’ 431 grocery stores nationwide, is ground zero in what can only…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Affordable Housing
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. Last week: This week’s announcement that JP Morgan Chase has provided seed capital to test some two dozen affordable housing units built with metal shipping containers is good news on several fronts. On…;
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: Retailing Unhinged
Unlike Fantasia in “The NeverEnding Story,” not even Atreyu has any hopes of saving retailing from insatiable Amazon as it voraciously consumes its way across the entire sector leaving Nothing (pun intended) behind it. The…;