Good news for Florida from the Financial Times and Nikkei: Miami, Orlando and Tampa were ranked No. 1, No. 2 and No. 11 in their most recent ranking for foreign investments in America. The ranking…
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Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: THROWBACK CANDIDATE
Jared Moskowitz, a Fort Lauderdale Democratic candidate for Congress, said that the worst thing President Biden did is signing off on a new law adding 87,000 more IRS agents. Whether Jared is right or wrong…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: SPACE EVOLUTION
SpaceX had a record-breaking 31 launches in 2021. By July of this year, it had already passed that number, is scheduled to hit as many as 60 launches by the end of 2022, and doubling…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: DISNEY TAKES A STAND
Disney’s CEO, Bob Chapek, defended company leaders in the “don’t say gay” standoff with Gov. Ron DeSantis. While the governor attacked “woke corporations” addressing the national conservativism conference in Miami, Chapek felt a need to…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ROYAL SUCCESSION
American media are in awe as the U.K. pays homage to Queen Elizabeth’s historic 70-year reign. Whatever your thoughts about monarchy and its place in modern times, few Americans can sit on the sidelines unimpressed…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: AGING WELL
95-year-old Richard Soller of Miramar, winner of the 200-meter finals at the National Senior Games, reflects the face of modern science in aging. Called senescence, it focuses on aging cells – cells that build up…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: BIG CHICKEN
Another chicken franchise is on the way in Florida. Well known NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is opening some 45 franchises in South Florida in the next 12 to 18 months, adding to his…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELECTRIC VEHICLES
A spate of recent news bodes well for the electric vehicle industry. General Motors is building electric automobile manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee. Ford is building in Kentucky and Tennessee. Toyota is building…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: RENTAL CRISIS
With regulatory hurdles in Central Florida taking over two years and construction itself adding another 18 months, the supply of new apartment rentals is well behind demand targeted by the Florida Apartment Association to be…
Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100: ELECTION INTEGRITY
Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to double down on playing to his base as he begins the process of arresting and prosecuting 20 Florida felons – including three from Orange County – who allegedly voted illegally…