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Few people grow up saying, 'I want to be an internal auditor.' People tend to gravitate toward the profession midway through their careers, often discovering it by accident or being [...]

Orlando/Orange County The city, county and region are starting to breathe sighs of relief, cautiously, as multiple projects come to fruition that should create jobs and pump money into the [...]

ORLANDO / ORANGE COUNTY Theme park companies are laying off executives, hotels are offering deep discounts, and weakened world markets are keeping foreign travelers home. But things aren't as bad [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] REGIONAL TRENDS Central Florida leaders are building on an established reputation for collaboration in 2008. Two of the region's most powerful business groups--the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission [...]

REGIONAL TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH: Metro Orlando has been named a top 10 'geek mecca' by Wired magazine. Business Week called it the 'world epicenter' for computer simulation as well as [...]

Michael Konig, 27 MIAMI Job: Managing director of SMK Cape Horn Development Group, which helped lead the trend in Miami of converting high-end office buildings into office condos. In its [...]

The coastal counties used to be a favorite relocation destination for Northeasterners, but today the region is seeing a surge in new residents from other parts of the state, most [...]

The region's Hispanic community, growing almost twice as fast as in the rest of Florida, now makes up about 20% of Central Florida's total population--an increase of nearly 12 percentage [...]

* Darius Graham, 21 FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY Major: Political science Notable: Founder of national philanthropy program Books All Around (booksallaround.org), which creates libraries at community centers and donates [...]

STEVE CONTOS General Manager, J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes Orlando grandelakes.com Resort Features: 100,800 square feet of meeting space, a lazy river outdoor heated pool, the Primo restaurant run by chef [...]

LanguageSpeak: In Any Language Founded: 1995 Location: Miami Annual Revenues: $3.2 million Employees: 7 full-time and 275 independent contractors worldwide Concept: Raised in Colombia and fluent in both Spanish and [...]

Although Orlando lost a big-money bid last year for the California-based Scripps Research Institute, which is developing a satellite facility in West Palm Beach instead, Central Florida is succeeding at [...]

NANCY HOGSHEAD-MAKAR, 42 SCOTT MAKAR, 45 Jacksonville She: Extrovert. Three 1984 Olympic gold medals for swimming, Duke graduate and former Holland & Knight attorney. Today, she teaches torts and sports [...]

With more than $836 million in construction under way, including $661 million in commercial and residential, downtown Orlando is taking its first steps toward becoming what one area developer calls [...]

Area leaders hope to use a 20-year transportation plan as a model of cooperation for the various governmental jurisdictions within the Orlando metropolitan area. 'A year from now, we could [...]

Visitors from around the world know East Central Florida for its theme parks, NASCAR races, golf courses, water skiing and surfing. But look beyond the tourist attractions and you'll find [...]

Daytona Beach/Volusia County Touting lower labor and operating costs and a ready workforce, the county is targeting small businesses in New Jersey and Philadelphia, mostly in medical services, as part [...]

'We're trying to be there for all our companies.... We have to take care of what we have.' --Phil Ehlinger, interim economic development director for Volusia County DAYTONA COUNTY / [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Expanding Sales Opportunities Peter Wengert Founder, president and CEO Company: BioTraits Location: Orlando Founded: 2003 Employees: 7 Revenues: Almost $1 million in 2008 Description: Biometrics technology company specializing [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Savvy companies are moving beyond traditional marketing, exploring toots that come from technological advances. Blogs, online videos, MySpace and Facebook pages, podcasts and webinars among other toots can [...]

Making a Name Tri T. Vu Founder, President TTV Architects: Commercial/ institutional architecture and design Established: 1994, Jacksonville Annual Revenues: $1.7 million to $1.8 million Background: Moved to the United [...]

Old Florida Resort Manasota Beach Club Englewood manasotabeachclub.com With a clubhouse dating to about 1915 and some of its 12 cottages built in the 1920s, this 25-acre gulf-to-bay property near [...]

The master's of business administration has become almost a requirement in some business circles. As a result, MBA programs have become more accessible. It's common for colleges to offer three [...]

Domestic Travelers The average domestic tourist in Florida ... * Is a Georgia resident who drives to Orlando. * Is between 35 and 54 and comes from a household that [...]

Are you tired of having to use so much elbow grease to wash and dry your motorhome or dinghy vehicle? A quick tip is to wash the vehicle with a [...]

A new Partnership III building that opened in late October at the Central Florida Research Park houses the University of Central Florida's Institute for Simulation and Training and several military [...]

LAKE MARY -- Lake Mary-based technology firm Accesso has developed a mobile phone application for small and midsized theme parks, as well as museums and zoos, so users can customize [...]

Harris Corp. has opened a factory in Brazil to manufacture equipment that will help Brazil and the region transition to digital television. By Diane Sears [...]

DAYTONA BEACH -- Stirling Sotheby's International Realty sold a $2-million home in Ponce Inlet that ranks as the most expensive in the Daytona Beach area in two years. Florida residents [...]

Alclear of New York has taken over the Clear registered traveler program, which started at Orlando International Airport. The company says it will honor passholders left in the lurch when [...]

Avera Motors, a Rockledge-based spinoff of manufacturer Mainstream Engineering, plans to hire more than 1,100 by 2015 to build fuel-efficient four-seat sports cars, The company now employs 15 engineers and [...]

The University of Central Florida received a record-breaking rebate check of $637,000 from Progress Energy in April for making an energy-efficient investment in a thermal energy storage facility that can [...]

United Space Alliance plans to lay off about 100 this month at Kennedy Space Center, bringing its workforce there to almost 5,400, as the Houston-based company starts winding down for [...]

Melbourne-based BRPH Construction Services and partnering firm Lifecycle Construction Services of Washington, D.C., have secured a contract worth approximately $200 million to handle U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in [...]

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A bitter battle over who will build the next generation of Air Force aerial refueling aircraft could have major consequences for Brevard County, with more than 1,600 potential [...]

Privately held Orlando pest control company Massey Services is purchasing Deerfield Beach-based Sunair Services (AMEX-SNR), the parent company of its main competitor, Middleton Lawn and Pest Control. The combined company--Massey [...]

With 75% of the contracts awarded for the events center that will replace the Amway Arena downtown, the city is on track to have 35% participation by minority- and women-owned [...]

The first 40 students started classes Aug. 3 at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, each with a four-year scholarship funded from community donations for the new facility. [...]

Executives with Hilton Orlando have announced the 1,400-room hotel is on track to open in September, when it will become the first facility accessible to the Orange County Convention Center [...]

The court-appointed manager for the Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jim Hopson, announced that five board members were fired, including Georgia Kaney, the paper's publisher; Marc Davidson, board chairman and co-editor; and [...]

Mount Dora-based environmental cleanup firm Handex Consulting and Remediation has been awarded a $1-million contract from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; the 160-employee firm also received a $500,000 [...]

Texas-based EZCorp bought Value Financial Services, which operates Value Pawn and Jewelry stores, for $130 million in cash and stock. Value Pawn's 67 stores will continue to operate under their [...]

Florida Hospital has opened its $225-million, 440-bed expansion, the Ginsburg Tower, as part of its 100th anniversary celebration of its downtown campus. You can reach Diane Sears at [...]

Donatos Pizzeria, a chain based in Columbus, Ohio, has closed its seven Florida restaurants, all in central Florida, and laid off about 140 [...]

Your biggest challenge is to market yourself so customers will connect with you and your company on a personal level. If you succeed, they'll not only buy from you, but [...]

Disney Cruise Line has extended its contract with Port Canaveral through 2023 for two existing ships and two ships set to launch in 2011 and 2012. Also, Royal Caribbean is [...]