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Nurturing Tomorrow’s Innovators There are two mantras that echo across the campus of UCF. One is that UCF is “The Partnership University.” Far from being an academic island or ivory tower, UCF has endeavored to link itself with the challenges…
Reaching a Current and Future Skilled-Labor Talent Pool With many lamenting the shrinking American middle class, it’s critical to address the realities of the 21st century workforce – which is the skills gap in our country’s labor force. A growing…
Laying the Foundation in Orlando There’s a saying that overnight success is generally 20 years in the making. That’s certainly true for most really important accomplishments, especially in the field of economic development. For the Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC),…
Creating a Promising Future Orlando was built on innovation. Rightly named the “happiest place on Earth,” we’re also the home of “next-generation thinking.” Since the early days of Martin Marietta (now known as Lockheed Martin), Florida Technological University (now the…
Orlando at Epicenter of Global Modeling, Simulation and Training Industry By Dan Ward Question: In which industry does Central Florida serve as the national epicenter of activity, with 1,000 companies supporting more than 60,000 jobs? The answer seems simple. Everyone thinks of Orlando as the…
How Visionary Realism is Uniting Central Florida By Eric Wright John W. Gardner, one of the sage voices of “The Greatest Generation,” said, “We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” Turning challenges…
Creating a Stronger Business Brand for Orlando Orlando is well known, but poorly understood. Thanks to our region’s strong tourism and convention industries, people around the world know Orlando as the “happiest place on Earth.” Or at least they think…
New Brand Points to Florida as a ‘Superstate’ While this may be a new concept to some, it describes Florida’s preeminence in so many ways. Whether looking at the 19 million citizens who live here, the over 9 million who…
Leadership Development through Mentoring The global economic downturn that has adversely impacted businesses in the United States during the past few years has raised concern over the many new challenges facing leaders. As businesses expand globally and compete internationally, leadership…
Internships Help Develop Tomorrow’s Workforce by Lisa deCordova For businesses of all sizes these days, the search to cut costs is an ongoing process in the face of a challenging economic climate. Over the past few years, one area where…