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Orange County’s “Dream Builders”: First-ever Conference Celebrates Team 400
Orange County issues roughly 81,000 vertical building permits a year — including projects small in scope, like a 150-square-foot addition to a single-family home, to projects that are truly “Epic” in size, like Universal’s new 750-acre theme park along Universal Boulevard. Residential and commercial properties in unincorporated Orange County — popular restaurants, thriving subdivisions, grocery […]
Orange County Construction Update: Kirkman Road Extension Moving Ahead
With Universal’s Epic Universe theme park scheduled to open by the summer of 2025, road construction has begun on the Kirkman Road extension project...
Orange County Consumer Protection Office Helping Victims of Fraud
Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. If you believe you...
Orange County’s Budget Addresses Top Priorities for Resident Quality of Life
One of Orange County Government’s most important budget functions is to invest in all aspects of the local community to enhance the quality of...
Inaugural Orange County Contracting Academy Helps Businesses Navigate Bid Process
For the first time ever, Orange County Government held a free comprehensive Contracting Academy on July 21, to provide information to area businesses and...
Orange County Small Business BOOST Program Helps Those Still Recovering from Pandemic
Many local business owners are still struggling as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to assist them, Orange County has introduced the...
Orange County Expands ESOL Pilot Program for International Drive Employees
With preliminary research indicating positive outcomes in student learning and employer experience, Orange County Government recently expanded its ESOL for Working Adults pilot program to include...
Chief Innovation & Emerging Technologies Officer Profile | Simone Babb
When Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings appointed Simone Babb as the new Chief Innovation & Emerging Technologies Officer in September 2022, she came...
Leading Sustainability & Resilience: Chief Officer Carrie Black
In July 2020, Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings appointed a 40-member committee of sustainability and resilience subject matter experts from surrounding businesses, agencies,...
2023 Florida Simulation Summit A Forum for Collaboration
On May 10, 2023, Orange County Government, the National Center for Simulation and Duke Energy hosted the 8th Annual Florida Simulation Summit — Digital...
