( Business Portrait ) Orlando / OrangeC ounyt may 2013 5 The broad outlines of Orlando’s economy...

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( Business Portrait ) Orlando / Orange County

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( Business Portrait )

Orlando Orange County

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Welcome to Florida Trendrsquos Business Portrait featuring Orlando and Orange County In this digital e-zine format yoursquoll see the full report that was fea-tured in our May 2013 issue

To paint this portrait Florida Trend editors looked behind the scenes to report on what makes Floridarsquos largest inland city so dynamic From the key business assets that drive Orlandorsquos econo-my mdash health care education re-search and high-tech simulation manufacturing and a military component mdash to key demograph-ics top leaders and quality of life they covered it all

Check out the run-down of corporate headquarters and promising businesses beginning on page 20 and yoursquoll see why the dynamics of Orlando mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades

Florida Trend continues its series of Community and Business Portraits on cities and counties around the state in coming edi-tions I invite you to subscribe to our print edition so that you donrsquot miss a single one Information on how to contact us is printed below

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Orlando Orange County

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The broad outlines of Orlandorsquos economy are now well-defined One strong arm of course is the arearsquos tourism industry a global powerhouse with the nationrsquos biggest hotel market and second-largest convention center At a given moment more than 1 million people in Orange County are visitors from someplace else The equivalent of the US population passes through the area every five years mdash excepting the fact that an increasing chunk of the visiting group is from abroad The number of international visitors to Orlando increased by more than 30 between 2007 and 2011 and the overall health of the industry has driven multimillion-dollar expansions at the major theme park venues and continuing hotel construction Disney it should be noted still occupies only 30 of its developable space

Orlandorsquos other arm still developing but increasingly muscular is an amalgam of health care education research and high-tech simulation and manufacturing including a military component Along with the University of Central Florida the statersquos largest Orange County boasts two world-class research centers The Central Florida Research Park the worldrsquos epicenter for simulation and training with strong ties to military and medical simulation and the rapidly emerging Lake NonaMedical City area home to UCFrsquos new medical school Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital the Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and an under-construction VA hospital that will be the VArsquos most technologically advanced Sizable components of the non-tourism economy still

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

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( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

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Welcome to Florida Trendrsquos Business Portrait featuring Orlando and Orange County In this digital e-zine format yoursquoll see the full report that was fea-tured in our May 2013 issue

To paint this portrait Florida Trend editors looked behind the scenes to report on what makes Floridarsquos largest inland city so dynamic From the key business assets that drive Orlandorsquos econo-my mdash health care education re-search and high-tech simulation manufacturing and a military component mdash to key demograph-ics top leaders and quality of life they covered it all

Check out the run-down of corporate headquarters and promising businesses beginning on page 20 and yoursquoll see why the dynamics of Orlando mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades

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Orlando Orange County

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The broad outlines of Orlandorsquos economy are now well-defined One strong arm of course is the arearsquos tourism industry a global powerhouse with the nationrsquos biggest hotel market and second-largest convention center At a given moment more than 1 million people in Orange County are visitors from someplace else The equivalent of the US population passes through the area every five years mdash excepting the fact that an increasing chunk of the visiting group is from abroad The number of international visitors to Orlando increased by more than 30 between 2007 and 2011 and the overall health of the industry has driven multimillion-dollar expansions at the major theme park venues and continuing hotel construction Disney it should be noted still occupies only 30 of its developable space

Orlandorsquos other arm still developing but increasingly muscular is an amalgam of health care education research and high-tech simulation and manufacturing including a military component Along with the University of Central Florida the statersquos largest Orange County boasts two world-class research centers The Central Florida Research Park the worldrsquos epicenter for simulation and training with strong ties to military and medical simulation and the rapidly emerging Lake NonaMedical City area home to UCFrsquos new medical school Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital the Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and an under-construction VA hospital that will be the VArsquos most technologically advanced Sizable components of the non-tourism economy still

6 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

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( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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3

4

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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2

3

4

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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International Drive

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Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

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WINTERGARDEN

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

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Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

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We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

Welcome to Florida Trendrsquos Business Portrait featuring Orlando and Orange County In this digital e-zine format yoursquoll see the full report that was fea-tured in our May 2013 issue

To paint this portrait Florida Trend editors looked behind the scenes to report on what makes Floridarsquos largest inland city so dynamic From the key business assets that drive Orlandorsquos econo-my mdash health care education re-search and high-tech simulation manufacturing and a military component mdash to key demograph-ics top leaders and quality of life they covered it all

Check out the run-down of corporate headquarters and promising businesses beginning on page 20 and yoursquoll see why the dynamics of Orlando mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades

Florida Trend continues its series of Community and Business Portraits on cities and counties around the state in coming edi-tions I invite you to subscribe to our print edition so that you donrsquot miss a single one Information on how to contact us is printed below

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( Business Portrait )

Orlando Orange County

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The broad outlines of Orlandorsquos economy are now well-defined One strong arm of course is the arearsquos tourism industry a global powerhouse with the nationrsquos biggest hotel market and second-largest convention center At a given moment more than 1 million people in Orange County are visitors from someplace else The equivalent of the US population passes through the area every five years mdash excepting the fact that an increasing chunk of the visiting group is from abroad The number of international visitors to Orlando increased by more than 30 between 2007 and 2011 and the overall health of the industry has driven multimillion-dollar expansions at the major theme park venues and continuing hotel construction Disney it should be noted still occupies only 30 of its developable space

Orlandorsquos other arm still developing but increasingly muscular is an amalgam of health care education research and high-tech simulation and manufacturing including a military component Along with the University of Central Florida the statersquos largest Orange County boasts two world-class research centers The Central Florida Research Park the worldrsquos epicenter for simulation and training with strong ties to military and medical simulation and the rapidly emerging Lake NonaMedical City area home to UCFrsquos new medical school Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital the Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and an under-construction VA hospital that will be the VArsquos most technologically advanced Sizable components of the non-tourism economy still

6 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

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( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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Looking ahead to a better commuteWWWGOLYNXCOM

12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

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restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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2

3

4

5

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

and entertain

Luxury hotels are one of the many reasons meeting professionals rank Orlando as the No 1 overall convention destination And with 15 of the top 100 hotels plus distinctive dining and entertainment districts Orlando gives your attendees the inspiring environment they deserve

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

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gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

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( Business Portrait )

Orlando Orange County

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The broad outlines of Orlandorsquos economy are now well-defined One strong arm of course is the arearsquos tourism industry a global powerhouse with the nationrsquos biggest hotel market and second-largest convention center At a given moment more than 1 million people in Orange County are visitors from someplace else The equivalent of the US population passes through the area every five years mdash excepting the fact that an increasing chunk of the visiting group is from abroad The number of international visitors to Orlando increased by more than 30 between 2007 and 2011 and the overall health of the industry has driven multimillion-dollar expansions at the major theme park venues and continuing hotel construction Disney it should be noted still occupies only 30 of its developable space

Orlandorsquos other arm still developing but increasingly muscular is an amalgam of health care education research and high-tech simulation and manufacturing including a military component Along with the University of Central Florida the statersquos largest Orange County boasts two world-class research centers The Central Florida Research Park the worldrsquos epicenter for simulation and training with strong ties to military and medical simulation and the rapidly emerging Lake NonaMedical City area home to UCFrsquos new medical school Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital the Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and an under-construction VA hospital that will be the VArsquos most technologically advanced Sizable components of the non-tourism economy still

6 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

Downtown Orlando

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8 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs Andre JennyStock Connection WorldwideNewscom top Dirk ShaddTampa Bay Times bottom

( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

LYNXreg is excited for the arrival of SunRail in 2014

LYNXreg is excited for the New LYMMO

Looking ahead to a better commuteWWWGOLYNXCOM

12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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2

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4

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

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14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

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Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

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The broad outlines of Orlandorsquos economy are now well-defined One strong arm of course is the arearsquos tourism industry a global powerhouse with the nationrsquos biggest hotel market and second-largest convention center At a given moment more than 1 million people in Orange County are visitors from someplace else The equivalent of the US population passes through the area every five years mdash excepting the fact that an increasing chunk of the visiting group is from abroad The number of international visitors to Orlando increased by more than 30 between 2007 and 2011 and the overall health of the industry has driven multimillion-dollar expansions at the major theme park venues and continuing hotel construction Disney it should be noted still occupies only 30 of its developable space

Orlandorsquos other arm still developing but increasingly muscular is an amalgam of health care education research and high-tech simulation and manufacturing including a military component Along with the University of Central Florida the statersquos largest Orange County boasts two world-class research centers The Central Florida Research Park the worldrsquos epicenter for simulation and training with strong ties to military and medical simulation and the rapidly emerging Lake NonaMedical City area home to UCFrsquos new medical school Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital the Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and an under-construction VA hospital that will be the VArsquos most technologically advanced Sizable components of the non-tourism economy still

6 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

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8 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs Andre JennyStock Connection WorldwideNewscom top Dirk ShaddTampa Bay Times bottom

( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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2

3

4

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

BY YOUR SIDET H R O U G H A L L L I F E rsquo S M O M E N T S

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

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International Drive

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Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

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WINTERGARDEN

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WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Macbeth Photography

exist in relative obscurity including a $5-bil-lion pharmaceutical distribution industry

The arearsquos economic and social infrastruc-ture is mostly keeping pace Orlando Inter-national Airport is supporting both tourism and non-tourism domestic and international travel with 10 of its passengers interna-tional The SunRail metro system now under construction could help create a web linking downtown the airport and a proposed private company rail line to south Florida and Miami

The arearsquos human capital meanwhile is younger than the Florida average and prob-ably the statersquos most tech-friendly Local boosters say the county has higher-than-average smartphone-adoption rates and a higher ldquopreference for technologyrdquo Theyrsquod like to see Orange County become a center for electric car infrastructure Cisco and GE view the Lake Nona area as promising enough that both are making considerable corporate investments with Cisco partnering with Lake Nona and eight other cities worldwide to pio-neer the integration of new technologies

Relatively unencumbered with an over-developed good-old-boy network Orlandorsquos business leadership has worked to maintain a regional approach to development mdash seven counties now share the same approach to permitting for example mdash and an open-to-all-comers approach that encourages young

business leaders to get involved in civic and philanthropic work After some political fits and starts construction is under way on a glitzy performing arts center that will add critical mass to downtown which already includes the state-of-the-art Amway Center a planned renovation of the Citrus Bowl and several large apartment projects that will further boost the urban population

Orlando has plenty of challenges including the short-term threat posed by potential cutbacks in military funding The arearsquos road system is growing but traffic is still a big problem and likely will remain so Longer-term the biggest challenge will likely be the potential social chasm that could open between the 27 of area residents who are Hispanic and the more-affluent Anglo population Two-thirds of the countyrsquos K-12 students receive free or reduced lunch 21 are from families where English is the second language

While certainly less international in some respects than Miami the dynamics of Or-lando Floridarsquos largest inland city mean it could emerge as a true world city over the next two decades With its non-tourism arm now well-developed enough to cast its own shadow the regionrsquos future will be defined by how well it and the traditional tourism drivers can act in synergy

Orange County Demographics

gt White 458 (575 statewide)

gt Black 217 (165 statewide)

gt Hispanic 275 (229 statewide)

gt Notable Orlandorsquos Hispanic population tends to be Puerto Rican while northwest Orange County has more Mexicans who work in the Apopka arearsquos agricultural industries

gt Notable Orange County has almost twice as many Asian-owned businesses as the statewide average in part because downtown Orlando has a thriving mix of Vietnamese and Chinese restaurants grocers shops medical and professional offices A growing number of Asians also own nurseries and greenhouses for commercial tropical plant production in northwest Orange County

gt Commute times 263 minutes (257 statewide)

gt Homeownership 596 (69 statewide)

gt Median household income $49731 ($47827 statewide)

gt Retail sales per capita $18005 ($14353 statewide)

gt Education levels Bachelorrsquos degree or higher 30 (26 statewide)

gt Black-owned businesses 109 (9 statewide)

gt Asian-owned businesses 61 (32 statewide)

gt Women-owned businesses 299 (289 statewide)

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( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

BY YOUR SIDET H R O U G H A L L L I F E rsquo S M O M E N T S

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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FloridaCitrus Bowl

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

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Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

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With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

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36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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Nemoursorg

Your child Our promise

offered something truly amazing A hospital designed by families

for families Surrounded by nature and filled with sunlight With cool

new features that empower children And parents And spacious

private rooms so the whole family can be together We are Nemours

Childrenrsquos Hospital And we offer families a new place of hope

and healing

8 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs Andre JennyStock Connection WorldwideNewscom top Dirk ShaddTampa Bay Times bottom

( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

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ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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Full SailUniversity

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International Drive

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Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

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Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

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ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

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Transportation

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Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

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8 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs Andre JennyStock Connection WorldwideNewscom top Dirk ShaddTampa Bay Times bottom

( Orange County )

Economic Backbone

gt Business Goals and Issues The main business goal remains a moving target Diversifying the Orlando-area economy to reduce reliance on tourism which offers mainly lower wage jobs and part-time positions with few if any benefits Issues Long-term traffic and transportation Short-term The new VA hospital under construction in east Orlando is far behind schedule And for pedestrians and bicyclists Orlando is among the more hazardous cities in the country so a number of initiatives are under way to try to improve safety on city streets and crosswalks

gt Agriculture Orange County is no longer the citrus center that it was for more than a century but the county still has more than 3500 acres of oranges and other citrus and in the 2010-11 season harvested 11 million boxes of citrus With 11000 head of cattle and one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage and nursery industries the county generates $270 million a year in farm sales ninth-highest in the state Two of Floridarsquos largest citrus businesses are in west Orange Heller Bros Packing a family-owned citrus grower and shipper for almost 75 years and Louis Dreyfus Citrus a major orange juice packaging plant for domestic and international sales The legendary orange juice pioneer Minute Maid founded in Orange County in the 1940s and headquartered in downtown Orlando until the late 1960s still has its Minute Maid Research and Development unit based in northwest Orange County

Major Cities and Communities

gt Orlando 238300 The county seat incorporated in 1875 Orlando is Floridarsquos largest inland city

gt Apopka 41542 Incorporated in 1882 John Land has served as mayor for more than 55 years one of the longest serving mayors in the nation

gt Ocoee 35579 Incorporated in 1925 the city is among the fastest-growing in the county

gt Winter Garden 34568 Incorporated in 1908 The West Orange Trail a biking and hiking rails-to-trail success story has helped revive the former citrus community and its historic downtown

gt Winter Park 27852 Founded in the late 1800s the city is home to Rollins College and a significant share of wealthier residents and corporate executives

gt Maitland 17751 Incorporated in 1885 the community grew up around Fort Maitland built just north of Orlando during the Seminole wars The town became a major bedroom community and now is attracting more businesses shops and urban development

gt Windermere 2462 Chartered in 1925 the town was founded in the late 1800s by English entrepreneurs and has the highest residential property values of any municipality in Orange County The gated upscale Isleworth community is a neighbor

gt Oakland 2538 Founded in 1887 it rivaled Orlando for prominence before a fire destroyed much of the townrsquos business district and its wooden structures including a prized opera house in 1912

gt Eatonville 2159 Incorporated in 1887 the town founded by African-Americans is one of the oldest incorporated African-American communities in the nation

The county has one of the nationrsquos largest tropical foliage

and nursery industries

Sunday Music in the Park Winter Park

Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

LYNXreg is excited for the arrival of SunRail in 2014

LYNXreg is excited for the New LYMMO

Looking ahead to a better commuteWWWGOLYNXCOM

12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

n Agriculturen Banking and Financen Constructionn Energyn Health Caren Higher Educationn Hospitality and Resortsn Real Estate Development and Leasingn Retail Traden Telecommunicationsn Utilities

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With our roots in Central Florida since 1980 wersquove expanded our reach statewide to assist

clients business leaders and entrepreneurs to blaze a trail for innovation and growth Dean Meadrsquos lawyers provide strategic legal counsel to a diverse spectrum of industries including

Marc D Chapman President and Chairman of the Board

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At the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation we celebrate our 40th year of creating innovative civic solutions that help people help themselves through our partnerships with human service organizations educational eff orts community health care initiatives and the arts

Find out what a diff erence you can make in your community Become a philanthropist and donate your time your experience your dollars to a worthwhile organization today Get involved

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

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3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

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- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

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Klimczack worked in

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people all day When

she moved to Florida

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She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

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The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

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Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

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With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

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ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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Volusia County

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To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

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Transportation

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Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

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Downtown orlanDo on the rise$11 Billion in Real Estate Development Underway

DowntownOrlandOcom

10 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

LYNXreg is excited for the arrival of SunRail in 2014

LYNXreg is excited for the New LYMMO

Looking ahead to a better commuteWWWGOLYNXCOM

12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

n Agriculturen Banking and Financen Constructionn Energyn Health Caren Higher Educationn Hospitality and Resortsn Real Estate Development and Leasingn Retail Traden Telecommunicationsn Utilities

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With our roots in Central Florida since 1980 wersquove expanded our reach statewide to assist

clients business leaders and entrepreneurs to blaze a trail for innovation and growth Dean Meadrsquos lawyers provide strategic legal counsel to a diverse spectrum of industries including

Marc D Chapman President and Chairman of the Board

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David A Odahowski President bull edythbushorg bull Join us on Facebook

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At the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation we celebrate our 40th year of creating innovative civic solutions that help people help themselves through our partnerships with human service organizations educational eff orts community health care initiatives and the arts

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

and entertain

Luxury hotels are one of the many reasons meeting professionals rank Orlando as the No 1 overall convention destination And with 15 of the top 100 hotels plus distinctive dining and entertainment districts Orlando gives your attendees the inspiring environment they deserve

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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FloridaCitrus Bowl

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

bottom photograph Michael Cairns

gt Tourism About one in every five paychecks in the Orlando area comes from a tourist attraction hotel or hospitality workplace That rate has held steady for decades despite efforts to recruit better-paying industries But the fact that hospitality still accounts for about 20 of the workforce just as it did in the 1980s and 1990s is in itself an achievement It means that even as tourism giants have grown larger thousands of jobs in other fields have been added

gt Healthcare Orlando has become a magnet for innovative medical procedures in specialty areas such as cancer and coronary care attracting patients from around the nation and world Orlando Health and its nine hospitals for example treat about 3000 international patients per year Adventist Healthrsquos Florida Hospital system with 21000 employees and Orlando Health with more than 15000

employees rank among the top five private employers in metro Orlando A new cluster of health bioscience and research facilities at Lake Nona in east Orlando dubbed ldquoMedical Cityrdquo is boosting the regionrsquos national profile even more Early anchors include Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital Sanford-Burnham Research Institute and the UCF College of Medicine Deborah German a physician and dean of the new medical school says the clustering of top-flight health research and education institutions in east Orlando will be a powerful magnet to attract some of the nationrsquos best and brightest

gt Construction A rebound in construction of homes apartments highways and the new SunRail commuter train project has local building trades growing once again Construction was gutted by the recession but now is projected to be the fastest-growing employment

SeaWorld Orlandos TurtleTrek attraction

Sanford-Burnham Research Institute

was an early

anchor at Medical

City

An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

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( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

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bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

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International Drive

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Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

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Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

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Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

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ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

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Osceola County

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To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

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Transportation

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Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

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(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

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An elevated commuter stop will connect passengers to LYNX Central Station shopping and dining Once completed the 61-mile commuter rail project will make Central Florida a multi-modal transportation destination

Both LYMMO projects will be completed in early 2014 New LYMMO will connect Callahan Parramore and Thornton Park neighborhoods This will serve such destinations as Lake Eola Publix the future Dr Phillips Performing Arts Center the Amway Center FAMU Law School Creative Village and the UCF School of Visual Arts and Design For more information visit wwwgolymmocom

LYNXreg is excited for the arrival of SunRail in 2014

LYNXreg is excited for the New LYMMO

Looking ahead to a better commuteWWWGOLYNXCOM

12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

n Agriculturen Banking and Financen Constructionn Energyn Health Caren Higher Educationn Hospitality and Resortsn Real Estate Development and Leasingn Retail Traden Telecommunicationsn Utilities

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With our roots in Central Florida since 1980 wersquove expanded our reach statewide to assist

clients business leaders and entrepreneurs to blaze a trail for innovation and growth Dean Meadrsquos lawyers provide strategic legal counsel to a diverse spectrum of industries including

Marc D Chapman President and Chairman of the Board

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Y E A R S

F O R T Y

David A Odahowski President bull edythbushorg bull Join us on Facebook

Wersquore here for good

Organizationsin Funding

At the Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation we celebrate our 40th year of creating innovative civic solutions that help people help themselves through our partnerships with human service organizations educational eff orts community health care initiatives and the arts

Find out what a diff erence you can make in your community Become a philanthropist and donate your time your experience your dollars to a worthwhile organization today Get involved

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

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The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

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6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

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- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

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Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

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WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

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Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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12 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

category in metro Orlando through 2016 averaging gains of more than 10 a year according to the latest forecast by the University of Central Floridarsquos Institute for Economic Competitiveness Much of the growth is in the Lake Nona area of east Orlando where ldquoMedical Cityrdquo and a new VA hospital are under construction and an unincorporated area called Horizon West Still the 63000 construction jobs projected to be in place locally by 2016 up from 44200 in 2013 will be well below the 85400 employed in construction in 2007 as the housing boom peaked

gt K-12 Orange Countyrsquos K-12 public school system the nationrsquos 10th-largest has improved its reputation for quality in recent years despite significant challenges including a rising number of homeless students and language barriers ldquoTwenty-one percent of our students come to us speaking another languagerdquo says Barbara Jenkins Orange Countyrsquos superintendent of schools

gt Higher Education UCF tops a diverse roster and the schoolrsquos college of medicine centerpiece of the new Medical City at Lake Nona just received full accreditation Rollins College in Winter Park founded in the late 1800s consistently earns plaudits among private liberal arts schools The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins is particularly well-respected Valencia College launched in the 1960s as Valencia Community College for associate degree candidates now offers bachelor degrees and was the inaugural national winner of the Aspen Prize as the nationrsquos best community college in 2011 Miami-based Barry Universityrsquos law school is in east Orlando and Florida AampM Universityrsquos law school is in downtown Orlando Full Sail University founded in 1979 as a recording studio offers degrees for students pursuing media and entertainment careers

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

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Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

BY YOUR SIDET H R O U G H A L L L I F E rsquo S M O M E N T S

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

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featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

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For more information including chef and

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6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

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- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

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TOLL

417

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

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To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

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Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort

Widely acclaimed for its inspired dining and vibrant entertainment options Orlando is now home to

six chefs recognized by the James Beard Foundation as ldquoBest Chef in the Southrdquo Semifi nalists

bull Kathleen Blake The Rusty Spoonbull Scott Hunnel Victoria amp Albertrsquos at Disneyrsquos Grand

Floridian Resort amp Spabull Brandon McGlamery Luma on Parkbull James and Julie Petrakis The Ravenous Pigbull Hari Pulapaka Cress RestaurantTheir award-winning fare is on the menu at four

featured dining hotspots in the newly designated Orlando Dining amp Entertainment Districts

The six distinct districts comprise an extensive menu of fi ne-dining establishments international eateries casual cafes and chic wine bars Before and after dining a vibrant entertainment scene of national and ldquoindierdquo music acts engaging shows and exciting evening events at Walt Disney Worldreg Resort Universal Orlandoreg Resort and SeaWorldreg Orlando provide plenty to see and do

sponsored report

For more information including chef and

restaurant spotlights visit OrlandoDistrictscom

Orlando Dining

Entertainment Districts

1 Convention Area A diverse selection of restaurants and nearly endless options means therersquos something here for everyone

2 Restaurant Row This stretch of Sand Lake Road just minutes from the convention center serves up some of the fi nest fare Orlando has to offer at more than two dozen upscale and casual restaurants

3 UniversalCityWalkreg An electrifying selection of dining and nightlife experiences for every palate and level of excitement

4 DisneyLake Buena Vista Big names provide plenty of star power adding to a selection of exquisite fi ne dining casually elegant eateries and fi rst-class entertainment

5 Downtown A vibrant entertainment district just 20 minutes from the Orange County Convention Center with cool nightclubs live music and theatrical venues cafes and restaurants quaint pubs and rooftop bars

6 Winter Park New-world sophistication meets old-world charm in Winter Park a picturesque city where arts and culture are part of everyday life complete with chic bistros fi ne dining gastropubs trendy wine rooms museums art galleries and specialty boutiques

1

2

3

4

5

6

Chef Scott HunnelVictoria amp Albertrsquos atWalt Disney Worldreg Resort Orlando meetings inspire

and entertain

Luxury hotels are one of the many reasons meeting professionals rank Orlando as the No 1 overall convention destination And with 15 of the top 100 hotels plus distinctive dining and entertainment districts Orlando gives your attendees the inspiring environment they deserve

Discover all thatrsquos new in Orlando Contact your Visit Orlando Destination Specialist at 800-362-4424 or visit OrlandoMeetingcom

According to the METROPOLL XIII surveyAccording to Cventrsquos 2012 ldquoTop 100 Meeting Hotels in the United Statesrdquo OrlandoMeetingcom

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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International Drive

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Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

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WINTERGARDEN

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

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gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

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Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

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John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

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- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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FloridaCitrus Bowl

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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4

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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16 may 2013 floridatrendcom

John Hittrsquos 5 Simple GoalsThe University of Central Florida president keeps school leaders focused on lsquoa short list of goalsrsquoBy Roger Roy

Whatrsquos changed during John Hittrsquos ten-ure as president of the University of Cen-tral Florida How much time do you have

Enrollment has tripled to 59000 propel-ling UCF from the nationrsquos 115th-largest university to second-largest A new College of Medicine anchors a multi-billion-dollar ldquoMedical Cityrdquo under development in east Orlando The schoolrsquos partnerships with industry and government have gener-ated resources for education and research and jobs for graduates US News amp World Report last year named UCF fifth nationally on its list of ldquoUp and Coming Universitiesrdquo The Carnegie Endowment for Teaching ranks UCF as a ldquovery high research activ-ityrdquo university And UCF has completed more than $1 billion in construction proj-ects including a 45000-seat football stadi-um In Hittrsquos 21-year tenure the university has awarded more than 175000 degrees mdash more than three-quarters of all the diplomas earned since UCF was founded 50 years ago

Herersquos what hasnrsquot changed Hittrsquos goals for the university In his inaugural speech at UCF in 1992 Hitt laid out in fewer than 50 words the five priorities that have continued to shape every step of the universityrsquos growth and transformation over the course of two decades Offer the best undergraduate education in Florida achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate study and research provide an international focus to programs of teaching and research become more in-

clusive and diverse and become Americarsquos leading partnership university

Through it all those inaugural goals have endured as ldquoan agreed direction of travelrdquo for the university Hitt says

A Texas native who earned his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University Hitt says he learned the power of a concise set of priorities while he was an administrator at the University of Maine When he asked a colleague about the universityrsquos goals he was shown a list of more than 30

ldquoIf yoursquore trying to influence the behav-ior of a large organization you need a short list of goals that you can rememberrdquo Hitt says When he was named interim presi-dent at Maine he narrowed that list to just five mdash and found they soon had the atten-tion of everyone from faculty members to the press

While the goals have guided the evolu-tion of UCF its growing role as an econom-ic driver for the region has been shaped by Hittrsquos vision of a universityrsquos place in its community Itrsquos a view with roots to the 1860s when Congress authorized each state to establish a ldquoland grant collegerdquo offering classical higher education along with instruction in agriculture mechanical arts and military leadership ldquoto promote

floridatrendcom may 2013 17

( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

BY YOUR SIDET H R O U G H A L L L I F E rsquo S M O M E N T S

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of liferdquo

Those colleges provided graduates with the knowledge and expertise vital to expand-ing the economies of the communities they served with benefits to the students the colleges and the communities Hitt says At UCF he has aimed to update that model to fit a metropolitan research university of the 21st century

ldquoI thought if you looked at what was hap-pening in cities across the United States that had the possibility of major universities you

could take that model of understanding what the state needed hellip and apply it more gener-ally so yoursquod ask what are the real needs of the area yoursquore in How do you help meet those needs Obviously not every need is going to be appropriate to be met in a univer-sityrdquo he says ldquoBut you ought to understand how the local economy is put together What will make this a better more vibrant place What will provide the kinds of jobs we want for our kids and grandkids Where should we make major investments in areas of graduate programs and researchrdquo

Among the answers UCFrsquos Rosen College of Hospitality Management the Institute for Simulation and Training the College of Optics and Photonics and the Florida In-teractive Entertainment Academy a video-gaming graduate school

Those investments have been successful because they benefit not just the university and its students but also the businesses industries and governments that are UCFrsquos partners Hitt says

ldquoSome people will say in higher education that they want to have partnersrdquo he says ldquoBut what they really mean is they want somebody to lob resources over the transom and come back in a few years and learn what wonderful things wersquove done with them Thatrsquos not a partnershiprdquo

UCFrsquos investments in hospitality computer simula-tion gaming and laser optics leveraged industries with an established presence in the region But when UCF embarked on what Hitt considers UCFrsquos most impor-

tant achievement in his tenure mdash creating a medical school mdash the university was starting from scratch

Establishing a medical school is among the most expensive time-consuming tasks a university can take on UCFrsquos top lobbyist suggested it might take 15 years or more to bring it to fruition

ldquoA lot of people thought I was nutsrdquo Hitt says

But to him the logic was clear Research showed a coming shortage of doctors Or-lando was one of the countryrsquos largest cities

without a medical school A medical school could attract and anchor a center of bio-medical research The community would benefit from educational and economic opportunities as well as increased access to top medical care

The state Board of Governors approved the school in 2006 classes began three years later

While the medical school was still under construction its Lake Nona campus was selected as the site for a new Veterans Ad-ministration hospital Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital MD Anderson Cancer Research Institute and the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute

Hitt considers the medical school a shin-ing example of his vision of a university investing resources and energy to benefit students the university and the community ldquoIt just helps the whole economy workrdquo he says

But while Hittrsquos goals for UCF have en-dured so have some of the challenges the school faces in coping with the strains of its rapid growth Funding worries and high student-to-faculty ratios are chronic With-out a new strategy for funding or higher tuitions Hitt says ldquoWersquove grown about as much as we canrdquo

UCF awarded more bachelor degrees than any other state university last year But the school now turns away more first-time college students than it accepts To Hitt a student turned away is a lost opportunity

The first in his family to attend college Hitt likes to say ldquoI didnrsquot know what a PhD wasrdquo

It would be easier as an administrator to run a university that wasnrsquot trying to grow Hitt says

But everything in his professional experi-ence has strengthened his belief that offering a quality education to as many young people as possible is the best way to ensure success for them and their community

ldquoHigher education is still the crucial determinantrdquo Hitt says ldquoIt just made all the difference in our livesrdquo

Hitt who is now 72 noted that his con-tract expires in 2016 As he said with a laugh ldquoI canrsquot do this forever Maybe the next presi-dent will have some better goalsrdquo Hitt says ldquoBut Irsquom still content that wersquove got the right direction of travel for UCFrdquo

ldquoTheyrsquore not meant to be really goals that can be achieved and moved on from so much as they are the continuing focus of our energies as an institutionrdquo

mdash John Hitt president University of

Central Florida

Classes at the College of Medicine began in 2009

20 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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FloridaCitrus Bowl

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ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

Headquarters

gt Darden Restaurants Owner of Olive Garden Red Lobster and other national restaurant chains Darden is the nationrsquos largest casual dining company and the only Fortune 500 firm based in Orlando

gt SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment The Orlando-based company owner of Busch Gardens and SeaWorld parks in four states is preparing a $100-million IPO to sell stock to the public

gt Signature Flight Support The worldrsquos largest aviation fixed-base operator provides fuel hangar and office rentals ground handling aircraft maintenance and other services at more than 100 airports in the US Europe South America Africa and Asia Owned by British-based BBA Aviation Signature has had its world headquarters in downtown Orlando since the early 1990s when it was formed through a merger of two large fixed-base operators

gt Westgate ResortsCentral Florida Investments One of the largest privately held timeshare companies in the world Westgate founded in 1982 by David Siegel owns and operates luxury resorts in nearly a dozen travel destinations such as Las Vegas and Park City Utah Westgate downsized after the credit crunch and liquidity crisis of 2007 but within the past year the Orlando-based business has rebounded raising more than $420 million to refinance debt and establish new lines of credit

Biggest Private Employers

1 Walt Disney World and Disney businesses 67000

2 Florida Hospital (Adventist Health) 21000

3 Publix Super Markets 19000

4 Universal Orlando 16500

5 Orlando Health 15000

6 Hilton Hotels 9600

7 McDonaldrsquos 8000

8 Lockheed Martin 7500

9 Darden Restaurants 7000

10 Walgreen Co 6200

11 SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment 6000

12 Health First 5800

13 Siemens 4400

14 JP Morgan Chase 4000

15 Home Depot 3800

16 Westgate ResortsCFI 3600

17 CVSCaremark 3500

18 SunTrust Banks 3400

19 Wyndham Worldwide 3300

20 7-11 Corp 3200

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

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OrlandoExecutiveAirport

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

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Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

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WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

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WINTER PARK

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

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ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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Volusia County

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Transportation

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Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

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gt Wyndham Vacation Ownership Headquartered in Orlando Wyndham has developed or acquired more than 180 timeshare resorts throughout the US Canada Mexico the Caribbean and the South Pacific with more than 25000 individual units and 915000 owners It is the worldrsquos largest developer and marketer of flexible points-based timeshare vacations

gt Hard Rock International The Orlando-based company owns or licenses about 175 Hard Rock Cafes 18 hotels and eight casinos in 55 countries The company and its Hard Rock brand are privately owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida

Promising Businesses

gt Engineering and Computer Simulations The small Orlando software development firm founded in 1997 is one of the leaders in the communityrsquos high-tech growth field CEO Frances Armstrong leads a staff of 55 engineers and artists creating interactive performance assessment tools educational games and mobile learning and information management systems

gt BungoBox The fast-growing Orlando-based company with the catchy name and edgy slogan mdash ldquoWe Make Moving Less Suckyrdquo mdash was founded in 2009 and recently awarded its 21st franchise to serve the New York City area BungoBox rents reusable interlocking plastic moving containers

gt Bags Inc What started as a small valet parking company in Orlando has grown to become a travel service innovator handling more than 5 million bags a year for airline and cruise ship passengers commercial companies hotels and other businesses It also offers off-airport check-in service luggage and cargo screening sorting skycap and other transportation services

gt Row Sham Bow The Orlando area has earned a reputation as a leader in the video game field attracting workers with a combination of high-tech code writing skills an artistrsquos eye and a feel for cutting-edge entertainment Orlando startup Row Sham Bow is a new product development leader in the field winning awards and raves from industry insiders Founded in 2011 by computer-game veteran Philip Holt the company has spacious digs in a prime downtown Orlando office tower a solid financial investor and a staff of talented techies

gt Clean the World The 4-year-old non-profit collects cleans recycles and distributes unused or discarded items such as soap and shampoo from hotels Last year the firm recycled 32 million bars of soap and nearly 17 million bottles of shampoo conditioners lotions and gel It kept perfectly useable material out of garbage dumps and sent it to charitable organizations serving the needy in the US and abroad

Lockheed Martin employs 7500 in the Orlando area

Cousins Bob (standing) and Tom Cannon started moving box

rental business BungoBoxClean the World recycled 32 million bars of soap last year

22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

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Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

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4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

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36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

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22 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Beyond TourismGovernment industry and academia team up to create an epicenter for modeling and simulation

By Roger Roy

In tourismrsquos wide shadow Orlando also has built a global presence in computer modeling and simulation

The region is home to top military and government simulation customers more than 150 companies and thousands of high-

paying jobs Yet despite the $48 billion a year that the industry pumps into the local economy itrsquos remained a surprisingly quiet success concedes Tom Baptiste president and executive director

of the National Center for Simulation an Orlando-based consortium of government industry and academia that promotes the modeling and simulation industry

ldquoEven here many people arenrsquot really aware of itrdquo Baptiste says ldquobut we are the global epicenter for modeling and simulationrdquo

Baptiste credits that dominance to a history of cooperation among government industry and academia The industryrsquos big break came in the 1980s when a 40-acre parcel at Central Florida Research Park adjacent to the University of Central Florida was offered as a home for a simulation and training center that had been part of the Orlando Naval Training Center

In the years since a Navy-Army arrange-ment to co-locate procurement of training devices and simulation technology has grown to include the Marines Air Force Coast Guard and 10 federal agencies Team Orlando as the joint effort is called em-ploys nearly 2800 with an average salary of more than $82000 Baptiste says

Military and government customers still have the deepest pockets for Orlandorsquos simulation technology That might make expected cuts in military spending seem like dark clouds ahead But Baptiste a retired Air Force lieutenant general and fighter pilot expects simulation and training to remain strong In a smaller cheaper mili-tary the demand for training could actually increase he says because training by simu-lator can be done for a fraction of the cost

ldquoSimulation is a proven cost-effective way to trainrdquo he says Tom Baptiste

Drawing the Line on LinesDisney is going high-tech to reduce waiting times A new $1-billion MyMagic+ system allows those planning to visit the resort to use the My Disney Experience Web site or mobile app to get the latest information on resort offerings and to

book reserved dining ride and show times before they leave home Once at the park visitors can review and change plans and reservations over a smart phone Within the next few months visitors will be able to use wristbands with radio frequency identification chip technology that also will serve as hotel keys identification an optional

payment system for purchases and eventually a park entry system to eliminate turnstiles Waiting in line says Jim MacPhee senior vice president of Walt Disney World Parks ldquois not in our human DNArdquoDisney also has introduced interactive experiences into its waiting lines At

Fantasylandrsquos Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride therersquos a second carousel And visitors are given a pager that looks like a circus ticket and directed to

a nearby big top pavilion where kids play in a circus-themed experience while awaiting their turn to ride

mdash Roger Roy

MacPhee

Graduate research assistant Crystal Maraj checks the alignment of a wrap-around simulation display

24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

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AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

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RollinsCollege

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International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

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Orange County

Osceola County

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Orlando I Sarasota

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Transportation

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Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

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(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

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24 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Business Assets

gt Orlando International Airport The airport is one of the busiest in the world with more than 35 million passengers a year OIA employs more than 600 and another 16000 work on airport property for airlines and other companies The airport includes a 1400-acre master planned cargo center where much of the arearsquos domestic and international trade arrives and departs A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Customs and international arrivals section is under way partly in response to a surge in overseas visitation now accounting for about one in 10 passengers The airportrsquos budget tops $400 million a year and the total annual economic impact is estimated to be $16 billion

gt University of Central Florida UCF has grown to be the second-largest university in the nation [ldquoJohn Hittrsquos 5 Simple Goalsrdquo page 66] With 12 colleges including the statersquos newest College of Medicine UCF offers 212 degree programs

gt Transportation (LynxSunRail) The SunRail commuter train now being readied for a 2014 run through the heart of downtown will add an element of urban vitality for Orlando and give at least some commuters an alternative

to I-4 The north-south rail line will roughly parallel the interstate from Volusia County to downtown Orlando and eventually extend south to Osceola County spanning more than 60 miles No other part of the state has anything comparable Lynx the regional public bus service is gearing up to be the primary system for the critical commutersrsquo ldquolast milerdquo although sources of financing for expansion and operating subsidies remain uncertain Three other potential passenger trains are in planning stages proposing to ferry people to and from Orlando and Orlando International Airport from the east and west and northwest

gt Business Leadership The regionrsquos rapid growth in recent decades has opened the doors to a more diverse range of business leaders including women and minorities The county bristles with chambers of commerce for virtually all segments mdash including one for a growing roster of successful gay-owned businesses UCF has a thriving business-incubation program creating future boardroom leaders and UCF economics professor Sean Snaith has become a leading local business analyst As head of the Central Florida Partnership and myregionorg Jacob Stuart has overseen a regional effort to coordinate economic activity in the region

At 13297 acres Orlando International Airport is the third-largest airport by land mass in the United States

The SunRail commuter train project has been a job booster

BY YOUR SIDET H R O U G H A L L L I F E rsquo S M O M E N T S

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

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ail

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VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

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reg 2013 Seaside National Bank amp Trust is registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office PLEASE VISIT OUR NEWLY-DESIGNED WEBSITE AT SEASIDEBANKCOM

W E A R E H E R E F O R Y O U

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26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

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34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

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ail

17-9

2

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VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

26 may 2013 floridatrendcom top photograph Fernando MedinaNBAEGetty Images

gt Professional Sports The growing Orlando skyline and newly renovated iconic fountain in Lake Eola Park are seen by millions who tune in to nationally televised Orlando Magic basketball games The Magic organization top execs and athletes who earn multi-million-dollar salaries contribute significantly to local charities schools and social affairs in both money and time Many such as former Magic star Shaquille OrsquoNeal call the Orlando area home and maintain estates and local relationships even after moving to other teams A pro hockey farm-system franchise the Solar Bears also plays home games at the new Amway Center and the city a perennial candidate for major league soccer expansion now has a wealthy Brazilian businessman backing the idea of building a stadium specifically for pro soccer to enhance the chances of winning a franchise

gt Reedy Creek Improvement District In the days before tax incentives lured private businesses Disney got something even better from the state Its own government Reedy Creek Improvement District operates like

a city or county with a governing board taxing authority utilities and municipal services The special tax district built and maintains 134 miles of roads and 67 miles of waterways handles 60000 tons of waste and recycles 30 tons of paper and other material every year The 385 square-mile districtrsquos assessed property value surpassed $7 billion in 2012 And the $269 million that the district collected in property taxes utility and permit fees in 2012 covered all of its operating costs and debt expenses

Disney World accounts for 85 of the revenue But Disney along with other district taxpayers also remits property taxes to Orange County $105 million in 2012 and another $8 million to Osceola County Studies financed by Disney claim a net-positive tax benefit to the region but questions remain about the cost-benefit ratio and analysis

gt Timeshare Cluster Orlando is the timeshare capital of the world Major vacation-ownership companies based in Orlando include Westgate Resorts the largest privately held timeshare business in the world and Marriott Vacations Worldwide a publicly traded 2011 spinoff of Marriott The Marriott timeshare company in 2012 earned a profit of $16 million mdash $158 million earnings on an adjusted pre-tax basis mdash on revenue of nearly $165 billion

gt Downtown Orlando Photos of Orange Avenue from the 1920s through the rsquo50s show automobiles and pedestrians in the bustling city center but the rise of suburbia and shopping centers in the 1960s drew people away from downtown A rebound began in the 1980s when an entertainer and marketing whiz with a handlebar moustache built the Church Street Station entertainment complex Bob Snowrsquos early Americana theme district with brass bands can-can girls and lively saloons gave new life to the historic part of town where brick buildings from the 1800s sat vacant Church Street Station

itself finally succumbed to competition from Disney but now much of downtown including Church Street is rebounding as apartments and condos attract residents and businesses to serve them A $300-million Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction across from City Hall a mixed-use ldquocreative districtrdquo is being planned and the Orlando Magic just bought more downtown property for development near the new Amway Center

( Business Portrait Orange County )

Magic players and executives are major contributors to the community

The Dr Phillips Center for Performing Arts is under construction downtown

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

- Nicholas via Facebook

- Ivan via Facebook- Tripadvisorcom 2012

- Travel + Leisure Magazine 2012

ORLANDOINTERNATIONALAIRPORT

What has so many people singing the praises of Orlando International Airport (MCO)

Is it our convenient center-of-it-all location How about our 40+ airlines with nonstop service to 100+ domestic and international destinations Is it our award-winning customer service Amenities like free WiFi an on-site AAA 4-Diamond Hyatt Regency 120 stores and restaurants or our many parking options What is it that brings so many local and visiting business and leisure travelers through Orlando International

Our fans tell us its all of the above We think youll agree

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

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TOLL

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Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

28 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

photograph Norma Lopez Molina

Fitting InKelly Cohen thought Orlando would be just a stepping stoneBy Roger Roy

When Kelly Cohen came to Orlando she expected it to be a quick stop on the way to somewhere else

But Cohen never got around to leaving mdash or maybe she just got too busy In any case 10 years later the 39-year-old lobbyist and business development consultant finds herself at work in Orlandorsquos top political and business circles

A confidant of Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer Cohen has worked on or been an adviser on all of his mayoral campaigns She was appointed to the board of the Metro Or-lando Economic Development Commission when she was 33 years old mdash the youngest in the organizationrsquos history She has been named one of Orlando Magazinersquos ldquo50 Most Powerful Peoplerdquo Orlando Business Journal named her among the cityrsquos ldquoForty Under 40rdquo promising young business leaders and for 2011 the magazine dubbed her ldquoOut-standing Female of the Yearrdquo

But Cohen thinks her success says as much about Orlando as it does about her She says the city is a place where younger professionals can quickly make an impact on the community mdash a mark of how things have changed since the days when even a

development as monumental as Disneyrsquos arrival could be largely worked out quietly by a relative handful of people in business and politics

ldquoI know when I got here that people told me like a lot of places there used to be this feeling that you had a small number of people who called the shots maybe without much public involvementrdquo Cohen says ldquoBut that hasnrsquot been my experience at all Every-where you go in this community now yoursquoll hear people say lsquoWhat can we do working together to make things happenrsquo rdquo

After a few years of practicing law in Miami Cohen decided to move to Orlando after meeting Dyer then a state senator in 2002 and deciding to work on his cam-paign for Florida attorney general

ldquoHe was the first politician I ever metrdquo Cohen says ldquoAt lunch I was so nervous that when I was cutting my salad my knife went flying out of my handrdquo

Dyer lost that race but Cohen got a crash course in campaign organization and fundraising The following year Dyer tapped Cohen as finance director for his successful campaign for Orlando mayor

Cohen had expected to move on after the campaign maybe to New York or Washington But she quickly found herself immersed in Orlando She served on Dyerrsquos transition team and has been a part of all three of his subsequent mayoral cam-paigns In 2005 Cohen established the Or-lando office she manages for the regional lobbying firm Southern Strategies Group

Cohenrsquos name is high on the shortest list of those called when top players in busi-ness and political circles need fundraisers Dyer has turned to her for community causes such as his City Kidz youth pro-grams Cohenrsquos also on a host of boards including Clean the World Ronald Mc-Donald House the Nap Ford Community School and Orlando Childrenrsquos Trust

Cohen says her experience in Orlando shows the city is willing to offer a seat at the table for anyone willing to pitch in

ldquoItrsquos really about being willing to do the grunt work the grass rootsrdquo she says ldquoFrom the moment I got here I volun-teered for every single thing I could and I got involved with as many of the people here as I could I just made a point of never saying lsquoWhat can you do for mersquo but in-stead saying lsquoWhat can I do for yoursquo rdquo

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

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ail

17-9

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To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

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Transportation

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Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

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West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

Patient-First is more than my promise itrsquos my passion

Everything I do starts with youSherrie Sitarik mdash PresidentCEO of Orlando Health

When you love what you do the desire to be the best and do your best for others comes easy atrsquos why Orlando Health is committed to ensuring that everything we dois in the best interest of our patients It is a passion thatrsquos helped nurture our Patient-First culture and partly why our hospitals have been honored with an ldquoArdquo Hospital Safety Score by e Leapfrog Group But to our CEO Sherrie a former nurse itrsquos more Patient-First is a heartfeltpromise that our family of caregivers will do what noother provider in the area does bettermdashput you rst

Orlando Regional Medical Center bull Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children bull Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women amp BabiesMD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando bull Dr P Phillips Hospital bull Health Central Hospital bull South Seminole HospitalSouth Lake Hospital bull Physician Associates bull Orlando Health Physician Group

13ORH037_BRAND_FLORIDA_TREND_MAY_PRESSpdf 1 4313 147 PM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpace

Center

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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tog

rap

h P

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n E

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MA

PRE

SS

chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

AmwayCenter

FloridaCitrus Bowl

ValenciaCollege

ValenciaCollege

RollinsCollege

Full SailUniversity

OrangeCounty

ConventionCenter

International Drive

Universal StudiosOrlando

Seaworld

Lake NonaMedical Center

ValenciaCollege

Walt Disney World

SeminoleState College

Universityof Central

Florida

KennedySpaceCenter

SeminoleState College

SeminoleState College

PortCanaveral

OrlandoExecutiveAirport

OrlandoInternational

Airport

OrlandoSanford

InternationalAirport

Dr Phillips Center for the

Performing Arts

Osceola Parkway

Center for Simulation and Training

SeminoleState College

Wekiwa Springs State Park

LEGEND

Existing OOCEA System

Future OOCEA Segments

Floridas Turnpike System

Future Roadway by Others

Osceola Parkway

ALTAMONTESPRINGS

WINTERSPRINGSAPOPKA

OVIEDO

WINTERGARDEN

SANFORD

WINTER PARK

4

4

KISSIMMEE

DOWNTOWN ORLANDO

MOUNT DORA

TOLL

408

TOLL

417

TOLL

528TOLL

528

TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

414

TOLL

414 TOLL

417

TOLL

429

TOLL

429

TOLL

451

Connecting a VisionThe Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority is

led by a five-member board which includes the Orange

County Mayor and the District 5 Secretary of the Florida

Department of Transportation as ex-officio members with

three appointees made by the governor The Board is the

governing body and maintains local control and decisions

about operations maintenance and improvements of the

expressway system

In recent years with the economic challenges facing our

communities transparency and increased accountability

has become a priority Orange County Mayor Teresa

Jacobs has taken the lead in this effort

ldquoIrsquom proud that the Expressway Authority adopted the

same high ethics and transparency standards as Orange

County -- arguably the most stringent in the staterdquo says

Mayor Jacobs

Part of the Expressway Authorityrsquos mission is to improve

the mobility and quality of life in Central Florida by

enhancing safety and preparing for the communityrsquos

future transportation needs This means giving customers

time-saving options for bypassing congestion which

equates to $259 savings each year in travel time

ldquoOur customers have entrusted us with their toll dollars

and see us as the best option to get them where they are

going ndash saving them time and arriving safelyrdquo says Walter

A Ketcham Jr Expressway Authority Chairman

ldquoWe look forward to serving the regionrsquos transportation

and economic development needs in the future as it has

done for the last 50 yearsrdquo

Connecting PeopleFor 25 years Lori Ann

Klimczack worked in

a confined business

office with the same

people all day When

she moved to Florida

she wanted a change

She found it with

Florida Toll Services

a contractor with the

Expressway Authority

ldquoWe see all kinds of people all day longrdquo says Lori Ann

a toll service attendant ldquoEven in the brief exchange at

the booth we learn a lot about our customers Some we

help with directions lend sympathy if they seem upset

or just give a smile to help them have a better day Some

regulars still come through the lanes even when they have

E-PASS just to say hello One gentleman who passes by

regularly is awaiting the birth of his first grandchild hellip it

doesnrsquot take long to get connected with our customersrdquo

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority links key economic centers

Connecting Communities Connecting Economies

Agency with a Critical Mission Sponsored Report

Floridarsquos economic competitiveness depends

on reliable and efficient movement of goods

and people Its geographic placement

lends it to be a significant logistics center

for global commerce While Metro-Orlando

serves as the epicenter of east-west mobility

The Orlando-Orange County Expressway

Authority links the businesses universities

and attractions to manufacturing activity

and growth across Central Floridarsquos vibrant

communities

What is now a 109-mile expressway system

self-supported by user fees started out

as a 24-mile expressway connecting Cape

Canaveral to Orlando spurred on when

President Kennedy announced the United

States would put a man on the moon and

Orlandorsquos wish to retain its Central Florida

leadership position In 1963 the Florida

Legislature authorized the Orlando-Orange

County expressway system and 50 years

later itrsquos a $6 billion asset with an estimated

800000 transactions per day

bull Planning for the future 100 of revenues generated are reinvested into improvements and operations

bull Self-sustaining User fees (tolls) not taxes support maintenance operation and construction

bull Job creation 98 of OOCEA work is performed by the private sector

bull Safety first Combining dynamic message signs state-of-the-art engineering and betterment programs such as Road Rangers and Designated Texter campaign make customer safety the priority

Fast Facts

From left to right Noranne Downs Secretary FDOT District 5 Scott Batterson Vice Chairman Walter A Ketcham Jr Chairman Teresa Jacobs Orange County Mayor SecretaryTreasurer

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

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PRE

SS

chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

32 may 2013 floridatrendcom photographs PRNewsFotoFifth Third Bank top right Macbeth Photography bottom left Scott A MillerZUMAPRESS bottom right

( Orange County )

Leadership

gt George Aguel PresidentCEO Visit Orlando tourism promotion agency

gt Jim Atchison PresidentCEO SeaWorld Parks amp Entertainment

gt Dick Batchelor High-profile Orlando business consultant supporter of health

and childrenrsquos charities former Florida legislator

gt Ed Baxa Partner Foley amp Lardner law firm Orlando

gt R Van Bogan Chairman Florida Bank of Commerce

gt Allie L Braswell Jr PresidentCEO Central Florida Urban League

gt David Brown Chairman Broad and Cassel law firm

gt Phil Brown Executive director Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Marc Chapman Managing partnerpresident Dean Mead law firm

gt Donald Christopher Managing shareholder Baker Donelson

gt Max Crumit Executive director OrlandoOrange County Expressway Authority

gt Kathy DeVault International affairs coordinator City of Orlando

gt Orlando Evora Co-managing shareholder Greenberg Traurig law firm Orlando

gt Carolyn Fennell director of public affairs Greater Orlando Aviation Authority director Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Jacksonville branch

gt David Fuller PresidentCEO SunTrust Bank Central Florida

gt Deborah German Vice president for medical affairsdean University of Central Florida College of Medicine

gt Steve Hogan CEO Florida Citrus Sports

gt Lars Houmann PresidentCEO Florida Hospital Florida Division of Adventist Health System

gt Teresa Jacobs Mayor Orange County

gt Barbara Jenkins Superintendent Orange County Public Schools

gt Tony Jenkins Market president Florida Blue

gt George Kalogridis President Walt Disney Resort Lake Buena Vista

gt Frank Kruppenbacher Attorney chairman Greater Orlando Aviation Authority

gt Fred Leonhardt Senior partner Gray Robinson law firm Orlando longtime leader with Enterprise Florida

gt John M Lewis Jr CEO Lynx transportation system

gt Joe C Lewis British-born resident of the Bahamas

owner Tavistock Group which owns upscale country clubs luxury residential and commercial property at Isleworth near Windermere and Lake Nona in east Orlando

gt Alex Martins CEO Orlando Magic

gt John Morgan Founder Morgan amp Morgan law firm Orlando business owner

gt David Odahowski PresidentCEO Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation in Orlando

gt Rasesh Thakkar Senior managing director Tavistock Group

gt Karen Dee Florida region president Fifth Third Bank in Orlando

Baxa

gt Buddy Dyer Mayor Orlando

Jenkins

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

pho

tog

rap

h P

hela

n E

ben

hack

ZU

MA

PRE

SS

chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

empoweringthe next generation

OUC

The iconic image of colorful energy-efficient LED lights at Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital shows millions of visitors flying in to Orlando that the city is home to innovation in Lake Nonarsquos emerging Medical City

To see what else wersquore doing in the community visit wwwouccom

At OUCmdashThe Reliable One partnering with Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital means far more than just powering one of the arearsquos newest state-of-the-art medical facilities It also means helping Nemours conserve energy and protect the environment

One example multi-colored energy-efficient LED lighting designed to give young patients at Nemours a small sense of control and comfort during their hospital stay by allowing them to choose the color of lights in their rooms

These lights not only illuminate the Orlando skyline they also help brighten the world for the children at Nemours ndash reflecting the power of strong community partnerships

To educate children about the benefits of saving energy and water OUC sponsored a ldquoBelieve in Conservationrdquo art contest Winners participated in Nemoursrsquo grand opening by flipping the switch on the hospitalrsquos multi-colored lights

AND NEMOURS CHILDRENrsquoS HOSPITAL

Nemours_Florida Trend_2013-03_8-125x10-75indd 1 3292013 95236 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

pho

tog

rap

h P

hela

n E

ben

hack

ZU

MA

PRE

SS

chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

34 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Business Portrait Orange County )

pho

tog

rap

h P

hela

n E

ben

hack

ZU

MA

PRE

SS

chairman CNL Financial Group an Orlando-based group of real estate investment trusts and related businesses with $26 billion in assets

gt Sanford C ldquoSandyrdquo Shugart President Valencia College one of the largest community colleges in the country and the inaugural winner of the national Aspen Award for Community College Excellence

gt David Siegel FounderownerpresidentCEO Westgate Resorts timeshare company and its parent Central Florida Investments The self-made multimillionairersquos company is one of the top employers in central Florida

gt Sherrie Sitarik PresidentCEO Orlando Health

gt Jacob Stuart President Central Florida Partnership umbrella organization for Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce and related groups

gt Paul Tang Vice presidentmanaging director Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress chairman Visit Orlando

gt Doug Taylor Co-owner Church Street Entertainment which includes downtown Orlando nightclubs and businesses active member of the Downtown Development Board

gt Eric Ushkowitz Economic development administrator Orange County government

gt Craig Ustler Prominent downtown

gt Thomas OrsquoNeal Associate vice president of research and commercialization University of Central Florida

gt Roger Oxendale CEO Nemours Childrenrsquos Hospital senior vice president Nemours Orlando

gt David Pace Executive vice president CBRE commercial real estate Orlando

gt James H Pugh Jr Chairman Dr Phillips

Center for the Performing Arts

gt Katherine Ramsberger President Dr P Phillips Orlando Performing Arts Center

gt Phil Rawlins Co-ownerpresident Orlando City Soccer Club

gt Harris Rosen Founderowner Rosen Hotels amp Resorts portfolio philanthropist

gt James Seneff Founderexecutive

gt Clarence Otis ChairmanCEO Darden Restaurants

Geotechnical Environmental Construction Materials Facilities

Eight Offices Serving Florida

(800) 593 7777 terraconcom

ResourcefulReliable

Responsive

Florida Hospital Womenrsquos Pavilion

Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

Florida Polytechnic University

With our local eight-office network we can avoid or

resolve a wide variety of site issues through our knowledge

of local conditions and experience working with our

public and private partnersRendering courtesy of HKS Architects

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM

ldquoThe Orange County School Board is an equal opportunity agencyrdquo

36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

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FDOT US 441 Transit Study

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VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

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36 may 2013 floridatrendcom

( Orange County )

Orlando business owner and developer Ustler Development

gt Rick Walsh President Knobhill Group investment and strategic counseling company and former senior Darden executive called on in recent years to reform scandal-tainted organizations including Floridarsquos Blood Centers and Workforce Central Florida

gt Rick Weddle PresidentCEO Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission

gt Tom Williams ChairmanCEO Universal Parks amp Resorts

Why I Live HereldquoI am very fortunate to have a career

where I could work anywhere Los An-geles San Francisco New York Austin Europe China I started my career in Seattle worked in the Midwest and in LA I came to Orlando for a job with EA Tiburon expecting to be here about five years but hoping for more That was in 2005

We chose this place We are here for the duration

I catch shows when I can at The Social and The Beacham downtown I love to hit the farmers market in Winter Park on Saturdays and spend my weekend cooking We go to New Smyrna Beach and I spend time on the chain of lakes in Winter Park

With a great quality of life fantas-tic weather beaches nearby amuse-ment parks a good music scene a thriving technology community ready access to higher education a local government focused on smart urbanism and the emergence of critical cultural institutions like the Dr Phillips Center for the Perform-ing Arts this is an incredible place to live and work

Orlando is a great American city and has all the assets it needs to become a great global city I want to be a part of that

Philip Holt 43 CEOChairman

of Row Sham Bow computer-game

development studio in Orlando

Lake County

Volusia County

Marion County

Seminole County

Orange County

Osceola County

Polk County

192

SunR

ail

17-9

2

FDOT US 441 Transit Study

EMMI Maglev

Poinciana Parkway

Hor

izon

Wes

t

VHB MOBILITY amp COMMUNITY PROJECTS

To be competitive means being connected Look no further than SunRail Itrsquos Central Floridarsquos economic spine VHB is proud to be part of the team delivering sustainable transportation solutions for SunRail and the other key projects that branch out through the region Together these projects will drive economic growth community connections and opportunities Investing in opportunity

Orlando I Sarasota

wwwvhbcomfl

Transportation

Planning

Land Development

Environmental

Shaping Central Floridarsquos Economic Spine

LYNX US 192 Transit Study

West Green amp Associates PL

Richard D West and Caryn M Green the partners of West Green amp Associates PL limit their practice to marital and family law and are celebrating the rmrsquos 10th year anniversary ey are Board Certi ed in Marital and Family Law by e Florida Bar and are the only family law rm in the Tri-County Central Florida area with three Board Certi ed Specialists e partners have been recognized over the past 8+ years in Florida Trendrsquos Legal Elite Super Lawyers Best Lawyers and Law Firms in America and Orlando magazine

West Green amp Associates801 N Orange Ave Suite 700 bull Orlando FL 32801

(407) 425-8878 bull westgreenfamilylawcom

West Green adindd 1 4513 837 AM