Small Business Catalyst
While the sluggish economy is taking a toll on tourism, the dominant industry in Orlando, Florida, the city is seeing growth in a variety of other areas such as healthcare, education, biosciences, and its $13.4 billion technology sector that includes aviation, aerospace operation, homeland security, biotechnology, and software development. With a population of 220,000, Orlando is also the headquarters for Darden Restaurants, Hughes Supply, Tupperware Corp., and Disney. Furthermore, two of the nation’s largest hospitals, The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and the Burnham Institute for Medical Sciences, will unveil Orlando campuses in 2009 as Nemours Children’s Hospital breaks ground. Also, a new basketball arena and renovation of the Citrus Bowl are expected to attract world-class sporting events.
