Burrell CEO Steps Down
Early in his career, Thomas J. Burrell set out to create an advertising firm that exploded myths about black culture, buying power, and brainpower. Now, after helping to redefine the...
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Virtual Reality in Tough Times
Tiffanie Tillman’s phone is ringing off the hook these days with business owners looking to fill staff positions without having to hire full-time employees. “Our industry is booming,†says Tillman, president of Virtual Professionals, an Orlando-based provider of virtual workers. “While companies may be scaling back on in-house employees, they still need the manpower.â€
Obama Pushes for Health and Energy Reform
For the past few weeks, President Barack Obama has received varying degrees of criticism and support on three major issues–Iran, energy, and healthcare reform. Today, at a White House press...
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.
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