Acadian Contractors paid $6.9M for two Cocoa industrial properties and aims to hire about 100 workers to support aquatic and rocket‑recovery work on the Space Coast.

Hancock Whitney is buying One Florida Bank for $377.6M, folding six Orlando-area branches into its regional network and adding roughly $2.1B in assets.

A UF/IFAS study finds Florida’s forest industry produced nearly $29 billion in 2023 and supported about 103,000 jobs, even as hurricanes and mill closures threaten rural communities.

Uniqlo is taking a 9,900-square-foot space at Waterford Lakes Town Center, adding a third Orlando-area location in 2026.

Jeff Vahle, Walt Disney World’s president since 2020, announced he will retire and will remain on the job through late July.

Kratos is planning a roughly $67M expansion in Orlando that could add about 100 jobs; city staff will review a $150K job-creation incentive linked to the plan.

Orlando’s Mecatos will convert a former Hardee’s in Kissimmee into its first Osceola County bakery-café with more than $2 million in renovations.

An anchor tenant at Orlando Fashion Square will relocate to UCF Downtown's Creative Village, a fresh loss for the struggling mall and a boost for downtown’s startup hub.

Osceola County is close to finalizing a $470M deal to bring South Korea’s ELSPES to NeoCity, promising hundreds of high‑paying semiconductor‑adjacent jobs.

A Fantasy 5 evening ticket sold at a Sebring Publix matched all five numbers and paid $118,824. Here’s where the winner must go to claim the prize and what to do next.

Walmart and Wing demonstrated drone delivery at Miami‑Dade College and said Miami shoppers can expect a rollout by 2027 for quick drops of small items. The demo showed how orders could arrive in roughly 30 minutes.

A guest says he was bitten numerous times at Disney’s All‑Star Sports Resort in May 2022 and is seeking more than $50,000 in damages. The complaint accuses the resort of failing to inspect rooms and use standard pest controls.

Brevard County moved to bar AI data centers from its local property‑tax incentive program, saying the facilities create few jobs and strain utilities. The board has asked staff to draft an ordinance to exclude data centers from ad valorem exemptions.