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By rprice , 3 August 2012

XOS Digital Technologies Inc., a digital media management firm in Lake Mary with 57 workers, plans to add 46 new jobs through 2014. Salaries will average $60,833 and include engineering, sales and digital media-related positions.

In addition, XOS expects to spend $3.3 million to build out and furnish 25,000 square feet in the GAI Building in downtown Orlando. The company was approved for $126,000 in local incentives and will seek an additional $299,000 from the state in the coming weeks.

By rprice , 3 August 2012

taking an existing rail spur that runs from Orange Avenue and Weatherbee Road east to just south of the airport, and converting it to commuter rail.

The line comes off the SunRail track between its planned Sand Lake Road and Meadow Woods stations, and would require a new track to lead into the planned $1 billion South Terminal at the airport.

By rprice , 3 August 2012

Central Florida is a step closer to getting its proposed northwest rail system — the 36-mile, $55 million Orange Blossom Express.

the route, which would run from Eustis to downtown Orlando and tie into Central Florida’s $1.3 billion, 61-mile SunRail commuter rail.

By rprice , 30 July 2012

Lyman FIRST Robotics is a robotics program at Lyman High School in Longwood, Florida that is motivated to teach our future engineers the basics of constructing, wiring, and programming robots. Lyman Robotics competes in FIRST competitions to teach the teams leadership, teamwork, and above all else, gracious professionalism. Lyman Robotics was founded by Karl "Skip" Brooks in 2008 with only a single FRC team and no FTC teams, Skip created the team to teach aspiring engineers about robotics.

By rprice , 30 July 2012

Christine Betow Seerveld recently moved to Orlando, FL where she spends her days making metal art. She studied music theory and mathematics at Whitman College and outdoor recreation at Western Washington University. Somehow from this hodge podge of interests she took a love of form, structure, geometry, and the natural world and has applied it to her art. She first attended Burning Man in 2006 where she saw The Flaming Lotus Girl's piece, Serpent Mother. This is what first inspired her to take up welding.

By rprice , 27 July 2012

All of the large arts organizations in our area have summer camps. The Orlando Repertory Theatre alone has over 50 summer camp offering for students. The Orange County Regional History Center brings history alive with their artistic process. Students – ranging from 5 years of age through middle school – learn about ancient Egypt through maps, mummification and the painting of hieroglyphs. The Orlando Shakespeare Theater is teaching Shakespeare, make-up, history and costuming through an innovative “Zombie Shakespeare” camp. Crealdé, a local visual art center, has a finely tuned model.

By rprice , 5 July 2012

Maglev as a Central Florida transit option first was talked about in the early 1980s as an airport-to-Disney route. The subject disappeared and then resurfaced several times throughout the years, with companies proposing privately funded projects priced from $500 million to $600 million.

By rprice , 2 July 2012

the second largest hydroponic grower in North America - is relocating its headquarters to Lake Mary, Fla., with a $140,000 capital investment.

With their back office already located in Metro Orlando, Village Farms will expand their presence and move their headquarters from New Jersey to Florida. They plan to hire up to 21 new positions over the next three years at wages 200% higher than the average wage for Seminole County.