Economy

For this week’s economics segment during Black History Month, WMFE’s Talia Blake caught up with Andrea Small, Director of Operations of the African American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida, to check in on the state of black businesses in our region.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said this first installment of $144 million will connect 160,000 customers in 41 counties.

Nearly a decade ago, the city of Orlando launched a vision plan as part of an effort to improve the downtown area. That resulted in the Downtown Action Plan, also known as Project DTO 2.0. WMFE' Talia Blake caught up with Orlando Economic Partnership’s CEO Tim Giuliani at his office downtown to talk about the first part of the plan that gets underway this year.

Miriam Bettant runs a French bakery with her husband in South Beach. Though the space faces upheaval, she’s determined to remain in an area she loves.

Disney has offered most workers a $1 a year raise in 2023.

The economy and high prices are likely to be the top issues as voters go to the polls this summer and fall.

Port Canaveral welcomed a half a million people in fiscal year 2022.

We’re a little over a month from the legislative session which begins March 7th. WMFE's Talia Blake caught up with Sadaf Knight, CEO of Florida Policy Institute, to talk about the state budget, what bills she’s watching this session, and more.

Fourth-generation Central Florida citrus grower Eddie White has seen urbanization and citrus disease threaten the industry and his way of life, but he honors his heritage by running his family’s grove in new ways.

More Americans are planning on taking a cruise in 2023, which bodes well for Florida’s cruise industry. Black Friday was a record day for cruise ship bookings in the US.

WMFE's Talia Blake talked with Sean Snaith about what those new residents and local buyers can expect from the housing market this year.

MCO expects over 400 flights to be affected by the FAA's alert system outage. Travelers were annoyed but said this is the new normal for travel.