News & Announcements

Quality of education for our residents is a key driver for economic development. The Osceola County School District provided some great news during Superintendent Dr. Michael A. Grego's State of Education address earlier this month.

Golden Brothers Studios, a Kissimmee-based film production studio, has reached a distribution deal with Caribbean Cinemas Management Inc. in San Juan and plans to start production of its newest project, 365 Decision Time, in mid-February.

At their January 10, 2011 regular Board meeting, Osceola County Commissioners approved a transportation impact fee moratorium on all new non-residential construction.

The Osceola County Economic Development Department was included as part of the Florida Pavilion at the 2010 Interservice / Industry Training, Simulation, and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) held last month at the Orange County Convention Center.

New legislation mandates that a contract between a local government and an economic development organization (EDO) requires the EDO to submit a report to the local government detailing how the funds were spent and the results of the agency's efforts. The office of Economic and Demographic Research (EDR) recommends that the following items of interest be included in the EDO's report.

Plant Manager Jason Turchaino noted that the facility has 43 employees and produces goodies for stores in Osceola, Orange, Lake, Seminole, Volusia, Flagler, Brevard and Marion counties. Located in the Kissimmee/Osceola County Enterprise Zone for more than 10 years, operators recently took advantage of incentives when making building improvements.

The Central Florida Cardiac & Vascular Institute of Osceola Regional Medical Center announced the completion of its new expansion project. The new Cardiac & Vascular Unit, which includes the addition of a new floor to their cardiac tower, will be a dedicated unit for cardiac and vascular patients.