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I ��i� � �� , ; � � �,� ' I I � �"' � �' � "The Orlando region is extremely well known, �� $`� f� but poorly understood," says Rick Weddle, presi- , � ��, �� "��' -� ' ? dent and CEO of the Metro Orlando Economic I � �� t � � - Development Commission. "We're thankful for �I - �`° our venues and attractions, and being the best � in those areas is why those industries are always ' ��, at the forefront when people think Orlando. But �! our many other strengths sometimes require ,�' ' hink Orlando, and odds are, first-class scratching a little deeper below the surface." j, theme parks spring to mind. Rightfully so. Orlandds centralized location, young work ' With more than 5o million visitors a force and year-round sunshine make it the ideal �� I year, the $i8.a billion of economic activity spot for many established industries, including I� generated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts advanced manufacturing, agritechnology, clean alone accounts for 2.5 percent of Florida's gross technology and sustainable energy and ware- �; domestic product. But if all you know about housing and distribution. It is also a busy center '� O-Town is how it entertains you, you're missing for the production of films, television shows and I li �, out on how it impacts the world around you. commercia s. Several well-respected higher education in- j stitutions support these industries with a highly trained work force. By size and scope, Orlando's !, largest educational asset is the University of �!i Central Florida. With some 58,00o students, i �� - �� it's the second-largest university—and second- I � I ERESA JA �O largest producer of baccalaureate degrees—in the '' country. It ranks third among all U.S. universities I Q(J/' C�/�]?c�t2 our low-tax structure OUC for the impact of its patents, and its Technology Incubator is one of the best in the nation. proximity to world-dass airports Orlando's instant accessibility also allows and our access to the University businesses to easily transport people and prod- ucts to virtually anywhere in the world. The new of Central Florida make us an SunRail commuter system approved this sum- mer will make it easier to travel into downtown ' a fOr ou hout Central Florida, but tive are do and thr caC an ex trem el attr or� g y the area's real transportation assets are its three ', COCI1pc�I71eS IOOkICig tO CeIOCc�te. international airports, particularly Orlando —0►angeCountyMayorTe�esaJatobs International Airport, the country's third-largest origin and destination airport. , � 94 September 2011 deltaskymag.com � � �� ,i �, ' I / ��//�� cDDf� / �Ic CEO. "That keeps us in touch with the wide ' I�� ,l 0/ / Y J f I\ V V L J range of custemers to whom we need to remain ! Or/ando still has the charm of a �` �� rele"ant" � 'i I smaN city, even as it continues to High-Teth Haven � After tourism, Orlando's second-largest industry grow in leaps and bounds is technology. Nationally recognized as a core for �d� I � —lohnSprouls, CEOofUniversalOrlando innovation in optics and photonics, information Resort, executive VP of Universal Parks technologies and homeland security, Orlando is I,' � & Resorts, president of the Universal also home to operations for many of the aviation ? � Orlando Foundation and aerospace industry's biggest names, includ- ing Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grum- I � �I man and Harris Corporation. i �� Orlando also has the nation's largest cluster �I ,�; "What we do best is provide efficient access," of modeling, simulation and training companies. I says Phil Brown, executive director of the Greater All simulation procurement commands for the i �i I Orlando Aviation Authority. "We offer nonstop U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast ;� service to 85 domestic destinations and Guard are based in the region, together � il;! 29 international destinations. Anyone forming the core of Team Orlando. relocating here can get to about any- "The vast majority of soldiers, sailors, BRAGGING RIGHTS: ;'i where they need to be point to point" Oriando has hosted more airmen and marines get some portion '! It's no surprise that Orlando has health care meetings than of their training from equipment, cur- �I become a hub for many corporate any other dest�nation riculums or systems Team Orlando has and divisional headquarters, includ- over the last 13 years. had a hand in developing," says Kent ing Tupperware Brands Corporation, Gritton, director of Team Orlando's ' I ' ' hris Steak House Siemens Ener Inc. oint Trainin Inte ation and Evaluation Center. , Ruth s C , gy, , J g �' '' Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas and AAA. At the Central Florida Research Park adjacent , , �� Darden Restaurants, owner and operator of a to UCF, academia, industry and government dining dynasty that includes Red Lobster, Olive merge into one synergistic entity to help turn Garden and The Capital Grille, built its first Red today's research into tomorrow's technologies. , �i Lobster in Lakeland, Florida, in i968. More than The area is home to some of the highest ranked I II. c�o�kwise from le�t: �.. 4o years later, it has more educational and research institutions, including �, Amor,y orlando's +a ' than r,9oo restaurants in the National Center for Simulation and UCF's i j hi9t,-tech yiant5 �,��, �• '" North America and its cor- Institute for Simulation and Training. �'', are Electronic Arts l� orate head uarters remains Fueled b the success of its software, simula- I'',I Lockheed Martin P q 3' ��' and siemens. in Orlando. tion and entertainment industries, Orlando is � I ; `Because of its status becoming one of the nation's largest centers for ] as a major national and digital media. The old Amway Arena site is being i l international destination for developed into a"Creative Village" for digital visitors, metro Orlando is media companies, and the local talent pool is ; a very diverse region," says stocked with graduates from Full Sail University, il' Clarence Otis Jr., Darden UCF's Florida Interactive Entertainment Acad- II Restaurants' chairman and emy and other schools. When Electronic Arts, producer of blockbuster game franchises such as �� t �� Madden NFL Football, needed to hire hundreds � y �� E' of programmers, artists and producers to expand ,,; its Orlando studio, the university responded by �.�..: �`� developing FIEA and locating it downtown. "The region really is a creative nexus for so many � different sectors that play off of each other," says i' Daryl Holt, vice president and chief operating �';, officer of EA SPORTS. "There's a talent base here � I' � that allows us to hire whomever we require )� ;'` whenever we need to shift gears." ��/ �� Medical Mecca s� ' The more than r5o biotechnology and life science I �� "�.�'`� companies located in metro Orlando are respon- � 96 September 2011 deitaskymag.com �i ---- _ _ - – - � ' - - — � �=�:�, , � � t� � � F._w�� ;i �� .�� - � � - `� , i �� , � � ��, ' i �`�� . �, , . , � � � Clackwise from left: � �% ,: �� `� x`'• ,'� � University of Central � �e� - ,�` � � �� Florida's College of _°�� , .�� Medicine; UCF profes- � � � `� ��- , � sor Henry Daniell, who � � _ � '� �'�� ,�� " researches methods for � fi { �'=' �� j� creating vaccines using � � � • � � - �d':�, y .�., geneticallyengineered „�,� � � � tobacco and lettuce , plants; The Walt � ` � .'� � _ �' ��' s.,_ ' � � � ,�'�,�� Disney Pavilion at � � '� II I� Florida Hospital for �, � �`�'�r �P` � Lake Nona. '� �� Children. ,�:�„ �� , _ � � >�� Other companies � � �� k - � � "`� have followed, f� � �`' ,� � ' ` } V ` including the � � � �� - I �� ` �" h x �� i largest affiliate of � �� ` � � 1 j ' a -��- � the world-famous I ' F � � j. i _, � � �� „, MD Anderson I �' :��. _<._ . . . Cancer Center. , I'' sible for generating around $2.6 billion in annual The Orlando VA revenues. But that's nothing compared to what's Medical Center is I , i about to take shape soon. �� -- coming in 2or2 I� -�' and will serve as A multibillion-dollar Medical City is being ;! developed minutes from Orlando International the home for the i, VA's new Medical Airport in the planned community of Lake Nona. )I It will be filled with the nation's best hospitals, Simulation Center I , universities, research institutions and companies, of Excellence, training medical professionals i a venture projected to employ more than go,000 from around the country on the latest medical people after ro years. To many, it's another ex- simulation technology. Nemours Children's Hos- ,�I m __: -. _ -� ample of Orlandds skill at divining opportunity pital is expanding into Medical City with a 60- ` and quickly making decisions that deliver. acre campus specializing in complex childhood � a "It started in 2oog when Scripps Research In- diseases. By the start of Zoig, all of these facilities �I I; stitute decided it wanted an East Coast presence," in Medical City will be open for business, but it's , I says Deborah German, vice president for medical a feat that knows no limits. ,; �'I�',' affairs and dean of UCF's College of Medicine. "Land is no barrier," says Rasesh Thakkar, "The company had considered Orlando, but ulti- senior managing director of Tavistock Group, + mately bypassed the region for West Palm Beach which (to date) has donated close to 60o acres to ��, I I , because Orlando lacked a medical school." Medical City of the �,000 it owns within Lake �� The region Instead of accepting that economic defeat, Nona. "In the last six years, we've had active � j Orlando used it as the impetus to do what the construction of more than $2 billion with more � Jj really is a hospitality-rich region does best—give the peo- than z million square feet of clinical, educa- �' Cred tl Ve �1 eXllS P le w hat t hey want. T he first s tep came tion and research s pace com pleted or when businessman and philanthropist under way at Lake Nona—but we have i I�' Joe Lewis and his company, Tavistock BRa��N�Ri�HTS: thousands of acres to offer when the for so many Group, dedicated $i2.5 million and so With 2.1 million square demand is there." (�%ffe/'e/)t acres of land in the Lake Nona region feet of exhibition space, It doesn't hurt to have two large � the Orange �ounty sectors that tQ build a new medical school. In three health care systems in the area. The Convention Center is `�� short y.ears, UCF's College of Medicine the seconci-Iar9est regional nonprofit health care network play off of Was built, offering each student in its �o��yention cen:er in the Orlando Health is renowned for its inaugural class of 4i students a full Americas. Ir so papular, surgical, cardiac and cancer care for each other. �� four-year scholarship. it is booked throuah adults and children. Its award-winning The institution was proof that Or- 203 �• institutions include Orlando Regional ; — Daryl Holt, lando would become a global destina- Medical Center, Arnold Palmer Hospi- ' vlce presldentand tion for health care, research and medical educa- tal for Children and Winnie Palmer Hospital for ' thiefoperatingoffite� tion. When Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Women and Babies. I,' ' �' of EA SPORTS ; I I Institute, a California-based pioneer in stem "To have a nationally recognized children's cell research and drug discovery, was looking hospital right here in this community—and the ' to expand to the East Coast, the medical school high level of specialists and programs it offers— '' I helped seal the deal. Tavistock Group donated $i� is a real comfort to parents concerned about their I; million and 5o more acres, making possible the child's care," says Sherrie Sitarik, Orlando Health , \ Sanford-$urnham Medical Research Institute at president and CEO. �� 98 September 2011 deltaskymag.com ,II, i� I I I i � Florida Hospital, owned and CHERYL HfN�S I�I operated by the Seventh-day Orlando is a enuinel ha town and it �S lT1 � Adventist Church and one of the g y p ' y �' �' largest nonprofit hospitals in the home away from home. People always I country, also has a major pres- ence in Orlando. "We're a system seem to be in a great mood because with a ioo-year legacy of a holistic they're either relaxing on vacation or ii ' approach to health and healing," ; I ' says Lars Houmann, president and because they've chosen to live here '' �, �, CEO. "We train more surgeons for everything it offers ,� +'' I s, ,�� ,�� ;' than any place in the world on � �'. � � r. I.�°� : robotic prostatectomy, and we — Chery/ Hines, Emmy-nominated actress, � , « have one of the largest multidisci- producer, diiecfor, UCFgraduateandstai i YOCI Wl�� nOt plinary robotic surgical training ofthenewABCseiiesSuburgatory I '� flll C� c� CC� IOC1 Programs in tfie country." g Its new ventures include The , �'�� t�1 d t CC�COg111ZeS Walt Disney Pavilion at Florida , H o s p i t a l f o r C hil dren, a full-service pediatric for its tourism that will soon be e quall y visited , I the pOWQ/" Of hospital with a complete range of specialties, all for the first-rate medical treatment it can deliver I c�rtll erS�11 S �'ithin a Disney-themed environment. Scheduled and the unequaled partnerships it can forge. In p to open in zor2: a new facility dedicated to the "We're the No. i leisure and family destina- I � �l{(e �r�c7CIC�0,�� Translational Research Institute for Metabolism tion in the world," says Gary Sain, Visit Orlando = ''I and Diabetes, a joint venture between Florida president and CEO. "Medical City will only w — Or/ando Mayor Hospital and Sanford-Burnham that's expected to further position Orlando as the epicenter where x ! BuddyDye� speed up development of treatments for diabetes medical and health care professionals from every � '! and obesity. field will come to be better tomorrow than they o '�' Put it all together and you have a place known are today." :;: ° �. ;I: I I, � i ,;�,� F � "#W 9� , '°i ^'g::"` � � � �� . �� . � � � � • 1 � 1 � � 1 � �j i - `' " '.. � � / � • � � • � � � �. � � i i • - • . • •- � � �, . . ..� .� ..• .. ;; , - . . .. -.... .- .. -.• . . . � �� • • • • • •.• �- -•�• -� • •• R �� t �' �.' 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