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[VIDEO] Aloft Orlando Downtown Welcomes RedCarpetMonday Orlando’s Best in Business

December 18, 2018
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Red Carpet Monday returned to Aloft Orlando Downtown to host its final business networking event of the year. Orlando’s movers and shakers descended on the Aloft Hotel to make meaningful connections, in for-profit and nonprofit sectors alike. ______________________________________________ Mellissa Thomas is Editor for Florida National News. | mellissa.thomas@floridanationalnews.com…

June 1, 2018
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN NEWS) – Friday, June 1 is National Donut Day. You still have time to get a free doughnut at Dunkin’ Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and Walmart. Florida National News teamed up with Dunkin’ Donuts near the Orlando Fashion Square Mall to make a surprise delivery of two dozen donuts and two boxes of Joe coffee…

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November 15, 2016
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ORLANDO, Fla.—November 15, 2016 — Excitement builds for the 19th Annual Don Quijote Awards as the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando (HCCMO) and Prospera (formerly HBIF) announce this year’s finalists. The organizations revealed the 12 finalists for the four categories recognized at the event along with this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Hispanic…

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December 24, 2015
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN Business) – Father-and-son duo David and Joshua Wallack launched Media Night at their newly opened Mango’s Tropical Cafe at the corner of International Drive and Sand Lake Road at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bloggers, journalists, photographers, and videographers large and small came: Fox 35, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando Style, and Florida National News were…

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December 15, 2015
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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ORLANDO: Windermere Police Chief David Ogden keynotes the inaugural Stronger Because of It Holiday Gala at Aloft in Downtown Orlando Tuesday, Dec. 15.

ORLANDO, Fla. (FNN News) — 2015 Power Couple Nouchelle and Oliver Hastings, co-founders of Mentor2Marriage, will host the inaugural Stronger Because of It Holiday Gala at Aloft Hotel in Downtown Orlando on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 starting with a VIP reception at 5 p.m. The gala, which begins at 6 p.m., will “highlight those who…

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December 9, 2015
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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The newly renovated Orlando Citrus Bowl. Photo: Kitch.

ORLANDO, FL (FNN News) – November 19, 2015 marks the first anniversary since the newly-reconstructed Orlando Citrus Bowl opened its gates and welcomed the Central Florida community to a completely modernized stadium. Since November 19, 2014, the venue has hosted numerous sports and entertainment events including 22 soccer matches, 13 football games and two concerts.…

June 18, 2015
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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Taiwan Excellence's Products Launch and International Press Conference at InfoCOmm 2015 hosted 70 guests and four award-winning companies. (l-r) Creative Village visionary Craig Ustler, Orange County Property Appraiser Rick Singh, Advantech Sales Manager Brian Wilson, Commissioner Regina Hill, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs, AG Neovo Sales & Marketing Director David Meng, Chiayo VP Alwin Chin, TECO Director General Philip T.Y. Wang, Commissioner Samuel B. Ings, and BXB International Sales representative Stacy Chiang. Photo: J. Willie David III/Florida National News.

by Mellissa Thomas Taiwan manufactures over ninety percent of electronic devices distributed by the world’s largest tech companies, including Apple and Dell, and continues to be at the forefront of innovation, as was demonstrated at Taiwan Excellence’s Taiwan Products Launch and International Press Conference at InfoComm 2015 Wednesday morning. Titled “Taiwan: The New Stratosphere,” the…

May 20, 2015
Written by: Mellissa Thomas
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Raise Your Glass Promotions CEO Gigi Moorman (center) at a recent UNITY Executive Suite panel discussion event with (l-r) Lynette Jackson-Lott, Pepsi North America SVP/General Manager Derek Lewis, BB&T's Tony Coley, and Annette Wilson. Photo courtesy of Raise Your Glass Promotions.

by Mellissa Thomas “There are a lot of organizations and things going on in Orlando, but nobody comes together. We need to come together.” That is the resounding complaint among many of Orlando’s community leaders and entrepreneurs, and even among disillusioned college students. Plus, there are only so many networking events burgeoning entrepreneurs can attend…