Central Florida counties dominate the top of state unemployment rates
Central Florida counties hold four of the top seven highest unemployment rates for July, according to state figures released last week.
NASA confirms chance asteroid will hit Earth right before election, but ‘no threat’
The Center for Near Earth Objects Studies at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory states that asteroid 2018 VP1 has a 0.41% chance of entering Earth’s atmosphere on Nov. 2.
Ford said to pay German supplier Mitec $12M to end legal dispute
Mitec’s former owner, Michael Militzer, said the dispute had “cost Mitec its existence” and the settlement was too little, too late.
Lidar supplier Luminar going public in $3.4 billion merger deal
CEO Austin Russell said he chose to go public earlier than expected because, amid uncertainty caused by the coronavirus, the boom in blank-check company dealmaking offered a more secure way to access funds than an IPO.
‘Expect the unexpected:’ Small Orlando businesses struggle to stay afloat as pandemic aid runs dry
Retailers and restaurants around Orlando are still seeing mixed results amid the coronavirus pandemic.