Drilling began Dec. 20 for an exploratory oil well in the waters of Bahama, just 150 miles from South Florida, prompting a dire warning from several members of Congress.
The factory near St. Petersburg has a capacity of up to 100,000 vehicles per year. It was closed in 2015 as part of GM’s decision to reduce its international operations.
Big name chains like White Castle as well as local restaurants are opening next year in Orlando.
The nation’s largest used-car retailer said that demand softened toward the end of its fiscal third quarter as COVID-19 cases spread.
Orlando Sentinel theme park reporters Dewayne Bevil and Gabrielle Russon reflect on a year when Central Florida attractions were turned upside down.