Nikola appoints Girsky new CEO, posts big Q2 loss; shares tumble
The company lost $218 million during the second quarter compared with a $173 million loss during the same quarter last year. Shares tumbled 26 percent.
2 apartment complexes coming into fruition at Oviedo Mall
A long-held goal to redevelop the Oviedo Mall into a live, work, and play mixed-use site is showing signs of progress as two developers are planning to bring separate apartment projects totaling nearly 700 units to the property.
Picerne Real Estate Group is proposing to build 350 units where the now-closed Macy’s department store currently stands on the eastern edge of the mall, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
The Macy’s would be demolished to make room for the project, said Chase Picerne, a development associate with the family-owned company.
“We love the area and love the location,” he said. “We think it will be a really good deal. These apartments are going to help the mall grow and promote future development in the area.”
In pursuing the Oviedo Mall project, Picerne has dropped out of a similar plan to bring apartments to the Seminole Town Center Mall in Sanford.
“This (Oviedo Mall) was a better opportunity for us,” Picerne said.
Meanwhile, another multifamily developer is eyeing a 12-acre stretch of grassy land along the west side of the mall for an apartment complex with as many as 325 units, said Kevin Hipes, development director for the Oviedo Mall and owner of Hipes Consulting and Brokerage.
KSC’s Taste of Space events star celebrity chefs, astronauts
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Taste of Space will include special menus at the attraction’s restaurants, as well as two after-hours events with astronauts, celebrity chefs and something appropriately called a Marstini.
Visitors will be able, for example, to order new items at Orbit Cafe (loaded sweet potato topped with maple cinnamon butter and bacon), Red Rock Grill (walking nachos with chili cheese and jalapenos), Milky Way (fried apple pie), Moon Rock Cafe (turkey brie wrap with arugula and cranberry mayo) and Space Bowl Bistro (roasted Brussels sprouts with cranberries, pecans, parmesan and bacon) during Taste of Space: Fall Bites, which runs Oct. 2-Nov. 5.
These restaurants are available with regular visitor-complex admission.
On Oct. 6, Taste of Space: Marstini Shake-Off will include an elevated menu at food stations inside Gateway: The Deep Space Launch Complex; appearances by NASA astronauts Scott Altman, Chris Ferguson and Anthony “Tony” Antonelli; and local bartenders crafting “the perfect Marstini,” which guests may sample. Hours are 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., and tickets are $159 per person.
UAW to seek more than 40% wage gains from Detroit 3, sources say
The gains would include a 20 percent raise upon ratification, followed by 5 percent raises each year of the four-year deal, according to the people, who requested anonymity discussing the negotiations.
Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same
MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.
Google’s owner Alphabet has said it plans to do the same, although it does not appear to have followed through yet. The company said in a June blog post that it will begin removing news links in the country when the law takes effect — expected in December.
Meta has threatened to block links to news sites in Canada for nearly a year in response to the law, which passed in late June. The social media company said the Online News Act “is based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms, when the reverse is true.”
The changes mean that people in Canada are not able to view or share news on Facebook and Instagram — including news articles, videos and audio posted by outlets inside or outside of Canada. Links posted by Canadian outlets are still visible in other countries.