2025 Toyota Sienna minivan's new standard tech may save a life
The freshened 2025 Toyota Sienna minivan is the debut vehicle for updated technology aimed at keeping safe those accidentally left behind in cars.
Orlando Science Center sets $12 admission for this Sunday
Sunday will be $12 Day at Orlando Science Center, where admission will be 12 bucks for the day.
That ticket allows access to all four levels of the Loch Haven Park museum, including the current exhibit called “The Science of Guinness World Records,” which features a giant Pac-Man game and other challenging elements.
The deal coincides with the center’s Fairy Tale Weekend, which emphasizes STEM learning inspired by fantasy books. It’s also Teddy Bear Affair, sponsored by Nemours Children’s Health, during which folks are able to bring a stuffed animal in for a check-up; plus, on Sept. 22 only, Orlando Ballet will present story-time sessions based on “Peter Pan” with dancers and characters at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Earlier this year, Orlando Science Center opened “Life,” a multimillion-dollar addition that presents three ecosystems — rainforest, ocean and swamp — and their inhabitants, such as tamarins, a sloth, birds, turtles, squirrels and sea life, including sharks and live coral.
Osceola is being scouted for one of the world’s largest data centers
A site in rural Osceola is being scouted for a new data center that could rival the nation’s largest and bring hundreds of millions of dollars in new investment to the county.
The project would rise on 434 acres on U.S. 441 just north of the Florida’s Turnpike interchange with State Road 60 in Yeehaw Junction, according to a report in GrowthSpotter. To the south lies the 27,000-acre DeLuca Preserve, one of the state’s largest nature preserves. Although the project site is located well outside of the county’s urban growth boundary, more than 100 acres already have been designated for future industrial use because the property was previously zoned for a warehouse distribution center.
A company using the name “US Development” is scheduled for a pre-application meeting with county planning on Oct. 15 to discuss rezoning the balance of the property from agricultural to industrial for a new data center. The land is owned by two groups: Yeehaw Ranch LLC and Patricia and Clyde Luke.
County Manager Don Fisher told GrowthSpotter the county has been working on a master plan to locate potential data center sites and has had conversations with Duke Energy. But he was not familiar with the Yeehaw Junction project.
Volkswagen dropping in-house U.S. auto loans, giving business to Wells Fargo
Volkswagen will cease to write U.S. Audi and VW auto loans through its in-house captive finance company and instead refer that business to Wells Fargo starting in April. It will also start to refer U.S. Ducati motorcycle loans to Wells Fargo at some point.
UAW says Dodge Durango production could leave U.S.
The UAW said it has filed unfair labor practice charges against the automaker.